San Francisco’s born-and-bred rye whiskey, Old Potrero, announced the 2025 release of Old Potrero Christmas Spirit (50% ABV, 700ml, $139.99 SRP), crafted at the Hotaling & Co. Distillery.  

With only 462 bottles produced, this ultra-limited release is designed to capture the warmth and character of the season.

The 2025 Christmas Spirit is created from an iconic San Francisco Christmas Spiced Ale from 2015 that has been distilled twice in copper pot stills and then aged for nine years in once-used Old Potrero Straight Rye Whiskey barrels to create its distinctive festive character. The spirit of Christmas past comes through an evolving bouquet of spiced fruit cake, candied orange and evergreen, balanced with flavors of sweet malt, baking spices, fresh ginger, and light oak.

“This special release brings together San Francisco’s rich brewing traditions and pioneering distilling innovations into one very delicious whiskey designed to bring joy to the holiday season,” Liz Brusca, VP of Marketing at Hotaling & Co., said in a news release.

Featuring a To & From gift card neck tag on each bottle, Old Potrero Christmas Spirit is only available for those who have been good throughout California, WI, NE, MN, ND, SD, NJ, and nationwide via online purchase.

For more information on Old Potrero or to purchase Old Potrero 2025 Christmas Spirit, visit the Old Potrero website. For more information on Hotaling & Co., visit HotalingandCo.com. 

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About Old Potrero 

Old Potrero Rye Whiskey is a testament to the power of the celebrated return of pot-distilled whiskey in the United States. Created by Fritz Maytag, the same beverage visionary who sparked the craft beer movement with his purchase of Anchor Brewing in 1965 and the founder of the original Anchor Distilling Co., now Hotaling & Co., Old Potrero is credited as the first American craft whiskey to hit the market since Prohibition. Old Potrero whiskies are distilled in a small copper pot stills at the Hotaling & Co. Distillery in San Francisco from a mash of 100% rye malt.