part. 1

Ever notice how extremely cool some liquor bottles are? If you’re a fellow designer, you’re bound to. Unfortunately this also means you might fall into the trap of, “Oh wow, this bottle is so cool. That’s gotta mean the booze tastes just as good!” Yeah. Been there, done that. Got rid of the bottle.

Anywho, keeping in mind that yes, some of these fine elixirs may not be fine at all, here are some super cool liquor bottles that grace the shelves of such establishments as Total Beverage, Argonaut Liquor and Applejack Liquors here in Denver, Colorado. This is the first part of a two-part blog. (sidenote: some of these bottles actually cost more than the blue book of my car at present, so go figure)

{1} 10 Cane Rum
- love the type treatment and decorative embellishments, as well as the colors
{2} Corzo Tequila Silver
- usually I don’t like liquor bottles that resemble perfume bottles, but this one is nice, especially with the rectangular shape and the offset neck
{3} Elisir M P Roux (an appertif)
- unfortunately you can’t see the beautiful artwork on the front, but this bottle
boasts a delicate floral illustration behind the label
{4} Bong Spirit Vodka
- I think we all know why I like this one
{5} Nonino Grappa Chardonnay
- great bottle shape and fantastic type treatment; good balance
{6} Oronoco Rum
- how can anyone not like a bottle wrapped in a piece of buckskin leather?
the type treatment on this rounds out an overall fantastic design
{7} Basil Hayden’s Bourbon
- another bottle with bling – this baby is wrapped in paper and copper,
and finished off with two fat serif initials. the label is a little weird – at the top it’s
more wide and isn’t glued to the bottle; still a very cool design
{8} Veev Acai Liqueur
- very simple, clean, yet striking design. the logo is really what makes it
{9} Orangela Liqueur (made in Florida)
- this is the type of bottle that jumps out at you off the shelf. bright color,
interesting shapes; basically just fun