2025 SIP awards

Amazing results at the recent SIP awards – congratulations to our trusting clients and our talented Stranger & Stranger teams!

SirDavis has been recognized in the 2025 ASCOT Awards.

We’re proud to share that SirDavis has been recognized in the 2025 ASCOT Awards, earning two of the competition’s highest honors: Double Platinum in the American Whiskey category and Platinum for Bottle Design – Shape and Overall Appearance.

Inside the packaging of Megan Thee Stallion’s Chicas Divertidas tequila.

US rap star Megan Thee Stallion called on Stranger & Stranger for the packaging design of her tequila brand Chicas Divertidas. Introduced in 2025, the brand offers Blanco and Reposada expressions. When it came to the packaging design of three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion’s tequila brand Chicas Divertidas, agency Stranger & Stranger sought to move away from typical tequila codes. The design of the bottle (Pavisa) takes its cues from the "seductive yet deadly" Angel's Trumpet flower, whose striking appearance is characterized by bold colors.

World Whiskies Awards 2025

It was the World Whiskies Awards last night and.... well, this might take some time so best pull up a chair. BEST BOTTLE DESIGN: TENMILE DISTILLERY LITTLE REST: Stranger & Stranger BOTTLE DESIGN GOLD: BUSHMILLS RARE CASK: Stranger & Stranger BOTTLE DESIGN GOLD: TENMILE LITTLE REST: Stranger & Stranger BOTTLE DESIGN GOLD: ISLE OF RAASAY: Stranger & Stranger BOTTLE DESIGN SILVER: REDWOOD EMPIRE: Stranger & Stranger BOTTLE DESIGN SILVER: TINCUP: Stranger & Stranger BOTTLE DESIGN SILVER: THE HEARACH: Stranger & Stranger BEST LABEL DESIGN: COMPASS BOX ART & DECADENCE: Stranger & Stranger BEST LIMITED EDITION DESIGN: COMPASS BOX ART & DECADENCE: Stranger & Stranger NEW LAUNCH DESIGN GOLD: BUSHMILLS RARE CASK: Stranger & Stranger NEW LAUNCH DESIGN GOLD: TINCUP RYE: Stranger & Stranger NEW LAUNCH DESIGN GOLD: GLENGLASSAUGH: Stranger & Stranger NEW LAUNCH DESIGN GOLD: COMPASS BOX ART & DECADENCE: Stranger & Stranger NEW LAUNCH DESIGN GOLD: ROYAL BRACKLA SHERRY CASK FINISH 25: Stranger & Stranger BEST RANGE DESIGN: GLENGLASSAUGH: Stranger & Stranger RANGE DESIGN SILVER: COMPASS BOX: Stranger & Stranger RANGE DESIGN GOLD: GLENGLASSAUGH: Stranger & Stranger RANGE DESIGN GOLD: STARWARD: Stranger & Stranger REDESIGN SILVER: STARWARD: Stranger & Stranger REDESIGN SILVER: LARCENY: Stranger & Stranger REDESIGN BRONZE: COMPASS BOX ORCHARD HOUSE: Stranger & Stranger SECONDARY PACKAGING GOLD: ISLE OF RAASAY: Stranger & Stranger BEST TRAVEL RETAIL EXCLUSIVE: AULTMORE CALVADOS 21: Stranger & Stranger TRAVEL RETAIL GOLD: AULTMORE CALVADOS 21: Stranger & Stranger TRAVEL RETAIL SILVER: ABERFELDY MADEIRA 21: Stranger & Stranger TRAVEL RETAIL BRONZE: AULTMORE OLOROSO 25: Stranger & Stranger Huge thanks to our clients for trusting us to bring their visions to life.

Fifth Annual Craft Spirits Packaging Awards 2025

We’re excited to announce our wins at this year’s Craft Spirits Packaging Awards by the American Craft Spirits Association & Craft Spirits Magazine! Listening Rock Gin: Gold in Gin Copalli Organic White Rum: Gold in Rum Copalli Organic Rum: Silver in Portfolio A huge thank you to our incredible team and everyone who helped bring these exceptional spirits – and their packaging – to life.

