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Ross & Squibb Distillery Honors the Repeal of Prohibition with September Release of Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII

Latest edition features a medley of five rare bourbons aged since 2007-2014

ST.LOUIS (Aug. 24, 2023) – Ross & Squibb Distillery Master Distiller Ian Stirsman announced the upcoming release of Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII Straight Bourbon Whiskey this September. The limited-edition bourbon is the seventh-annual offering of the distillery’s award-winning Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon collection. Bottled at 100 proof/50% ABV, Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII retails for a suggested $99.99 per 750-ml bottle and will be available in limited quantities starting in September in honor of National Bourbon Heritage Month.

Created by Stirsman and the distillery’s team of master distillers and master blenders, Series VII is comprised of barrels aged between 9-16 years from its 175-year-old Lawrenceburg, Indiana, distillery. Made in Ross & Squibb’s signature high-rye style, Remus Repeal Reserve features a new medley of bourbons each year, allowing Stirsman and his team to experiment with their various mash bills and aged reserves. Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII is comprised of 6% 2007 Bourbon (21% Rye), 26% 2013 Bourbon (21% Rye), 26% 2013 Bourbon (36% Rye), 21% 2014 Bourbon (21% Rye) and 21% 2014 Bourbon (36% Rye). Series VII leads with aromas of caramelized pecans, candied cherry and maple syrup. The taste begins with rich caramel, maple and candied raisin, leading to a candied cherry, barrel char and rich cinnamon body. The finish delivers intense cinnamon and peppermint spice, with lingering notes of vanilla, caramel and oak.

“We believe we have some of the best whiskey in the world aging here at the Ross & Squibb Distillery. The Remus Repeal Reserve series allows our team the opportunity to showcase these great spirits, as well as showcase our expertise at blending our best barrels to create a special medley each year,” said Stirsman. “As the latest in this award-winning collection, Series VII is certain to be a highly sought-after and much-enjoyed member of the Remus Repeal Reserve family.”

Previous releases of Remus Repeal Reserve have achieved some of the highest recognition in the bourbon category, including winning Best Of Class at the 2021 Sunset International Spirits Competition, being named among the Top 5 American Whiskeys of 2021 by Fred Minnick, and earning 98 points from Tasting Panel Magazine (for both Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV and V). Remus Repeal Reserve Series VI earned a Master medal in The Spirits Business’ 2022 American Whiskey Masters competition, received the Double Platinum medal in the 2023 ASCOT Awards and was named among the top 10 whiskeys for 2022 by both Drinkhacker and The Whiskey Wash. 

Click here for a video of Ross & Squibb Distillery Master Distiller Ian Stirsman discussing this year’s release of Remus Repeal Reserve Series VII.

About Luxco

Founded in St. Louis in 1958 by the Lux Family, Luxco is a leading producer, supplier, importer and bottler of beverage alcohol products. Our mission is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of consumers, associates and business partners. Merged with MGP Ingredients, Inc. in 2021 (Nasdaq: MGPI), Luxco operates as MGP’s Brands Division and manages all MGP/Luxco brands. This extensive and award-winning spirits portfolio includes well-known brands from four distilleries: Bardstown, Kentucky-based Lux Row Distillers, home of Ezra Brooks, Rebel, Blood Oath, David Nicholson and Daviess County; Lebanon, Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery, maker of Yellowstone Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey and Bowling & Burch Gin; Jalisco, Mexico-based Destiladora González Lux, producer of 100% agave tequilas, El Mayor, Exotico and Dos Primos; and Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Rossville Union Straight Rye Whiskey are produced. The innovative and high-quality brand portfolio also includes Penelope Bourbon, Everclear Grain Alcohol, Pearl Vodka, Saint Brendan’s Irish Cream, The Quiet Man Irish Whiskey, Green Hat Gin and other well-recognized brands. For more information about the company and its brands, visit luxco.com.

September brings seven new treats, including “Maverick” – bottled for the Society’s 40th anniversary this year and named not only for our maverick founder Pip Hills, but in honour of our members, whose maverick approach to whisky has brought the Society to where it is today.

