News posts in chronological order.
Ballantine’s Championship 36 year old Blend 2010
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The Core design has created the exclusive limited edition pack for Ballantine’s Championship Blend 2010 that was blended specially for the 50th anniversary of the Ballantine’s golf tournament. Each year, in commemoration of the Ballantine’s Championship, Ballantine’s produces an exclusive … Continue reading
Pioneer Pure-Malt Speakers
Audio giant Pioneer brings a novel eco-speaker: S-A4SPT-PM and -VP, the Pure-Malt speakers made from 100-year-old white oak whisky barrels. Gizmodo points out that chances are the material is more gimmick-y than green, but the Clean Japan Center still saw fit … Continue reading
Balvenie Ambassador Case
This post has not yet been published. To give distillery representatives a fitting way of illustrating the Balvenie Scotch distilling and aging method, the Balvenie Ambassador Case is a hand-crafted leather case for The Balvenie Ambassador to present the Balvenie … Continue reading
To vote, or not to vote, that is the question.
A couple of times I got to hear something like: “I don’t want to spend money on bottles, for me it is only about the whisky”. Or, “will an initiative like WW Whisky Design Awards not result in even more … Continue reading
Whisky Curiosa, the Mike Padlipsky legacy
Michael A. Padlipsky or Mike Padlipsky was one of the founders of the original ARPA MALTS-L which is now run as the Maniacs mailing list (MM-MALTS-L). Mike died of an illness in 2011. Bill Ricker inherited the collection of photos of … Continue reading
Redesign of the Highland Park main-line
The first proprietary bottling of Highland Park (est 1798) single malt Scotch whisky was as a 12 year old in 1979. It remains the core expression of the Highland Park range. As a fine example of packaging development, redesign, or … Continue reading
WW Whisky Design Awards interviewed on The Malted Muse
The Whisky Design Award on The Malted Muse.com: Episode 78 – That’s got whisky covered. An interview with the author of WW WDA on background, why and how. Note that where I say 1996, 1969 was meant (when I had … Continue reading
Macallan and Roja Dove “The Power Of Fragrance” aroma station
Macallan came to Roja Dove to develop a pioneering and highly original tool for whisky appreciation and learning to be used by the Macallan Ambassadors. Whisky is a complex spirit with a range of flavors; often, people have an experience … Continue reading
Macallan Master Lalique Collection Chest
The Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong saw Bohnams put some rare Single Malt Whisky under the hammer. The star of the sales was “The Macallan Master Lalique Collection” in chest, which is the only set produced and available in … Continue reading
Johnnie Walker Blue Label collection by Porsche Design Studio
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Collection By Porsche Design Studio now has four objects of desire after Porsche Design unveiled the ultimate Johnnie Walker Blue Label Private Bar. While the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Private Bar is the main design item … Continue reading
