As it was National Storytelling Week in February we thought we would compile some of our favourite label stories that we have shared across the month, starting with our Category Winner at the World Whisky Awards 2020 - Blended Whisky Batch 1!
Blended Whisky Batch 1:
It’s not Scotch, and it’s not a Japanese Whisky, but a blend of whiskies, malts, and grains from both Japan and Scotland.
The idea for the label came first, so we had to make the whisky to fit! A Japanese Dragon and a Scottish Rampant Lion take centre stage, but in the background is Mount Fuji in mid-eruption. Also included in the landscape of mountains is Ben Nevis.
James E Pepper - Batch 1:
Our label is set in an old school soda float shop, where distillery owner Amir Peay is pointing to a barrel shaped soda fountain that pertains to the finish style of our whiskies. Did you notice the four large mason jars labelled Corn, Rye, Barley, More Rye, amongst the shelves of lots of yummy colourful sweets?
Aberfeldy - Batch 2:
The Aberfeldy distillery resides up in the Scottish Highlands, and has been producing whisky since 1896. They draw the water used for their single malt from the Pitlie Burn, which is also well known for its gold deposits. Our label features whisky writer Ian Buxton, who lived rather close to the distillery, looking to strike gold!
Inchgower - Batch 1 :
Did you know there is a Goat Island in the middle of Niagara Falls? It’s the inspiration for our Inchgower label. Its name comes from Scots Gaelic for ‘island of the goats’. Standing between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls you can look across to Canada from Goat Island, which we’ve depicted with fields of icewine.
Teaninich - Batch 1:
This label is based on a true love story from many years ago about Captain Hugh Munro (founder of this distillery). He was shot in the head behind his eyes, but lucky enough to survive from this, however he lost his eyesight in the process. His sweetheart who he was due to marry was forbidden by her father to marry him as he didn't want her marrying a disabled man, so she married someone else.
Langatun - Batch 1:
Our label shows a map that looks to be tracking something that's gone from America to Spain to Switzerland and finally to England...Perhaps this journey holds some secret about the whisky...? From the Ozarks, to Jerez, to Switzerland… Have you got it yet? Do we really have to spell it out? American oak, Sherry casks...