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January 12, 2016

•new york-based Davos manufacturers, the marketer of Ty Ku Sake and Aviation gin, has introduced Sombra Mezcal and Astral Tequila to its spirits stable. Sombra ($39.99 a bottle) was launched in 2006 by master sommelier Richard Betts, who adopted up with the introduction of Astral ($forty four.ninety nine) in 2013. Commenting on the knowledge of the mezcal class in the U.S., Davos vice president Guillaume Cuvelier referred to, "Mezcal is to Tequila what single malt Scotch turned into to whisky 30 years in the past." Davos tells SND it will at the beginning appear to "boost the depth of distribution in Sombra's current 25 markets with mid-time period dreams to expand nationally."

•Heaven Hill manufacturers' Deep Eddy Vodka is extending its flavored lineup with the launch of Deep Eddy Peach. Made with true peaches, the brand new entry is slated to roll out nationwide this February, priced at round $19.99 a 750-ml. Deep Eddy Peach marks the sixth expression within the brand's portfolio, joining existing Straight Vodka, Lemon, Ruby red Grapefruit, Cranberry and candy Tea. An impact "scorching brand," Deep Eddy at the moment sells greater than 700,000 circumstances yearly within the U.S.

•Robert Oatley, whose Rosemount estate winery helped lead an Australian wine boom within the united states within the Nineties, died in Sydney on Jan. 10 at age 87. Born in a Sydney suburb in 1928, the fifth-technology Australian developed a a hit coffee import business earlier than he bought land in upper Hunter Valley and started Rosemount property in 1969. by using 2000, the numerous diamond label on Rosemount's moderately priced Shiraz had found its method onto adequate retail shelves across the us to make Rosemount the 2nd most reliable–selling Australian company within the U.S., according to affect Databank. Wine Spectator has more on Oatley's life and career.

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