Old Potrero 13 Year Rye Malt Hotaling's Whiskey

Old Potrero 13 Year Rye Malt Hotaling’s Whiskey is a tribute to San Francisco’s indomitable spirit, crafted with reverence for tradition and innovation. Distilled from 100% malted rye and aged for 13 years in once-used, charred American oak barrels originally coopered for Old Potrero, this Bottled-in-Bond expression showcases the culmination of over a decade of patience and craft. Released annually in honor of the city's recovery after the 1906 earthquake, the 2023 edition arrives in a commemorative box complete with a distinguished metal bottle topper, echoing the resilience of the AP Hotaling whiskey warehouse that famously survived the disaster.

This whiskey is bottled in bond in San Francisco and made from 100% malted rye and aged in once-used, charred fine-grain, American oak Old Potrero barrels for 13 years. This year’s expression comes in a commemorative box with an Old Potrero metal bottle topper. 

As they have since 2006, the distillers at Hotaling & Co. present this whiskey in commemoration and celebration of our city's resilience and rebirth following the tragic 1906 earthquake and fire. This product is inspired by the words of Charles K. Field, who immortalized the Hotaling name in his poem recounting the survival of AP Hotaling & Co.'s Jackson Street whiskey warehouse when he penned these lines:

"If, as they say, God spanked the town
For being over frisky. 
Why did he burn the churches down
And save Hotaling's whiskey?"

Tasting Notes:

Aroma — Elegant, citrus, baking spice, sandal wood
Palette — Palate Sweet upon entry, soft stone fruit, bright, hint of peppercorn, creamy spice
Finish — Orange flower water, delicate rye spice, black tea, crisp