Sponsored by the Glass Packaging Institute
To help celebrate the best in craft spirits labels and packaging, the American Craft Spirits Association and CRAFT SPIRITS magazine are proud to present the Craft Spirits Packaging Awards. The fourth annual competition, which celebrates excellence and creativity in the design of craft spirits labels and packaging, drew 110 entries from 81 companies. The awards were announced on Feb. 27 at ACSA’s 11th Annual Distillers’ Convention and Vendor Trade Show in Denver.
Judging Criteria
Judging for the Craft Spirits Packaging Awards took place virtually in January, with an esteemed panel of judges evaluating each entry on the following criteria.
Aesthetics: How does the packaging appeal to you from a design/artistic perspective?
Innovation: How original is the design? Does it stand out on a shelf?
Emotional Appeal: How does the packaging make you feel? Does it connect with you?
Brand Communication: How well does the packaging tell the story of the brand/product through visual/design/copy elements?
To see all the medalists, scroll below. To see photos of each medalist and to learn more about our judges, stay tuned for the next issue of CRAFT SPIRITS magazine. You can click here to subscribe for free.
Best in Show
Revivalist Garden Gin
Botanery Barn Distillery
Elverson, Pennsylvania
Package design: Sandstrom Partners (Jack Peterson)
Glass manufacturer: Global Package (Erica Harrop)
Closure design: Apholos (Diego Gneri)
Brandy
Gold: 10th Mountain Brandy
10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit Co.
Vail, Colorado
Design: 970 Design
Glass provider: Liquor Bottle Packaging International
Silver: Apple Brandy
Star Union Spirits
Peru, Illinois
Design: Kevin Cantrell and Erik Attkisson of Satellite
Bottle manufacturer: OI Glass
Gin
Gold: Revivalist Garden Gin
Botanery Barn Distillery
Elverson, Pennsylvania
Package design: Sandstrom Partners (Jack Peterson)
Glass manufacturer: Global Package (Erica Harrop)
Closure design: Apholos (Diego Gneri)
Gold: Lighthouse Gin
Lighthouse Distillery/Foley Family Wines
Mira Loma, California
Creative direction: Anne Gustafson
Agency: IGNITE Beverage Branding
Design: Dave Bourne and Janelle Hammerstrom
Glass supplier: JEM Sourcing
Gold: Mr. Pickles Pacific Northwest Gin
Wolf Spirit Distillery
Eugene, Oregon
Agency: COHO Creative
Glass supplier: Verallia
Silver: Renais Gin
Renais Spirits Ltd.
Poole, United Kingdom
Bottle Designer: Berlin Packaging – Studio One Eleven
Label designer: Jack Hawkins
Bottle supplier: Berlin Packaging
Bronze: Lantic Gin
Skylark Distillery
Lostwithiel, United Kingdom
Label and bottle designer: Benjamin Carr
Bottle supplier: Berlin Packaging
RTDs
Gold: Milk Can Moonshine Strubarb Pie
Backwards Distilling Co.
Casper, Wyoming
Design: The Bark Firm
Silver: Toasted Godfather Old Fashioned
Iron Fish Distillery
Thompsonville, Michigan
Creative direction and design: Iron Fish Distillery
Bottle supplier: Vetroelite S.r.l.
Label supplier: Artex Label & Graphics, Inc.
Bronze: Gay Water Peach Vodka Soda
Gay Water
New York, New York
Packaging label designer: Ryan Sagawa
Packaging supplier: Warneke Paper Box Co.
Rum
Gold: 504 Coffee
Happy Raptor Distilling
New Orleans
Design: TILT
Silver: Tesoro Rum
Pepe Margo Distillery
Oranjestad, Aruba
Designer: Brad Barth, creative director, WRIGHT Creative Branding & Labels
Printer: WRIGHT Creative Branding & Labels
Bottle supplier: Saverglass
Bronze: Dutch Head: The Collectors Edition
Dutch Head Premium Rum
Breda, Netherlands
Custom bottle designer: Berlin Packaging – Studio One Eleven
Bottle supplier: Berlin Packaging
Specialty Spirits
Gold: Pastis 12/12
Pastis 12/12
Marseille, France
Label artist: Quentin Monge
Packaging supplier: Berlin Packaging
Silver: Castillo 1815
End of Days Distillery
Wilmington, North Carolina
Design agency: Creature Theory
Designer and art director: Jonathan Williams
Creative director: Matt Ebbing
Illustrator: Joshua Noom
Bottle supplier: Saverglass
Label print supplier: Eurostampa
Silver: Alembic Absinthe
Star Union Spirits
Peru, Illinois
Label designer and illustrator: Ed Griffin
Bottle distributor: Berlin Packaging
Bronze: Imperial 76.2 Coconut Liqueur
Swamp Fox Distilling Co.
Buena Vista, Georgia
Designer: Michael Truhe, senior designer, WRIGHT Creative Branding & Labels
Printer: WRIGHT Creative Branding & Labels
Bottle supplier: Veritiv Corporation
Vodka
Gold: North Grove Vodka
Hinterhaus Distilling
Arnold, California
Artwork: Justin Page Design Co.
Label supplier: Blue Label Packaging
Glass supplier: Berlin Packaging
Silver: Glacial Vodka
Skagway Spirits
Skagway, Alaska
Design and artwork: Grant Gunderson of Dunn & Co.
Label and printing: Blue Label Packaging Co.
Glass supplier: Verallia
Bronze: 14 Inkas Potato Vodka
Destileria Espiritu Andino
Lima, Peru
Design agency: IS Creative Studio
Whiskey
Gold: Dragon’s Milk Origin Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
New Holland Distilling Co.
Holland, Michigan
Design agency: Jimmy Morrissey
Glass supplier: Liquor Bottle Packaging International
Silver: Prophet Share Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Safe House Distilling Co.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Agency: Caliber Creative
Creative credits: Trevor Scott, Brandon Murphy, Erin Brachman and Emily Massey
Glass/bottle supplier:
Bronze: W.P. Foley II Praedictum
Minden Mill Distillery/Foley Family Wines
Minden, Nevada
Creative direction: Anne Gustafson
Agency: IGNITE Beverage Branding
Design: Janelle Hammerstrom
Bottle supplier: Saverglass
Portfolio
Gold: Greenhouse Spirits
Dynasty Spirits
Dallas
Agency: Caliber Creative
Creative credits: Brandon Murphy, Ernesto Pacheco, Kris Murphy, Gina Lecca, Christina Lee, and Erin Brachman
Silver: Hinterhaus Distilling
Arnold, California
Artwork: Justin Page Design Co.
Label supplier: Blue Label Packaging
Glass supplier: Berlin Packaging
Bronze: Goddess Mural Collection
El Tequileno
Tequila, Mexico
Creative agency: 117 Global
Packaging supplier: 117 Global
Ideation and design: 117 Global
Muralist:Pau Castiello
Creative designer: Ana Laura Pino (El Tequileno)
Bronze: Hemingway Whiskey Co.
Beaver Dam, Kentucky
Creative director: Lindsey Kops Mundy
Designer: WorkLabs (First Edition, Signature Edition) and Alyson Design (Cask Strength Edition)
Glass and decoration: Liquor Bottle
Library box: Stephen Gould
Print: Niagra (bottle labels), Prisma (library card/envelope), MRL (First Edition neck hanger), Innovative Ink (Signature Edition neck wrap)
RYE keys: Metal Dynamics
Commissioned artwork: James Cook (Signature Edition back label)
Leather Necker: Apholos (Cask Strength neck wrap)