In 1671, Captain Henry Morgan led a historic invasion off the shores of Panama. Though five of his ships were lost on the bottom of the Caribbean during this battle, including his flagship The Satisfaction, Morgan earned his mark in history as one of the most renowned privateers of all time. After almost 350 years, […]
Beck’s Beer, one of the most popular German beer brand in the world, unveiled the six original pieces of artwork that will comprise the 2013 Beck’s Art Labels project. Each year, Beck’s selects six artists, from different disciplines, to design original creative work to live on Beck’s beer labels. Dedicated to supporting up-and-coming artistic talent, […]
Global beer brand Heineken have launched a new contemporary packaging design across its consumer six pack, and 24 pack varieties. The new packaging features the brand’s iconic red star as a prominent feature on the front of each carton, symbolling quality and style, while maintaining Heineken’s status as a progressive and premium international beverage. The […]
Heineken CEO Jean-Francois van Boxmeer told a crowd at the Cannes Lion that marketers of alcoholic beverages need to do more to encourage customers not to consume their products excessively. Van Boxmeer spoke at Cannes during a session hosted by Publicis Groupe CEO Maurice Levy. Also participating was Heineken CMO Alexis Nasard. “Abuse is not […]
Spirit company Death’s Door takes its name from the area located between Washington Island and Door County Peninsula, where many ships have sunk due to bad weather conditions. Inspired by its history, Brian Baclig designed a set of liquor bottles to reflect these gruesome legends, even going as far to call these alcoholic beverages “Corpse […]
Artem SFX – the award-winning physical special effects company – received a brief to create props and effects for a series of three TV commercials for Carling Brewery’s “Refreshingly Perfect” campaign. The Artem team, headed up by Alex Phillips, worked on three separate adverts: an extreme underwater apple bobbing event, a heroic catch for a […]
An innovative spirit, made with a unique blend of top-shelf vodka, pineapple, coconut and Moscato, SMOKE Liqueur blends two of the most popular trends in the spirits industry today – Ready-To-Drink cocktails and Moscato, the fastest growing wine category in the United States. Combining the finest ingredients, this extraordinary liqueur has a rich heritage fusing […]
A twist-off, resealable wine cork, which doesn’t need a corkscrew, is set to be brought to market. The Helix twistable cork has been developed by Portuguese cork stopper producer Amorim, which has worked with US wine packaging company O-I for four years on the project. The Helix design features a twistable cork stopper, which fits […]
From now on, vinyl enthusiasts might have to start drinking Beck’s beer simply as a matter of principle. The German brewery, celebrating its 140th birthday this year, has long been lauded for its pale lager. But the company recently decided to pay homage to a different kind of tradition after noticing the similarities between the […]
A very special brew is quenching the thirst of visitors and walkers in the Lake District thanks to an innovative Visitor Giving idea devised by responsible tourism organisation, Nurture Lakeland, and Cumbrian brewer, Jennings. ‘Nurture Lakeland Ale’ is a tipple differing from any other pint pulled in Cumbria, as 5 pence per pint is donated […]