Bringing the craft revolution to pre-mixed cocktails

ATLANTA, GA — Great cocktails start with great ingredients. Post Meridiem, Georgia’s first canned cocktail company, aims to disrupt the historically suspect ready-to-drink cocktail market with a bar-quality experience. Post Meridiem’s products always use distilled spirits, imported liqueurs, carefully-matched bitters and, critically, 100% real citrus juices. All products are hand-crafted, range from 24% to 37% alcohol-by-volume and are sold in novel, single-serve 100mL steel-walled cans.

Post Meridiem debuted in Spring 2019 with five cocktails – each of which medaled at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirit Competition. The initial lineup of classic cocktails includes The Real Lime Juice Margarita, The Double Old Fashioned, The Hemingway Daiquiri, The 1944 Mai Tai and The Lemongrass Vodka Gimlet.

What sets Post Meridiem apart is their belief in ingredient transparency. Post Meridiem tells you exactly what is in the can by listing ingredients and amounts. Those ingredients include barrel-aged whiskey, tequila imported from Mexico, multiple rums, maraschino liqueur imported from Italy, and 100% real citrus juice.

Post Meridiem is manufactured in a dedicated facility in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. With a custom-built canning line, Post Meridiem has the ability to create seasonal offerings and limited runs in the future.

Post Meridiem was born out of equal parts frustration and inspiration by long-time friends, Andrew Rodbell and Charles Sain. With more than twenty years in marketing and new product development at The Coca-Cola Company, Georgia-Pacific and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Rodbell decided to leave big business behind to put his passion for innovative brand building, and cocktails, into an entrepreneurial endeavor of his own. Sain’s background includes multiple entrepreneurial endeavors spanning the worlds of technology, e-commerce and finance.

“We decided it’s time ready-to-drink cocktails were made with real ingredients at the right proportions. We are especially proud to be the only canned pre-mixed cocktail using 100% real juice,” said Andrew Rodbell, Co-Founder of Post Meridiem. “Our vision is to make real ingredient cocktails as convenient and effortless as beer and wine.”

The Post Meridiem Spirit Co. line includes:
The Real Lime Juice MARGARITA
27.5% ALC/VOL, 55 Proof
1 2/3oz Silver Tequila
1 oz Orange Curacao
3/4oz 100% Real Lime Juice

The Double OLD FASHIONED
37% ALC/VOL, 74 Proof
3 oz Straight Bourbon Whiskey
4 Dashes Blend of Three Bitters
1/3 oz Demerara Syrup
Orange Zest Oil

The Hemingway DAIQUIRI
27% ALC/VOL, 54 Proof
2 oz Silver & West Indies Rums
1/3 oz Italian Maraschino Liqueur
2/3 oz 100% Real Lime Juice
1/3 oz Cane Sugar Syrup

The 1944 MAI TAI
23.5% ALC/VOL, 47 Proof
1 1/2 oz Blend of Caribbean Rums
3/4 oz 100% Real Lime Juice
2/3 oz Orange Curacao
1/2 oz Almond Orgeat

The Lemongrass VODKA GIMLET
25% ALC/VOL, 50 Proof
2 oz Vodka
2/3 oz 100 % Real Lime Juice
2/3 oz Cane Sugar Syrup
Lemongrass Oil

The Post Meridiem Spirit Co. cocktail product line is distributed through National Distributing Company, Inc. and will be available in retailers such as Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits Buckhead, Holeman & Finch Bottle Shop, Sprayberry Bottle Shop, and many more. The company expects products to be available throughout Georgia within the next 6 months.

For more information, please visit https://postmeridiemspirits.com/ and follow along for updates on Instagram.

ABOUT POST MERIDIEM SPIRIT CO.
Timeless Cocktails, Real Ingredients
Great cocktails start with great ingredients. Post Meridiem, Georgia’s first canned cocktail company, aims to disrupt the historically suspect ready-to-drink cocktail market with a bar-quality experience. Post Meridiem’s products always use distilled spirits, imported liqueurs, carefully-matched bitters and, critically, 100% real citrus juices. All products are hand-crafted, range from 24% to 37% alcohol-by-volume and are sold in novel, single-serve 100mL steel-walled cans. Born and bred in Atlanta, GA, Post Meridiem paves the way for cocktails to be as convenient and effortless as beer and wine. The initial line of cocktails includes a The Real Lime Juice Margarita, The Double Old Fashioned, The Hemingway Daiquiri, The 1944 Mai Tai and The Lemongrass Vodka Gimlet. In a world of 12 oz. drinks with artificial ingredients, Post Meridiem makes a canned cocktail worth drinking on your back porch, at a concert, tailgating, poolside, at a party, on the golf course – or any moment that calls for a delicious, hand-crafted cocktail. For more information, visit www.PostMeridiemSpirits.com and follow along on Instagram.

AWARDS
San Francisco World Spirits Competition:
Post Meridiem The Double Old Fashioned – Silver Medal
Post Meridiem The Real Lime Juice Margarita – Silver Medal
Post Meridiem The Lemongrass Vodka Gimlet – Silver Medal
Post Meridiem The 1944 Mai Tai – Bronze Medal
Post Meridiem The Hemingway Daiquiri – Bronze Medal

SIP Awards: International Spirits Competition:
Post Meridiem The Double Old Fashioned – Platinum Medal
Post Meridiem The Lemongrass Vodka Gimlet – Gold Medal
Post Meridiem The Real Lime Juice Margarita – Silver Medal
Post Meridiem The Hemingway Daiquiri – Silver Medal
Post Meridiem The 1944 Mai Tai – Bronze Medal

ABOUT ANDREW RODBELL, CO-FOUNDER OF POST MERIDIEM SPIRIT CO.
Andrew Rodbell was at a concert when he asked himself, “why can’t I get a good cocktail here?” More than twenty years in marketing and new product development at The Coca-Cola Company, Georgia-Pacific and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim primed Andrew Rodbell to leave big business behind. He put his passion for innovative brand-building and cocktails into an entrepreneurial endeavor of his own. Building on laddered successes in creative and disruptive roles, Rodbell co-founded and launched Post Meridiem, a canned cocktail company offering convenience, ingredient transparency and premium quality to cocktail drinkers everywhere. In partnership with long-time friend and co-founder Charles Sain, Post Meridiem offers classic cocktails with real liquor, real liqueur, real bitters, real juice, and the right proportions. No more gratuitous PowerPoint presentations or internal selling, just two best friends making authentic and delicious ready-to-drink cocktails. A native Atlantan, Andrew Rodbell has three children and resides in Atlanta, GA.

ABOUT CHARLES SAIN, CO-FOUNDER OF POST MERIDIEM SPIRIT CO.
Charles Sain, co-founder of Post Meridiem, says that the brand was born out of equal parts frustration and inspiration: “Why aren’t quality, well-made cocktails as available as wine and beer?” With a background rooted in technology, e-commerce and product-focused entrepreneurial endeavors, Charles Sain ventures into the alcohol industry with long-time friend and co-founder Andrew Rodbell, introducing Post Meridiem, a canned cocktail brand offering convenience, ingredient transparency and premium quality to cocktail drinkers everywhere – from upscale events and weddings to festivals, tailgates and concerts. No suits and ties, just two best friends making authentic and delicious ready-to-drink cocktails.

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