September has made this yr’s vacation procuring checklist 10 bottles longer, due to an array of thrilling new spirits launches.
From gin to Tequila, rum and RTDs, there was a brand new product launch for almost each class final month.
Among the many highlights, Don Julio launched an expression only for Mexico (additionally certainly one of our most-read tales in September), whereas Fireball Cinnamon Whisky added an apple flavour to its core vary.
We don’t wish to go and spoil the remainder of the roundup, so learn on for the complete checklist of high 10 spirits that launched from September.
For extra new merchandise, take a look at our roundups for August and July.
A Mediterranean gin, Ginplz, described as a “celebration of citrus”, has come to market.
The small batch gin is distilled within the south of Portugal in conventional copper pots. Alongside juniper, its botanicals induce orange and lemon peel, orange blossom, olive leaf, wild rosemary, clove and cardamom. Its profile is described as having citrus with floral class and an “earthy, sunlit herbaceousness” that the model mentioned “recollects coastal air”.
The gin is obtainable at 40% ABV in Portugal, whereas for worldwide markets it’ll have an ABV of 43%. It’s designed for golden hours and cocktails alike. Ginplz made its official debut at Bar Convent Berlin, which passed off from 6 to eight October 2025.
Pernod Ricard-owned Malibu has teamed up with juice producer Dole on a variety of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails. The canned cocktails will launch within the US in early 2026, and can comprise 4 flavours: Pineapple, Pineapple Mango, Pineapple Strawberry, and Pineapple Dragon Fruit.
The flavours are every made with a mixture of Malibu’s rum-based coconut liqueur and Dole’s pineapple juice, and are canned at 4.5% ABV.
Natalie Accari, division vice-president, common supervisor, RTD and comfort, Pernod Ricard USA, mentioned: “This innovation takes our customers’ favorite serve and makes it much more accessible in a handy format.”
Highland distillery Fettercairn has launched a set of whiskies that discover synaesthesia, titled The Vanguard Collection.
The whiskies are impressed by the distillery’s grasp whisky maker Gregg Glass’s synaesthetic capacity to “style in color”. He mentioned: “I have a tendency to select up sensory parts, notably linking color and texture to the flavour and character of the whisky. I seize that in my tasting notes, which present how the colors I expertise change because the flavour of the whisky evolves.”
The vary features a 29-year-old for £2,500 (US$3,398) and a non-age-assertion whisky (46.3% ABV) for £100 (US$136). The previous was aged in French pink oak casks and has a 43.5% ABV, whereas the latter is a small-batch whisky that builds on Fettercairn’s exploration of Scottish oak through revolutionary hybrid cask maturation.
Flavoured Tequila model Neurita has added a Blanco expression to its vary.
Neurita labored with La Huaracha Distillery in Mexico to craft the Blanco, which was created to assist place the model for a wider shopper base and faucet into broader distribution channels. It additionally marks a special step from its present flavour-infused Tequila choices: Citrus, Rosa, and Picante.
Lucy Smith, Neurita’s founder, mentioned the model’s purpose is to “create Tequilas which might be scrumptious, approachable, and inclusive”, notably for girls new to the class. Neurita Blanco made its debut at Bar Convent Berlin from 6-8 October.
Sazerac-owned Fireball Cinnamon Whisky has launched its first everlasting flavour extension: Blazin’ Apple.
The 33% ABV expression combines Fireball’s cinnamon warmth with candy and crisp apple flavour. Danny Suich, international model director for Fireball, mentioned: “Name it daring, however we’re betting Blazin’ Apple earns its spot within the apple corridor of fame. We predict our followers are going to like this temptation in a bottle.”
To have a good time the launch, the model partnered with Parks and Recreation actor Ben Schwartz for a artistic marketing campaign. The adverts, that includes Schwartz, humorously showcase memorable moments involving apples all through historical past, together with references to Snow White and Sir Isaac Newton.
Tequila model Casa Malka has launched a prepared-to-drink (RTD) Espresso Martini in a 250ml can.
Named Queen’s Brew, the RTD combines the model’s reposado Tequila with Wandering Bear Chilly Brew. Casa Malka believes Tequila enhances the Espresso Martini expertise, with layered notes of vanilla, oak, and caramel.
Malka Roth, founding father of Casa Malka Tequila, mentioned: “By pairing our reposado Tequila with Wandering Bear’s iconic chilly brew, we’ve crafted one thing that feels indulgent however nonetheless matches in the present day’s way of life.”
Orange liqueur model Cointreau has launched a line of ready-to-serve (RTS) flavour-forward glowing cocktails.
The vary debuted with two expressions – Orange & Blood Orange, and Lemon & Lime – each combining Cointreau with French white wine and pure citrus flavours.
Nicolas Beckers, president and CEO of Rémy Cointreau Americas, mentioned the Citrus Spritz vary “presents customers one other approach to get pleasure from a premium cocktail past the bar, and is ideal for group sharing moments like brunch, rooftops, and picnics”.
Cointreau Citrus Spritzes are bottled at 10.5% ABV, are priced at US$19.99, and out there within the US.
Caribbean model Duppy Share launched the Legacy Version, a spiced rum that has been aged for as much as a decade to mark its tenth anniversary.
The expression, crafted from a mix of rums from Jamaica and Barbados, was aged for as much as 10 years in ex-Bourbon barrels. Infused with spices, the rum’s ensuing notes embody Jamaican molasses, vanilla, honey, salted caramel and raisin.
Founder George Frost, who created the model in 2015, mentioned: “I began Duppy Share with a easy perception: rum deserves higher, and this bottle marks a decade of our mission to do rum justice.”
Bottled at 40% ABV, Duppy Share Legacy Version is out there for £38 (US$50) in restricted portions.
Islay distillery Bruichladdich unveiled Octomore Collection 16, which debuts with three expressions: 16.1, 16.2, and 16.3, with a fourth whisky to launch in November.
The primary whisky, 16.1 (53% ABV/£140/US$190), was crafted utilizing 100% Scottish mainland Concerto barley, malted to 101.4 PPM and matured in first-fill Bourbon barrels for 5 years.
In the meantime, 16.2 (59.3% ABV/£155) makes use of the identical distillate because the 16.1, however has as a substitute been aged in a number of oloroso Sherry and Bordeaux casks earlier than being completed in Madeira and Portuguese Moscatel.
Lastly, 16.3 (61.6% ABV/£195) was produced from barley grown on Octomore Farm – particularly in Church Area – positioned a couple of miles from the distillery. It was aged in a mix of Bourbon, Sauternes and Pedro Ximénez casks, and clocks in at 189.5 PPM.
This newest collection marks the model’s sixteenth vary.
Diageo-owned Don Julio has launched a Tequila solely for the Mexican market, named Ceniza.
Ceniza is the model’s first darkish añejo Tequila, and is claimed to have a candy and smoky profile. It was toasted and charred in specifically chosen barrels, the place fireplace is claimed to impart notes that elevate the expression’s flavour with a definite smoky character.
Martín Raygoza, the model’s advertising head, mentioned: “Simply as we created the world’s first luxurious Tequila with Don Julio Reposado, and the primary cristalino añejo with 70, now with Don Julio Ceniza, our first darkish añejo, we as soon as once more reaffirm the significance of elevating and respecting our traditions whereas sustaining a disruptive and fashionable outlook; as a result of simply as Mexico reinvents itself, Don Julio Ceniza does as properly.”
Ceniza is out there from a variety of shops in Mexico, with an RRP of MXN$1,129 (US$60).
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