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Stranger & Stranger. (2025). First West American Whiskey Packaging. GDUSA Gallery. https://gallery.gdusa.com/project/first-west-american-whiskey-packaging
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American Graphic Design Awards 2025
Inspired by Kentucky's artisanal roots, this whiskey packaging honors the legacy of historic blue bottles.
This whiskey celebrates the enduring sense of adventure and discovery in Kentucky, America’s First West, and this glass is inspired by the first historic blue whiskey bottles ever produced by local artisans. They didn’t have the tricky modern production tech but they did have some mad skills.
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