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2025

We’re beyond thrilled to celebrate three awards at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. A huge shoutout to our amazing clients – we’re honored to bring your visions to life! Packaging: Surface Designs: 2025 Awards – Best in Class (La Petite Victoire) Packaging: Modern Illustrations: 2025 Awards – Gold (St. Clement Grüner Veltliner) Packaging: Series: 2025 Awards – Bronze (Luminaire Rosé)

The Dieline features Defiant Wine

Take a look at The Dieline feature on our collaboration with Defiant Wine. Bold design for a brand that knows no limits. Cheers to pushing boundaries!

Harpers Design Awards 2024 Best Established Product No. 3 London Dry Gin

We’re proud to win Best Established Product at the Harpers Design Awards for No.3 London Dry Gin! Our design was praised for its “clear original label” and “distinctive bottle” featuring detailed finishes that capture the essence of the product.

Harpers Design Awards 2024

Excited to celebrate multiple wins at the Harpers Design Awards 2024! A huge thank you to our incredible clients for trusting us to bring their visions to life. GOLD: Neverstill Wines, The Hearach SILVER: Nicolás Catena Zapata, Copalli Rum, Elementa(AL), La Petite Victoire BRONZE: Belvedere B10

The Spirits Business Design Awards 2024

Thrilled to see our designs and packaging honored at this year's The Spirits Business Design & Packaging Masters - a true testament to our incredible clients and team! Winners: MASTER – Redwood Empire Whiskey's Haystack Needle, Copalli Rum. GOLD – Alto Canto, Laferté French Whisky, Stade’s Rum, Invergordon, Bärenjäger, SirDavis, The Gardener Gin, No. 3 Gin's London Dry Gin, JAJA Spirits Tequila, The Besties All-In Tequila, Piña Royale SILVER – Glenglassaugh 49YO, Augustum, Ulysses Whiskey x Art

The Tasting Alliance Design Competition 2024

Thrilled to share news of the 2024 Tasting Alliance Design Competition awards: Gold for: Deko Cocktails and Angel’s Envy Cellar Collection Series Volumes 1-3 Silver for: The Gardener Gin

Pentawards 2024

Great to receive a Silver Pentaward for our work on B10 for our client Belvedere – congratulations team!

Agency of the Year 2024

We are honoured to be awarded Agency of the Year for the seventh consecutive year by the ISC - this would not be possible without all our amazing clients allowing us to just get on and do what we do best. Congratulations to our talented teams in London, New York and San Francisco.

Award of Excellence!

We're very happy to share that Communication Arts Design Annual has awarded our packaging design work on Nemiroff LEX with an AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.

World Cider Awards 2024

World Cider Awards 2024 We're very pleased to see our packaging design work on Showerings Cider being awarded a Bronze medal.

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Graphis Design Awards 2025

Graphis Awards, we are very proud to report an amazing haul: Platinum awards for Nemiroff LEX & Listening Rock; Gold awards for Belvedere 10 & LAGG; Silver awards for Glenglassaugh, Isle of Raasay, Starward, Neverstill, Element(AL) & The Hearach. Congratulations to all!

The 26th FAB Awards

Another great result at this year's 26th FAB Awards. We won silver for our Lagg packaging.

The Drinks Business Awards 2024

Amazing results from the Drinks Business Awards. Savoia Orancio wins Best Design & Packaging and Rathfinny Wine Estate – Blanc de Noirs wins The Crealis Award for Best UK Sparkling Wine Packaging. Congratulations to all!

Dieline Awards 2024

A great result. Element(AL) wine awarded for sustainable design at Dieline Awards!

Via Carota adds sparkling RTD range

The bottled cocktail line, created by New York restaurant Via Carota, has revealed five new carbonated recipes. The West Village restaurant launched its line of bottled cocktails in February 2023. Now, it is adding to the range with a new batch of sparkling drinks. Packaging designed by Stranger & Stranger.

Pentawards Interview: Platinum Award winning LAGG Whisky

Pentawards Interview. Pentawards speak to us to learn more about the agency and our 2023 Platinum award-winning work for LAGG whisky.

