42 Whiskey Labels, Bottles, and Packaging Designs

In Design, Inspiration by AbbieMay1 Comment



While I am not a lover of Whiskey, I am a huge lover of Whiskey labels, bottles, and packaging designs. The design style and branding that has surrounded the Whiskey industry for many years presents a unique opportunity to designers, and one that is very much ‘in fashion’ in today’s market.

After spending the majority of the day surfing the web, I have compiled within this article 42 of the most inspirational and eye-catching designs I could find. The collection includes designs that feature on actual Whiskey products, and Whiskey design concepts (that really should be real!). The attention to detail is something that I personally have a big admiration for, which is your favorite? Also, if you have come across any that you think should be included in this roundup, then please share.

Elephant Whiskey by Malika Jinadasa

Whiskey Labels

Kavalan Whiskey by 2S Global Design

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Jameson Limited Edition Bottle by Steve Simpson

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Koval Distillery by Ray Dao

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Joseph Magnus by Martin Schmetzer

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Jack Daniel’s 150th Anniversary

Whiskey Labels

Pendleton Directors’ Reserve

7

Yellowstone Select Bourbon by David Cole and Steven Noble

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Backhouse by Yuya Yoshida

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Jameson Whiskey by Greg Coulton

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White Pike Bourbon by Tom Grunwald

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Tommy Shelby by Scott Biersack

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Promineo by Chad Michael Studio

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De Stijl Wiski by Ben Mingo

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Black Barrel Distillery by Matt Erickson

Whiskey Labels

Fine Swine by The Mark Studio

16

Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch Whisky by John Walker & Sons

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Hedgehog Whisky by Lasuite Atelier

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Hibiki Whisky

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Bulleit Bourbon by ButterflyCannon

Whiskey Labels

Aberfeldy by Stranger&Stranger

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Corsair XO by Anmeko Production House

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Milroys by Good

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Roknar

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Duncan Taylor by John Worthington

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Hibiki

Whiskey Labels

Hennessy by ButterflyCannon

27

Old Parr Superior

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Eterna Libertad

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Teeling Whiskey

Teeling 24 Year Old

 

The Macallan

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Highland Park 1973

Whiskey Labels

Peat

33

Virgin Oak

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Karuizawa

35

Yula

36

Bunnahabhain

37

Glendronach

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The Temple Bar by Dynamo

39

Orphan Barrel

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  • mindymac

    Wow! Sometimes it’s about the bottle itself.

    The Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch Whisky bottle by John Walker & Sons is spectacular, radically unlike other bottles, futuristic crystal architecture & worthy of collecting & exhibiting!

    And Duncan Taylor by John Worthington (which I’ve never heard of) is so elegant, low key but totally beautiful, more like a perfume bottle than a whiskey bottle, love the subtle grace of the curves.

    Old Parr Superior is about the frosted iridescent textured glass in a shaped heavy-yet-delicate rectangular form, bold & exciting & unusual for bottles since the heyday of ornamental glass in the early 20th century.

    Hibiki (the second Hibiki shown) is an elegant & beautiful contemporary take on classic Asian prints & paintings & tea set designs. Very surprising for a whiskey bottle, & it would still be outstanding if it had been for a saki bottle. (They hid the label saying it’s whiskey & not saki!)

    It’s about the labels on most of the others, but it’s the bottles’ unexpected shapes & surfaces that set these four apart. Kudos to the companies & the designers (& artists & craftspeople making them) who dared to step outside “typical” alcoholic drink bottle designs.