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Mr Lyan launches Sri Lankan cocktail flavourings
Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr Lyan, has partnered with family businesses in Sri Lanka to launch a range of cocktail flavourings.
Three Families is a Sri Lankan-inspired cocktail seasoning range. The range is a collaboration between three Sri Lankan families — the Wijeyeratne family of Rockland Distilleries, the Fernando family of Dilmah Tea, and the family of drinks and hospitality stalwart Ryan Chetiyawardana.
Chetiyawardana, born in Birmingham, England to Sri Lankan parents, is the man behind the Mr Lyan brand, a London-based cocktail and hospitality group.
Chetiyawardana has developed venues including White Lyan, Dandelyan (World’s Best Bar 2018), Lyaness, Silver Lyan, and Seed Library.
In his latest venture, Chetiyawardana has partnered with two other Sri Lankan businesses to launch the Three Families cocktail flavourings in the UK, Singapore and Australia in 2025.
Amal de Silva Wijeyeratne is one of the other collaborators on Three Families. Wijeyeratne is managing director of Rockland Distilleries, Sri Lanka’s oldest distillery, which celebrated 100 years in 2024. His great grandfather founded the business.
The third family involved in the venture is that of Dilhan Fernando, CEO of Dilmah, a Sri Lankan tea producer dating back to the 1960s known for its Ceylon Tea brand.
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Three Families combines traditional bitters methods with fruit distillates and extracts. It contains ingredients including coriander seeds, rambutan, lemongrass and peppercorns.
Chetiyawardana designed the range to promote personalisation when it comes to drinks.
The blends include:
Ceylon Sour – calamansi, tamarind and coriander seed
Verdant Sinhaya – preserved mandarin, wildflower honey and lemongrass
Pettah Market – rambutan, jasmine and arrack
Sunset Pekoe – pekoe tea, turmeric and toasted oak
Amethyst Punch – green tea, mangosteen, peppercorn
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