The latest in all design-related disciplines from all over the world.
new alcoholic drink launches, packaging and branding design
After shilling for Luc Belaire for months as celebrity ambassadors, hip hop icon Rick Ross, global hitmaker DJ Khaled and Grammy-nominated DJ Steve Aoki finally get their own faces on bottles of premium sparkling wines for the Belaire brand. Read more
Millar Road in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand was established by the Collinge family – Ginny and Jeremy and son Gregory – in December 2004. It’s an estate that offers both stylish accommodations (and a lovely venue for weddings) as well as their own brand of wines. They started producing their first wine,’The Supernatural’ in 2009, from vineyards they planted on the property. The Supernatural Wine Co. now produces certified organic, low intervention white and skin-fermented white wines with interesting label designs that are distributed throughout the world. Read more
Earlier today I posted, and in doing so learned, all about the rise in popularity and sales of Champagnes, Sparkling Wines and Sparkling Cocktails. This led me to realize that a penchant for good bubbly, like any other hedonistic passion, must be accompanied by the proper paraphernalia. Read more
When it comes to U.S. Millennials and alcohol it’s not just craft beer and artisanal small batch spirits, they seem to be sucking up all things bubbly as well. Sales of Champagne, Prosecco, Moscato, Sparkling wines (Rosé in particular) continued to rise this past year, outpacing non-bubbly wine largely due to the generation’s consumer mindset and buying habits¹. Read more
You may recall we featured a special bottle design for Rhum Clement by street artist JonOne back in September of 2014. Now he’s the latest artist to participate in designing a special label and gift box for Hennessy’s V.S. Limited Edition series. Read more
While some of us honor and celebrate the lives and legacies of military heroes who died in service to our nation during two holiday weekends a year (Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day), there are companies who support and honor them all year round. Dog Tag Brewing and their Legacy Lager is one of them. Read more
May 5th, Cinqo de Mayo, another holiday often used as an excuse to imbibe. But few people know the actual history behind today, so let this animated video educate you. Then you can throw back some of the great Tequilas we’re sharing with you. Read more
To celebrate our National Parks with beer is a good idea. To hire the Anderson Design Group to design the cans is an even better one. That’s exactly what Uinta Brewing of Utah has done with their Rotating National Park Beers. Read more
Given the rising popularity of rare and aged whiskies in Singapore, The Whisky Corporation has brought their Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Series (the Trilogy and Ruby Reserve) of bespoke single malt whiskies from Speyside to Singapore. Read more
Hennessy’s latest new addition to their Very Special Limited Edition series features a design crafted by Scott Campbell, the acclaimed and multi-talented American tattoo artist. Read more