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Central Standard Releases RTD Brandy Old Fashioned - Fred Minnick

Central Standard Releases RTD Brandy Old Fashioned

Cocktails

July 28, 2025

Central Standard Brandy Old Fashioned bottle with cocktail SQUARE

Central Standard Craft Distillery announced the release and expansion of its acclaimed Brandy Old Fashioned as a premade cocktail. 

The development comes after the success of Central Standard’s Pour-Ready Line, as well as the success of its canned Old Fashioned. Now, this ready-to-pour offering will bring the genuine taste of Wisconsin’s iconic cocktail straight to any home bar or establishment, beginning July 24.

“We’ve spent years perfecting the Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned, built around our North Brandy, and it’s been a smash hit with our fans,” Pat McQuillan, co-founder of Central Standard Craft Distillery, said in a news release. “We’re also responding to what consumers and retailers are telling us they need: convenience and portability. We want to continue delivering bartender-quality cocktails without the fuss – no shaking, no garnishing, just pure enjoyment and company, which is what ‘Crafted to Gather’ is all about.”

The heart of this ready-to-serve cocktail is Central Standard’s North WI Brandy. Proudly distilled and aged over two years in fire-kissed oak barrels, then finished in bourbon barrels, it achieves a sweet and unrivaled smoothness that defines a true Wisconsin Old Fashioned. Each bottle offers the convenience of a perfect pour over ice, ready for your preferred mixer and garnish.

“We believe in making exceptional spirits with locally sourced products and genuine passion,” McQuillan added. “Our Brandy Old Fashioned is ready to pour and embodies this: an award-winning spirit, blended with real organic juices and bitters, offering a fresh, familiar flavor that’s sure to please any sized crowd.”

The Central Standard Brandy Old Fashioned features 27.5% ABV (55 proof) and will be supplied in 1.75L bottles to start, conveniently packaged in six-bottle cases for distribution. The latest version of the Central Standard Brandy Old Fashioned will be widely available at liquor retailers and select establishments throughout Wisconsin. 

Read more: Central Standard to Relocate to Historic Harley-Davidson Campus 

Central Standard Craft Distillery, a small batch, craft distillery in Milwaukee and the fastest-growing top-10 Wisconsin-based distiller, handcrafts award-winning bourbon, whiskey, vodka and gin from locally sourced ingredients, including cherries grown in Door County and honey harvested in Germantown. Founded in 2014, Central Standard Craft Distillery has won 40 medals across multiple craft distilling categories. Learn more at https://thecentralstandard.com/.

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