STOELZLE Glass Group has scooped the Limited Edition of the Year gong at the UK Packaging Awards 2023 for its ‘outstanding’ work on Highland Park 54 Year Old.
The company said that it is ‘thrilled’ to receive the award as it highlights its ability to produce ‘excellent’ glass packaging from start to finish, before explaining how its production team works ‘closely’ with clients to ensure ‘elegant’ concepts are produced and delivered as ‘outstanding’ products.
Stoelzle added that it has ‘thoroughly enjoyed’ working with Highland Park and John Galvin Design, which designed and produced the accompanying wooden box which makes a ‘significant’ contribution to the presentation of the bottle.
Dr August Grupp, CEO of Stoelzle Glass Group, said, “We are thrilled to have won this award as it stands for excellence in our packaging industry. Our clever execution of established techniques, such as embossing and textured glass, produce outstanding products. We are very proud of the results.”
Highland Park 54 Year Old is, as the name suggests, a 54 year old single malt Scotch Whisky. Only 225 bottles have been created, by Highland Park Master Whisky Maker, Gordon Motion. The Highland Park 54 Year Old consists of a bespoke embossed bottle containing the 54 years old whisky, a presentation box crafted from the ‘finest’ Scottish oak wood, and an invitation for the buyer to attend a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience in Orkney.
As a manufacturer, Stoelzle Flaconnage said it was ‘privileged’ that this exciting project came to them. The bottles were carefully crafted by their skilled glassmakers with new moulds needed for this special container. The glass was then sent to France for polishing and then back to the UK for hand graving with fine silver paint.
