Our Bottle
Our Original Bottle
Since we started production in January 2018, we have always strived to use our town’s rich history and iconic buildings in our branding.
Our original bottle was a stock bottle from France which we chose as it’s shape reflected the shapes of both Linlithgow Palace and St Michael’s Church spire. The spire has become synonymous with Linlithgow over the years and is seen as a huge visitor attraction for the town.
In early 2020 the distillery team realised that to secure the future of the business and integrate our plans for distilling whisky, we needed to come up with our own bespoke bottle.
Our Inspiration
We wanted our new bottle to be tied to more of Linlithgow’s iconic buildings & landmarks. We were inspired by:
Linlithgow Palace - one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th & 16th centuries and the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
St Michael’s Church Spire - built immediately to the south of the Palace, the church was much favoured as a place of worship by the monarchs.
St Magdalene’s Distillery – the last whisky distillery in Linlithgow which closed its doors in 1983 and was developed into apartments.
The Maltings – the original malting house for St Magdalene’s distillery and latterly a brewery before being developed into apartments.
Linlithgow Loch - immediately to the north of the town centre, the loch is the largest freshwater loch in Lothian and our main botanical, meadowsweet, grows in abundance around the loch.
Our Design Process
Ross, our distiller and owner, initially designed a few sketches with his vision for the new bottle.
These sketches were passed to our glass partners and their design team helped us to refine our designs.
Based on our designs, we were sent 3 different 3D printed samples before we settled on our final design.
Our New Bottle
Our new bespoke bottle was launched in July 2021 and it features all 5 of the buildings & landmarks that inspired it!
Linlithgow Palace – represented by the bottle shape and the horizontal ribbing on the bottle which signifies layers of stone and brick.
St Michael’s Church Spire – represented by the bottle shape and the impression of the Crown of Thorns spire when viewing the bottle from the top down. Also represented in our logo which is embossed on to the bottom of the bottle.
St Magdalene’s Distillery – represented by the cupola top to the bottle.
The Maltings – represented by the cupola top to the bottle.
Linlithgow Loch - represented by the jade green colour of the bottle, which has been used throughout our branding since day one.
Design Awards