The Spirits Business Design Awards 2023

Amazing results from The Spirits Business Design Awards 2023... Master for: Isle of Raasay Gin. Gold for: Astraea Gin, X.A Volcan Tequila, Via Carota Classic Cocktails, Dada Chapel Brhum, The Hearach Whisky, Lagg Whisky, Compass Box Ultramarine Whisky, LEX by Nemiroff Vodka, Berry Bros. & Rudd No.3 Gin. Silver for: Dada Chapel Vodka.

2023 Pentawards

Lagg packs go Platinum! Our team was awarded a prestigious Pentawards Platinum for being the best in category winner for dark spirits at this year’s ceremony at Magazine London on the Greenwich Peninsula at last Friday’s Gala ceremony – congratulations one and all!

2023 IWSC Design Awards

The 2023 IWSC Design Awards results are in: Contemporary Design Winner: Isle of Harris Gin. Highly Commended: Savoia Americano Rosso. Gift Pack Design: Winner: Isle of Raasay Whisky & Gin. Traditional Design: Winner: Showerings Cider. Highly Commended: Berry Bros & Rudd No.3 Gin. Click on the image to read more.

Our Belvedere 10 work wins at Formes de Luxe.

One of the judges, Nicolas Mathieu from Chanel said "We were won over by the elongated design and the ten faceted “levels” that represents the stages of production of the vodka. The bottle can also light up in a nightclub setting,"

Compass Box Releases Metropolis Extinct Blend

Compass Box has announced the release of the third limited-edition expression in their Extinct Blends Quartet: Metropolis. As with all Compass Box expressions, the producer expresses its vision through a unique label from the design team at Stranger & Stranger.

Raising a glass to a long Harris journey

The great day is drawing nigh. At 13.00 hours on September 22nd, the first public dram of ‘The Hearach’, produced by the Isle of Harris Distillery, will be poured with due ceremony. Stranger & Stranger are proud to have been part of the journey.

For the 6th consecutive year, we've been awarded DESIGN AGENCY OF THE YEAR!

Amazing to receive this accolade for a sixth year. Thank you to the International Spirits Challenge. Our own Ivan Bell received the award on the night.

International Spirits Challenge Design & Packaging Awards 2023

An awesome set of awards from International Spirits Challenge 2023. One double gold, two gold, nine silver and four bronze. Wow!

Graphis Design Awards 2024

We are very happy to announce we won GOLD for Astraea Gin and Via Carota Craft Cocktails and SILVER for Volcan Tequila, Kings Ginger Liqueur and Powers Irish Whiskey.

Communication Arts Exhibit – Lutèce Apéritif packaging

Stranger & Stranger’s Lutèce Apéritif packaging pays homage to this spirit brand’s passion for authenticity and sustainability.

Communication Arts Award of Excellence 2023

Announcing an Award of Excellence from Communication Arts for our designs on Astraea Gin and Volcan Tequila packaging – thanks to our amazing clients!

The 25th FAB Awards

At this years 25th FAB Awards we won a Gold Award with Dada Chapel!

Kevin Shaw on waking up to the threat and potential of AI

“I’d advise everyone to strap in and see how they can make AI a tool before they become a tool of AI…” That’s the stark warning of drinks design legend, Kevin Shaw, founder of Stranger & Stranger.

Brad Pitt, the Perrin Family and Tom Nichol announce the launch of The Gardener Gin.

Radiating the French Riviera spirit around the world, The Gardener Gin pays tribute to the unique art-de-vivre and biodiversity of the region. It is a quest for perfection, dreamed up by friends who share a dedication to art and craft. How could our bespoke bottle and packaging design not convey such provenance. Photography: Serge Chapuis

World Gin Awards

AMAZING to see our packaging works for Santa Ana receiving gold accolades for both the bottle and the label designs in the World Gin Awards.

World Whisky Awards

WONDERFUL to see our packaging designs for The Un-told Story, Hanson and Compass Box receiving accolades in the World Whisky Awards.

World Vodka Awards

GREAT to see our packaging designs for X-Muse and 42 Below receiving accolades in the World Vodka Awards.

GDUSA Packaging Design Awards 2023

Our new packaging design for Astraea Gin won in this year’s GDUSA Packaging Design Awards!

