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Brugal unveils limited-edition Colección Visionaria

Dominican ultra-premium rum brand says Jassil Villanueva Quintana. “It’s this
Brugal has unveiled the first edition of a memory I wanted to recreate with the first
limited-edition sipping rum collection, edition of Colección Visionaria.”
Colección Visionaria. Crafted using the The collection, crafted by the fifth
world’s first Aromatic Cask Toasting generation of family maestros, embodies
technique, Colección Visionaria was Brugal’s visionary spirit and over 135
developed by Brugal family member and years of wood and cask expertise, says the
fifth generation Maestra Ronera, Jassil company. Each generation of Brugal family
Villanueva Quintana. Maestros has played an essential role in
Brugal rums are 100% Dominican. For carrying out the brand’s legacy and passion
this first edition of Colección Visionaria, for rum-making. Villanueva Quintana has
Brugal hand-selected one of the island’s uncovered a new wave of rum making with
most cherished treasures, cacao beans, and Brugal’s innovative cask toasting technique
infused the toasted casks with their distinct used to craft Colección Visionaria.
nutty, velvety and fruity aromas. Completely unique to Brugal, the
At $100 per bottle, only four batches toasting process begins with the selection
of the rare expression rum will be distilled of the finest virgin European oak casks, rum, without any added sugars or additives.
and sold worldwide. which are then toasted with hand-picked Each batch of the exclusive bottling
Colección Visionaria is a collection of Dominican cacao beans – infusing them is presented in beautiful bottles wrapped in
rums entirely inspired by their homeland. with its organic, aromatic notes. The cacao navy blue netting, an elevated version of
Colección Visionaria 01, Cacao, is beans are then removed before the rum is Brugal’s iconic protective netting. Sealed
reminiscent of Villanueva Quintana’s added into the toasted casks, saturating by hand and personally signed by Jassil
upbringing and heritage. the liquid with the aromas created by the Villanueva Quintana herself, each bottle
“One of my most cherished childhood toasting process before they are aged under also displays the batch number on the label.
memories is walking amongst the cacao the Dominican sun. This new technique Colección Visionaria Edición 01,
trees surrounding my family home. I adds a layer of depth and complexity to Cacao is the first limited-edition releases
remember the lush and green cacao fields, the liquid without the cacao beans ever across the Colección Visionaria collection
the bittersweet scent of the cacao pods, touching the rum directly. The result is a and will be available at select retailers
and the rich aromas of roasted beans,” rich, elegant, and well-rounded sipping across the U.S.

Bottega brings two new products to Cannes

Italian winery and distillery Bottega is dry vegetables characteristic of flat areas, Bottega are expression of this sentiment,”
launching two new products in Cannes. and the typical notes of the Mediterranean says Sandro Bottega, President of Bottega
Lemon Spritz, available in cl 20 scrub. S.p.A.
bottle and in cl 25 can, is a ready-to-drink “In the last 3 years the GTR
cocktail with a low alcohol content thanks market, more than the domestic ones,
to the use of only lemon infusion instead of has been subject to strong fluctuations.
Limoncino. Its pleasantly refreshing taste Our company, thanks to the careful
makes it a new and interesting version of collaboration of the
the traditional Spritz, says the company. main operators, has
Lemon Spritz derives from the combination overcome the difficult
of white sparkling wine, infusion of lemons moment and returned
organically grown in Sicily (the same to pre-pandemic
used for Limoncino) and mint. Its bubbles levels. Perhaps the
comes from the sparkling wine and not by so-called new normal
the addition of carbon dioxide. consists in the ability
Green Gin The Wild Bottega is a to quickly adapt to
distilled dry gin produced using water sudden changes due
from the Alps and botanicals from different not just to the market
regions of the Italian peninsula: the as to external events.
balsamic notes that can be derived from the Lemon Spritz and
mountain landscape, the hints of fresh and Green Gin The Wild

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