Port of Leith Distillery debuts canned Old Fashioned
Edinburgh’s Port of Leith Distillery has launched the Velvet Old Fashioned, a ready-to-serve (RTS) cocktail containing Table Whisky single grain Scotch.
The new RTS Old Fashioned from Leith Bond – Port of Leith Distillery’s blending and bottling arm – is available starting today (24 June) at the distillery shop and through selected retailers.
In addition to the bottler’s own single grain Table Whisky, the Velvet Old Fashioned contains sweet Pedro Ximénez Sherry and a small amount of saline.
It is presented at 32% ABV in 100ml cans with an RRP of £6.50 (US$8.50).
According to the brand, the Velvet Old Fashioned can be ‘poured over ice with an orange peel expressed over the top for the full experience or enjoyed straight from the can.’
Vaibhav Sood, head of whisky at Port of Leith Distillery, said: “The Old Fashioned is one of whisky’s great cocktails, and we wanted to bring it into the Table Whisky world without losing any of its character.
“Pairing our single grain with Pedro Ximénez sherry gives it this rich toffee, gingerbread and dark chocolate depth, with a finish that goes on for ages.
“Whether you’re pouring it properly over ice or cracking one open straight from the can, it’s ready when you are.”
The new release closely follows the launch of 100ml cans of Leith Bond’s Table Whisky earlier this month.
Table Whisky, which is also available in a 700ml bottle, is distilled in Edinburgh and matured in a combination of new oak and Sherry casks.
Hinting at potential future releases, Leith Bond has described Table Whisky as ‘the same whisky at the heart of every can and bottle in the range’.
Port of Leith Distillery opened to the public in October 2023. The site is set up to produce single malt whisky, the first casks of which should now be approaching the legal minimum age of three years.
The ready-to-drink (RTD) category continues to outperform spirits as a whole around the world, with spirits-based options leading growth.
NIQ reporting released in June showed sales of RTDs – which includes RTS canned and bottled cocktails, spirits and mixers in cans and hard seltzers – reached £704 million (US$937.6m) in the UK off-trade last year.
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