Wine & spirits
A futuristic design for Bowmore x Aston Martin ARC-52 whisky
Scottish distillery Bowmore has unveiled a 52-year-old single malt whisky. Made in collaboration with luxury carmaker Aston Martin, the Bowmore ARC-52 "harnesses heritage and innovation" in its futuristic carafe. Beam Suntory-owned distillery[…]
Monte Stambecco pulls out the stops for 30th anniversary edition
Wine and spirits company Biggar & Leith has introduced a Monte Stambecco 30th anniversary edition to the European market. The Amaro’s bottle is topped with an intricate zamak stopper. For the 30th anniversary edition of Monte Stambecco’s[…]
Midleton Very Rare unveils 47 year-old whisky
For the third release in its Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery collection, Irish Distillers has launched a 47-year-old Single Pot Still Irish whisky. The blend is decanted into hand-blown crystal carafes. Irish Distillers (Pernod Ricard) has[…]
Deljoy: A new player mixes citrus and cognac
Inspired by its generational savoir faire in cognac, Maison Delpeuch-Joyeux has unveiled its first Cognac and citrus liqueur. The spirit, named Deljoy, is housed in a bottle whose shape evokes its key ingredient - the citrus fruit. After a[…]
Nc’nean distillery launches Huntress
Scottish B Corp-certified distillery Nc’nean kicked off its 2022 spring series with a new whisky called Huntress. The whisky comes in a 100% PCR glass bottle. Drimnin-based organic spirits distillery Nc’nean has launched Huntress after[…]
Edizione Corsa: Melifera launches limited-edition gin
French artisanal gin brand Melifera has rolled out a limited edition version of its gin infused with immortelle. Inspired by Corsica, as its name suggests, Edizione Corsa’s bespoke gradient laquerered bottle is adored with a finely embossed[…]
Hennessy unveils Paradis x NBA decanter by Lorenz Bäumer
LVMH-owned cognac purveyor Hennessy is celebrating 75 years of the NBA with a limited-edition decanter for its Paradis cognac. Place Vendôme jeweler Lorenz Bäumer is behind the design of the spherical, Baccarat cystal decanter and orange leather[…]
Dom Ruinart’s chalk-inspired wrap for 2010 Champagne vintage
Two years after the launch of its Second Skin* case, Ruinart has unveiled Crayères, a new molded fiber secondary packaging for its Dom Ruinart 2010 vintage champagne Ruinart (LVMH) has once again teamed up with Pusterla 1880 and James Cropper’s[…]
Cognac packaging: A. De Fussigny innovates with flax bottle
A. de Fussigny’s 2050 Cognac is the first spirit to be housed in Green Gen Technologies' bottle made from flax fibers, plant-based resins and an RPET liner. The bottle features a paper-free, natural polymer label made from a milk by-product.[…]
Dossier
Champagne: packaging innovations, consumer trends... where's the market headed?
Anchored in tradition, Champagne has nonetheless taken a proactive position in the area of packaging innovation and eco-design. In our dedicated Dossier, Luxe Packaging Insight looks at how the Champagne market is adapting to a post-pandemic[…]
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Key Figures
+9%
The global spirits market value growth in 2021, totalling €464bn. While this growth did not offset the 13.1% decline caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, recovery is set to continue with global sales projected to increase by 30.7% between 2021-2025. Source: World Spirits Alliance