The Perfect Serve
May's Perfect Serve is Port of Leith's Velvet Old Fashioned
The Perfect Serve will titillate your tastebuds with a delicious whisky cocktail featured every month...
At Port of Leith, they love whisky and they love sherry - so naturally, they created a twist on an old classic: the Velvet Old Fashioned. The result is a cocktail that’s effortless to make at home and impossible to make only once.

Velvet Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 60ml Table Whisky Single Grain
- 10ml Port of Leith Pedro Ximénez sherry
- Brown sugar cube if you want slightly sweeter
- 2 dashes ofAngostura orange bitters
Method:
- Add all ingredients to your mixing glass
- Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass over a block or cubed ice
- Add orange peel as a garnish
Find out more about Port of Leith Distillery at its dedicated listing.
Author:
by David Riddell
Published:
April 28, 2026