Allied Glass makes five-sided bottle for Scottish gin

Ben Bold, packagingnews.co.uk, 08 December 2009

 

International Beverage UK (Inver House Distillers) has commissioned Allied Glass to manufacture the Celtic-design-influenced bottle for its new premium gin brand, Caorunn.

 

The flint glass bottle, originally conceived by branding agency Navyblue, has drawn inspiration from the Scottish art nouveau movement, which itself was heavily influenced by Celtic knots.

 

The five-sided, pentagonal bottle represents each of the gin's Celtic botanical ingredients, while a red five-pointed asterisk – a stylised rowan berry base – appears in the centre of the bottle's body.

 

The Celtic word for 'established' is printed on a label on the bottle's neck to signify the distillery's heritage, while a wooden closure also carries an etched version of the asterisk, with each point of the star pointing to the name of the five ingredients.

 

The five ingredients in Caorunn gin are rowan berry, heather, coul blush apple, dandelion and bog myrtle.

 

Small batches of Caorunn are produced at Inver House's malt whisky Distillery in Balmenach in Scotland's Speyside region.

 

Iby Bakos, International Beverage UK brand manager, said: "The perfectly balanced recipe of 11 hand-picked botanicals ensures a naturally balanced flavour that works well in cocktails.

 

"We are confident that it will attract the attention of bartenders and mixologists alike."

 

 

Beatson Clark moves into water market with 330ml glass bottle

Simeon Goldstein, packagingnews.co.uk, 30 June 2009

 

Beatson Clark is targeting the bottled-water market after investing in moulds for a 330ml lightweight flint bottle.

 

The bottle has a standard MCA neck finish and complements the company's 750ml container that is part of Beatson's general sale line.

 

Marketing manager Charlotte Taylor said the range was very flexible and could be embossed. "Embossing is a smart way to add branding at a much smaller cost than having a completely bespoke product made."

 

Demand for more environmentally friendly products and lightweight packaging was behind the decision to expand the range, and the inert quality of glass makes it ideal for packaging water, Taylor said.

 

"When you add in the environmental benefits of glass, coupled with the advantage of these new lightweighted products, it is not surprising we are seeing an increase in interest for these drinks bottles," she said.

 

Rotherham-based Beatson Clark produces a wide range of flint and amber glass products for the pharmaceutical, food and drinks markets. It produces some 76,800 tonnes of products a year, generating some £40m turnover.