Old Potrero is celebrating the holidays with the return of Christmas Spirit, a highly limited whiskey distilled from a San Francisco Christmas Spiced Ale and aged for 10 years in once-used Old Potrero Straight Rye Whiskey barrels. 

The 2026 release is limited to just 492 bottles and is bottled at 50% ABV in a 700ml format, with an SRP of $139.99.

The story begins in Potrero Hill, San Francisco, in 2015, when the Christmas Ale was brewed and then distilled twice in copper pot stills before being laid down in rye whiskey barrels for a decade of maturation. 

The result brings together two pieces of San Francisco drinks heritage: brewing and whiskey-making, in a spirit created specifically for the holiday season.

Each of the 492 bottles features a festive To & From neck tag, making gifting easier this year. 

Old Potrero Christmas Spirit is available throughout California and Massachusetts, as well as online for purchase to AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY beginning today.

For more information on Old Potrero or to purchase Old Potrero 2026 Christmas Spirit, please visit the Old Potrero website. For more information on Hotaling & Co., please visit HotalingandCo.com. 

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About Old Potrero 

Old Potrero Rye Whiskey is a testament to the pioneering spirit and 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.