There’s also a Global Gathering bottle – Cask no. 42.81 “Remember remember” (bottle name and tasting note written by our Victoria ambassador Adam Bradshaw!); a distillery we’ve seen only three other times in SMWS Canada’s 12-year history, Cask no. 6.64 “Spanish castanuts;” and a stunning rum that will be the perfect accompaniment to an evening by the fireplace!

Lots to explore so gather your friends and get into the spirit!

PERFECT FOR TANNIN’

CASK NO. 64.138

REGION:  Speyside

INITIAL CASK:  Ex-bourbon hogshead

FINAL CASK:  1st fill hybrid hogshead

AGE:  13 years

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Bags of intricate wood influence contribute to a luxuriously creamy, rich and heady dram full of complex spice, chocolate and fruit flavours.”

MAVERICK

SMALL BATCH SINGLE MALT

REGION:  Speyside

INITIAL CASKS:  Ex-bourbon hogsheads

FINAL CASKS:  1st, 2nd & refill sherry hogsheads

AGE:  12 years

This expression is a celebration of the iconic sherry cask, bottled to honour not only our maverick founder Pip Hills, but all the maverick members around the world.

THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE KITCHEN SINK

CASK NO. 93.200

REGION:  Campbeltown

CASK TYPE:  1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  9 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Oily & coastal

BOTTLE NOTE:  “An excellent and typical example of this cool Campbeltowner; abundantly coastal and medical, with pickled exotic fruits and plenty of sweetness.” 

SPANISH CASTANUTS

CASK NO. 6.64

REGION:  Speyside

INITIAL CASK:  Ex-bourbon hogshead

FINAL CASK:  1st fill Oloroso hogshead

AGE:  16 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Deep, rich & dried fruits

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Hazelnuts, walnuts and figs played the castanets while rhubarb crumble and cured ham danced the paso doble with black cherries and praline.”

PARTICULARLY PECULIAR POTPOURRI

CASK NO. 4.361

REGION:  Highland Island

INITIAL CASKS:  Ex-bourbon hogsheads

FINAL CASK:  1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

AGE:  11 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Lightly peated

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Dark sweetness, delicious teasing smoke and a very fancy potpourri. Single malt originally from bourbon hogsheads, married in this cask.”  

REMEMBER REMEMBER

CASK NO. 42.81

REGION:  Highland Island

CASK TYPE:  Refill ex-bourbon hogshead

AGE:  14 years

FLAVOUR PROFILE:  Peated

BOTTLE NOTE:  “Memories of Bonfire Night; burnt toffee, old woollen jumpers and a peat-fuelled fire next to a table with candy, smoked cheese and seafood.”  

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NEW IN AT
THE WHISKY EXCHANGE

This month we’ve welcomed two new The Whisky Exchange exclusives including the first Irish pot still whiskey ever to be finished in mezcal casks from Method and Madness and a powerful Bunnahabhain single malt that has spent more than three decades in a single oloroso sherry butt, adding layers of sweet spices, sticky caramel and nutty chocolate.

Other new releases include an elegantly peaty Yoichi single malt from Nikka’s most northerly distillery, limited-edition single malts from New Zealand’s Scapegrace distillery, and a Macallan single malt inspired by the Ethiopian Arabica coffee bean and bursting with notes of tiramisu, espresso, dark chocolate and Brazil nuts.

