Identity, bottle and package design by David Cole Creative. Created in partnership with The Brand Hotel.

An original brand identity: logo type, custom monogram and package design for a new, made-in-USA cigar producer.

Now in its seventh year, Blood Oath continues with innovative barrel finishes inside the bottle and sexy details on the outside. This year, the vision of the custom-molded glass has… Read More →

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This is my favorite combination of colors and materials in the Blood Oath lineup (which now contains six releases, as of early 2020). It’s the only one in the family… Read More →

A new glass bottle/structure and complete new package design from the ground up. The whole product line includes four expressions: Blanco, Reposado, Añejo and Extra Añejo (not all shown). The… Read More →

A custom wood crate design to house the Blood Oath Trilogy collection – three year’s worth of collectible, drinkable, premium bourbon. Below, digital render for approval and production visualization: Below,… Read More →

This añejo tequila is carbon-filtered, rendering it absolutely colorless – crystal clear. The package design takes this concept to the ultimate expression with a purely monochrome expression, even a clear,… Read More →

Let me just get this out of the way: Billy Idol’s classic song “Rebel Yell” is named after the whiskey, not the other way around. The whiskey itself (the recipe),… Read More →

An exciting new brand and product line from Washington State’s Pursuit Distilling Co. This new brand and package design was created from the ground up for this release, the first… Read More →

A derivative of the pre-existing Don Julio Reposado package, this special edition is designed to be recognizable yet unmistakably elevated in comparison to the “every day” Reposado. Text and graphic… Read More →

This limited edition release picks up where Patrón’s “Cask Collection” left off. Available only to the global traveler in duty-free stores.

I’m no sommelier, but I’ve been sipping this Estate Release Tequila and enjoying it very much. So, whether you want them or not, here are my official-unofficial first impressions. To… Read More →

A new brand identity and package design for Woodinville Brewing Company’s inaugural release: A Mesquite Smoked, Barrel-Aged Robust Porter. Aging this rich, smoky beer reincarnates a few lucky American-Oak barrels… Read More →

The much-anticipated Barrel Strength expression of Old Ezra’s 7-years-aged Bourbon Whiskey.

The Everclear brand and package design has remained mostly unchanged since its inception in 1950. Over the years, incremental updates have brought additional government-required language and warnings – each squeezed… Read More →

This is the inaugural release of what promises to be an exciting and very interesting line of rare specialty whiskeys. Old Boudreau himself (Jamie Boudreau – not really that old),… Read More →