When every independent bottler around the world are experimenting with the contents of whisky ForScotchLovers founder Doug Stone takes another route.
This past summer Doug commissioned the artists at Inner Light Crystal to produce a limited edition of exactly twenty-one (21) engraved bottles of Macallan Fine Oak 21 years old whisky. Each bottle is signed by the artists and individually numbered, and will be accompanied by a pair of CelticMalts Spirits Glasses, engraved with wonderful quotes, and a certificate of authenticity signed by the artists.
The combination of the engraving on a bottle of incomprably delicious and enjoyable Macallan Fine Oak 21 whisky create an artistic combination that could turn out to be a great investment.
About the artists:
Glass artists Carol Iselin and Dave Sugar are the creative minds and partners behind Inner Light Crystal Studios in New York, a design studio they started almost 30 years ago. Through their collaborative efforts their artistic style has allowed them to push the cutting-edge of glass art technology, resulting in breathtaking and innovative installations at some of the worlds leading museums.
Their engraved bottles have been collected by world leaders (every president since/including Ronald Reagan, Jacque Chirac, John Major, General Colin Powell and others.
More details on this piece of art can be found on ForScotchLovers.
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Ian Macleod Distillers has re-packaged and re-positioned Langs Supreme for its re-launch.
The new bottle design, developed by the award winning Graphic Partners Ltd, updates the current traditional Langs Supreme packaging, to create a far more premium design, in keeping with the award winning quality of the blend inside.
The Langs name is a traditional, independent, long established brand, with the additional benefit of being granted a Royal Warrant by Her Majesty the Queen Mother in 1984.
The Langs blend has a high malt content in comparison to many of its competitors, with the renowned Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky at its heart, a sign of its quality, along with a number of other top ranking malts.
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This latest release from Tomatin let’s us know how the 2009 range will be dressed when introduced early next year.
Tomatin follows the trend lead by Auchentoshan, Glenmorangie, Highland Park and others, with more sophisticated and simplistic design and classic typography as the new bottles will be dressed in white, black, silver and red. Personally I’d like to see more of the creative and more fun bottlings like many that has conquered the wine industry the last couple of years. Fat Bastard from Theirry & Guy being a perfect example. When everyone goes more classic there’s room for differentiation. That said, I must
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Ever heard of Single & Single. I hadn’t until Yossi Schwarts, the founder, messed me on Facebook. A couple of minutes later my mouth was watering.
Single & Single is the brainchild of armchair bottler Yossi Schwarts that believes whisky is for ‘fun and for friends’. Yossi has set out to find casks that are not due for high-volume mainstream releases. That according to Yossi is the first step in discovering magic. Instead of using these casks for blends, great effort is taken to bottle the whiskies as naturally as possible, often with very limited quantities and with each bottle being individually numbered. Once bottled, units are stored and distributed from location in London. Units are available exclusively through the Single & Single network, and distributed across Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan and South Africa.
Judging from the label and packaging of the first bottling – The Glencadam 16yo 1991, it’s clear Single & Single understands how to market their product. The label features a beautifully balanced typed label with only a red ‘&’ sign, breaking the classical shape, inspired by Japanese signs. The Japanese sign also serves as the intro for the Single & Single website.
Yossi says “Becoming an independent bottler gave me all the right reasons to find that perfect, limited, single malt whisky, and to share it with friends and connoisseurs”
Single & Singles first release started it’s journey into the bottle in December 2007 when Yossi bought 14 barrels of the finest, untouched whisky from A D Rattray Ltd, Scotland. Keeping the whisky as pure and natural as possible, the casks where poured into a single vat before being bottled in a non-chill-filtered process, without tinting or the adding of caramel. The result as described by Phillip Kirk, Milroy’s of Soho, London: “This Single & Single Glencadam 1991 has a most attractive bouquet of vanilla, mandarin and hint of caramelised ginger”
For an independent review on the Glencadam 16yo 1991, visit MaltMadness.
This first Glencadam expression will be joined during 2008 by a Bowmore and Bunnahabhain bottling.
This is the description of all three bottlings:
Glencadam
Age: 16 years
Year: 1991
Region: Highlands, Scotland
Year of bottling: 2007
Alcohol volume: 46%
Bottle volume: 750 ml
Release volume: 3,840 units, individually numbered
Release date: June 2008
Description: A highly sophisticated, soft, gentle single malt from the Scottish Highlands. Mellow.
Bowmore
Age: 8 years
Year: 2000
Region: Islay, Scotland
Year of bottling: 2008
Alcohol volume: 46%
Bottle volume: 750 ml & 700 ml
Release volume: 1,000 units, individually numbered
Release date: Late 2008
Description: A young hard-core whisky from Islay with medicinal remnants of a salty sea breeze and peat smoke.
Bunnahabhain
Age: 32 years
Year: 1976
Region: Islay, Scotland
Year of bottling: 2008
Alcohol volume: Cask strength at 47.1%
Bottle volume: 750 ml & 700 ml
Release volume: 500 units, individually numbered
Release date: Late 2008
Description: Dark in colour with a deep taste. A thick, single malt compared to drinking honey. Truly the rarest of the rare.
Visit Single & Single’s website to keep track of future bottlings.
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Auchentoshan Distillery – home to Scotland’s only triple distilled single malt whisky – is set to introduce new expressions to its premium product range along with a new contemporary look and feel to its bottle shape and packaging design.
The new bottle shape and packaging design is a radical move from its former traditional look. The design embraces its traditional heritage with the use of a thick base bottle to keep its weight and premium status, while the oval bottle shape is more simple and stylish to easily hold in one hand.
Presented in beautifully pearlised packaging, the unique bottle shape and the use of strong contemporary colours aim to maximise its on-shelf presence and present a recognisable product range.
The new look is set to appeal to a younger and wider audience of emerging malt consumers who enjoy trying ‘the new’ and ‘the best’ in an urban social scene.
Karen Murray, marketing manager for Auchentoshan, said: “We’ve made bold changes to the packaging design and introduced some new expressions to widen our market appeal and ultimately drive long-term and sustainable growth.
On-shelf during June 2008, this is the first major re-design that has been introduced in more than 12 years. The distillery has created a range of different tastes that can be enjoyed on any occasion with the introduction of the Classic and 18 year old expressions while the 12 year old, Three Wood, and 21 year old all gain a new identity.
Auchentoshan will mark the launch of the new product range with trade events in London and Glasgow during June.
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