Ulysses Whiskey x Art

Ulysses Whiskey x Art is a unique coming together of master distillers and a literary masterpiece, resulting in a collection of 18 Special Editions, each a highly collectable and rare whiskey, released every year on Bloomsday, June 16th. Each distillers’ unique contribution will be immortalized during the next 18 years and bottled with unique labels designed each year by Stranger & Stranger.

New York’s Via Carota Restaurant Launches A Craft Cocktail Brand

Via Carota Craft Cocktails have launched a line of ready-to-drink classics, White Negroni, Classic Negroni, Espresso Martini, Signature Martini, Signature Manhattan, and Old Fashioned. Each offering is housed in artful decanters designed by industry standouts Stranger & Stranger.

Graphis Packaging 10 awards

We won Platinum, Gold, Silver, and an Honorable Mention in this year's Graphis 10 awards for Eminente, X Muse, Dada Chapel, Stranahan's, Hangar 1 Smoke Point, and Savoia.

World Liqueur Awards 2022

Our new packaging design of Kings Ginger for Berry Bros. & Rudd Spirits wins the World Liqueur Award for Best Liqueur Design, Best Bottle Design!

World Vodka Awards 2022

Proud to win Label Design Gold and Bottle Design Bronze for Dada Potato Vodka & Bottle Design Silver for Good Vodka at the 2022 World Vodka Awards!

GDUSA American Package Design Awards winners December 2022

Check out all our GDUSA Awards winners in the latest online edition of GDUSA Magazine! Flip to pages 168-169.

This Single Malt Whiskey Toasts to the Final Season of ‘The Walking Dead’

The collectible bottle comes with packaging that true fans of the series will appreciate, complete with several quotes on the bottle from characters in the show like Michonne, Daryl, Rick, and Hershel.

World Vermouth Awards 2022

Proud to have won Best Label Design for our Azaline pack, at the World Vermouth Awards 2022!

World’s Drinks Awards 2022 winners

World's Best Vodka, Rum, Whisky, Vermouth and Liqueur categories.

Leading designers reveal the biggest trends in packaging design of 2022 so far

"We're noticing an increase in the number of requests to design bespoke glass bottles," says Ivan Bell, group CEO and managing director at Stranger & Stranger. "Clients are deciding to invest in their brands and go bespoke with stand-out bottle structures; designs that allow a brand to be more individual and iconic."

“Art of ITALICUS” – a book created to celebrate the brand’s anniversary and its vision.

September 1st marks five years of the Art of ITALICUS and the anniversary of the brand. ITALICUS - Rosolio di Bergamotto is excited to announce they have once again partnered with the renowned and award-winning designers, Stranger & Stranger.

For the 5th year, we've been awarded DESIGN AGENCY OF THE YEAR!

Thank you to the International Spirits Challenge 2022

A resurrected distillery is this summer’s hottest bourbon trail destination

Castle & Key Distillery’s various gins showcase seasonal botanicals, many of them grown on-site in the ruins of an old warehouse, and even its vodka is designed to appeal to serious drinkers, being made from scratch with a true whiskey mashbill instead of neutral grain spirit.

Moët Hennessy Announces Its New Ultra-Premium Tequila Volcán X.A

The tequila industry continues to see a noticeable uptick in popularity and as a result, spirits imprints across the board have been seizing any opportunity they can get to cash in on the action. The latest to hop on the train is Moët Hennessy — the wine and spirits umbrella company that currently owns brands like Hennessy, Dom Perignon and Belvedere — which has just announced its newest tequila Volcán X.A.

‘Peaky Blinders’ gets its own official whiskey from Bushmills

By order of the Peaky Blinders. The “Prohibition Recipe” bottles designed by Stranger & Stranger harken back to whiskeys made and aged around the 1920s.

Fedrigoni 2022 Top Paper Awards

Take a look at all the beautiful pieces showcased, and our own Ivan Bell amongst the judging panel! Fedrigoni Top Award is a celebration of beauty and creativity. It is a tribute to hard work, design and expression using Fedrigoni Papers and self-adhesives materials. It is the only award in the world that honours graphic designers, printers and customers together as a team.

ArtsThread and Gucci announce judges for global design graduate show 2022

Our own Cosimo Surace to judge ARTSTHREAD and Gucci global design graduate show 2022!

