KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new business is launching in Knoxville: Flying Panda Specialty Beverage Company.
It makes a crafted cocktail in a can. Ingredients include fruit juice, agave, and vodka. Hexagon Brewing Company is blending the drinks.
The drinks are ready to go and distribution will begin this weekend. Find Flying Panda at restaurants, bars, and liquor stores.
Founder Michelle Porter worked behind a bar and designed cocktail menus before starting her own business.
Flying Panda uses aluminum cans because they can be recycled. The company has also teamed up with Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. The organization in Glen Rose, Texas, is dedicated to the conservation of species in peril.
Each flavor of Flying Panda will support a specific animal with 10% of sales. The first two flavors are linked to cheetahs and giraffes.