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Laphroaig 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$34.99

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(750ml) (Previously $50)

92 points Whisky Advocate

 This expression offers an uncompromising note of brine-laden peat and iodine, with charcoal and sweeter fruit notes also present. The palate is equally out there, with old-fashioned fabric Band-Aids, bladderwrack seaweed, black pepper, smoldering peat, vanilla, caramel, and sweet oak. The finish is as big as everything else, with barbecue, iodine, and asphalt. Still a classic! (GS, Fall 2018) 

92 points Wine Enthusiast

 Look for a distinctly peaty aroma, with hints of smoked fish, bacon and mesquite. The palate shows peat smoke from the first sip plus an undercurrent of honey, finishing with black pepper heat. Water brings out a spearmint note and a touch more vanilla. (KN)  (12/2017)

K&L Notes

*****The last time we sold Laphroaig 10 for this incredible price was February 6th, 2012! When this deal is gone – it is gone***** This 10 year old malt epitomizes the taste of Islay; rich, smoky and peaty. Known as “the most richly flavored of all Scotch whiskies,” Laphroaig is widely considered one of the finest distilleries in the world. The fact that they’ve held that distinction for two hundred years is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Laphroaig continues to maintain an on-site malting operation, which accounts for a small but significant chunk of the barley that they distill. Fermentation is conducted precisely in steel before distillation using a complex seven still system. The spirit is almost always filled into ex-bourbon barrels. The resulting whisky is one of the world’s great marvels; the confluence of nature’s bounty and human ingenuity. You may not like the way this whisky tastes, but you sure won’t ever forget it. If you do accept the siren’s call to this hollow by the bay, there’s fortunately no going back.

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Macallan 25 Year Old Sherry Oak 2023 Release

A distinguished single malt with an intensely rich profile, beautifully led by European Oak, sherry seasoned in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

£2,200.00
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Benromach Peat Smoke 2012 Bourbon Cask

Matured for 10 years in first-fill bourbon barrels, made with peated malted barley with phenol levels of 55ppm

£55.00

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Benromach Peat Smoke 2012 Bourbon Cask Description

Free Next Day Delivery for 12 Months For just £14.95 you can enjoy free next day delivery on all your orders for a whole year! Geographic restrictions apply, see full T&Cs. Find out more ❯

Suntory “100th Anniversary – Yamazaki” 12 Year Old Japanese Single Malt Whisky

$300.00

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(2 bottle limit) (750ml)

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Introducing Batch 21: Dunnage nougat, a marriage of oak and fire! This is a wonderfully fruity Speyside single malt that has been maturing in a bourbon hogshead for nine years. But what makes this cask extra special? Well, it’s matured in ex-bourbon and custom-built American & French new oak casks.

The maturation process has left an EXQUISITE flavour explosion, giving a champagne frame of mind nosing neat before soaking gingerbread in the celebratory-worthy bubbly beside a classic kir royale cocktail with crème de cassis. On the palate, you will try pears poached in pinot noir topped with chantilly cream and vanilla custard, before a refreshing finish of elderflower sorbet.

Dive into this JUICY dram!

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Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

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We’ve enjoyed a superb summer in the far north, and to help keep everyone in the holiday mood a little bit longer, we’ve imported some additional sunshine in the form of first-fill Caribbean rum barrels. Laid down back in 2016, the product of these exquisite casks is finally ready: we are delighted to announce Wolfburn’s latest release, Batch 177.

Created from a combination of spirit matured for seven years in first-fill Caribbean rum barrels, married with spirit matured for eight years in first-fill bourbon hogsheads, the resultant whisky has a uniquely sunny, smooth and sweet flavour. Full details here.

‘Whisky is liquid sunshine,’ quipped George Bernard Shaw – and on this occasion at least, he was entirely correct.

Slàinte Mhath

The Wolfburn Team

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Batch 177 has been created from a combination of spirit matured for eight years in first-fill ex-bourbon hogsheads, married with spirit matured for seven years in first-fill Caribbean rum barrels.

ON THE NOSE:

Roasted figs and prunes meet candied ginger. There’s a terrific depth of flavour with plum sauce and toffee meeting marzipan and sultanas.

ON THE PALATE:

Rum influence shines through with overtones of molasses ever present. Layers of sweetness unfurl over time, with fruit and honey notes beautifully bound together by silky oak tannins.

THE FINISH:

Sticky, fruity, decadent and delicious.

NON CHILL FILTERED /

NATURAL COLOUR / 70cl / 46% ABV

A RELEASE OF 4,900 BOTTLES