British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has designed a bottle and oak case for the Gordon & MacPhail Generations 80YO whisky from Glenlivet Distillery.
The bottle was created to hold Gordon & MacPhail's 80-year-old whisky, which is claimed to be the oldest single malt Scotch whisky ever bottled.
The bottle oak case contains the world's oldest single malt Scotch whisky
Adjaye, the founder of architecture studio Adjaye Associates which recently won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, designed the bottle to highlight the Gordon & MacPhail Generations 80YO's colour.
The curved shape of each 70-centimetre bottle was handblown by Glencairn Crystal Studio to appear as if it was "hewn from a single solid block of crystal". A limited run of 250 bottles was created. The bottle was designed by David Adjaye
"The ambition was to create a vessel in which Gordon & MacPhail's unique experience and tradition is transmitted and incorporated," said Adjaye.
"The intricate and bespoke nature of this project was my most important design informant and inspiration," he continued.
"From this understanding of the whisky distillation process itself, I was able to unlock a design that allowed for a cohesion, where the lack of distinction between the vessel and what it contained created a complete experience."
The bottle was hand blown
Alongside the bottle, Adjaye designed a case described as an "oak pavilion".
It was constructed from oak to ...