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Category Archives: History

Bottle design developments in historical perspective.

Whisky Curiosa, the Mike Padlipsky legacy

Posted on 15 February, 2012 by Peat
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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 →

Posted in History, News, Objects | Tagged ARPA MALTS-L, Mike Padlipsky | 1 Reply

Redesign of the Highland Park main-line

Posted on 6 February, 2012 by Peat
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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 →

Posted in History, News, Objects | Tagged Highland Park, Redesign, Scotland | Leave a reply
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Category 1 – Top-3

Bruichladdich Octomore range Rating: 4.500
Bruichladdich Micro Provenance-Series Rating: 4.222
Bruichladdich DNA series Rating: 3.917

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Category 2 – Top-3

Dalmore Trinitas 64 year old single malt whisky Rating: 4.375
Dalmore Eos 59 year old Single Malt Rating: 4.375
The Macallan 50 years old Lalique I Rating: 4.062

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Category 3 – Top-3

Suntory Whisky Wood Box Collection Rating: 3.600
Whisky Nosing and Tasting Kits by RareWhiskySite.com Rating: 3.500
Antarctic Whisky Cabinet by Alfred Dunhill Rating: 3.286

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Category 4 – Top-3

Macallan’s six pillars on box of 12yo, featuring Nick Veasey’s x-ray imagery Rating: 3.800
"Artist" Signatory Vintage range by La Maison du Whisky Rating: 3.625
The Whisky Agency label-series Rating: 3.400

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Masterson’s 10 year old Rye Whiskey I_SPEY
The Spice Tree by Compass Box WhiskyblogNL
Suntory Whisky Wood Box Collection I_SPEY
Macallan Fine Oak 21 Year Old Engraved Special Edition I_SPEY
Diageo Queen’s Diamond Jubilee decanter by John Walker & Sons I_SPEY
The Macallan in Lalique III: 57 Years Old I_SPEY
   

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