Communication Arts Award of Excellence

Very pleased to announce an Award of Excellence from Communication Arts for our design of Berry Bros. & Rudd Spirits' The King's Ginger.

Pentawards Talk with Ivan Bell

Our own Ivan Bell enjoyed a great panel discussion at the PENTAWARDS festival last Friday on the future of the design agency with Emma Follett (Design Bridge) and James Ramsden (Coley Porter Bell), thanks to you both and thanks to Reuben Christian for hosting our discussion.

PaperSpecs Live [unboxed] virtual/hands-on event

Love to hear about the good old days when he’d trade design for wine? Don't miss the next PaperSpecs Live [unboxed] virtual/hands-on event with a special appearance by our own Kevin Shaw!

England’s ‘first’ Bourbon unveiled

"The unique bottle was designed by Stranger & Stranger and draws on the colours of the jersey Lester Piggott wore when he rode Never Say Die to victory in 1954."

Amazing to see our design and packaging works awarded in The Spirits Business Awards 2022

Winners: Bevridge tasting kit, Castle & Key Distillery Untold Story, Compass Box Menagerie, Hotaling & Co. Hirsch Horizon, Old Potrero, Australian Distilling - Old Young's and Gingin Gin's Gingin Gin, Powers, Proximo Spirits Bushmills single malt range, Rockey's milk punch.

Stranger & Stranger crafted the packaging design for Manhattan's first whiskey distillery since Prohibition

The spirits brand was Manhattan's first whiskey distillery since Prohibition, and the packaging design aptly reflects this historical characteristic.

NFT. WTF? Kevin Shaw on why we should all steer clear of NFTs

Sometimes it can be wiser to stand back from the latest technology craze to see what it is all about before diving in. That’s definitely the case with NFTs, argues Kevin Shaw, founder and owner of Stranger & Stranger.

Daddy Rack whiskey becomes the first of its kind to launch in Waitrose

Tennessee straight whiskey Daddy Rack has achieved nationwide presence in the UK through Waitrose, the first ‘Double Mellowed’ spirit to be offered by the retailer.

Shanken News Daily Interview: Treasury Americas’ John Wardley On The Growth Of 19 Crimes

Stranger & Stranger’s 19 Crimes features in Shanken News Daily

Isle of Raasay whisky packaging wins top award at the Luxury Packaging Awards.

Stoelzle Glass Prestige Spirits won the Luxury Drinks – Primary Pack Award at the recent Luxury Packaging Awards. Their work on our Isle of Raasay Whisky packaging won the top award.

Hangar 1's latest spirit is distilled from grapes damaged in the 2020 Glass fire.

Can there be an upside to wildfires that ravaged some California vineyards? At Hangar 1, a spirits company in Alameda, California, they may have found one. Smoke Point Vodka is distilled from the juice of Napa Valley merlot and malbec grapes damaged in the 2020 Glass fire. Proceeds from sales are being donated to the California Fire Foundation, which supports firefighters and their families.

Eminente packaging wins Diamond at Pentawards 2021

DIAMOND – BEST OF SHOW, Eminente Reserva by Moët Hennessy, France, and Stranger & Stranger, UK With its crocodile-shaped logo and textured glass bottle, this rum was inspired by its native Cuban land that locals call “Isla del Cocodrilo” (Island of the crocodile).

How Treasury Wine turned to gangsta rapper Snoop Dogg to solve its Crimes

Stranger & Stranger’s 19 Crimes packaging features in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Drinking an Old Fashioned? Great. Being old fashioned? Not so great.

Check out these 22 pioneering women who are bringing bourbon into the future. As the landscape of bourbon continues to shift–women now make up 40% of the consumer base–these distillers, blenders and innovators are leading the way to a more inclusive industry.

The Buyer | Why good design is even harder than the ‘F***, Marry, Kill’ game.

Kevin Shaw is paid to know what good drinks design looks like. It’s what has made his agency, Stranger & Stranger, arguably the most coveted drinks design agency in the world.

Dieline | Junipero Gin Invites You To Have 'More Firsts, Less Fear'

Stranger & Stranger’s Junipero Gin packaging features in this month's Dieline magazine.

World Brand Design | Stranger times

Stranger & Stranger’s Stranger Times packaging features in this month's Dieline magazine.