In celebration of famend artist James Turrell’s eightieth birthday, Scotland’s oldest working distillery, The Glenturret, and famend crystal maker Lalique have teamed as much as create an unique whisky decanter – Eight Many years. A restricted version of simply 80, the Eight Many years decanter is impressed by civilisations in Egypt and introduced for the primary time on the new Lalique Artwork Gallery in Burlington Arcade, London on sixteenth Might 2023.
The design of the decanter is an ideal stability of flowing curves and tapered traces, with an oblong base and a deep blue crystal stopper with a pyramidal form impressed by Egyptian monuments, through which mild served ceremonial functions. Growing the artist’s imaginative and prescient for this creation posed a tough problem for the staff at Lalique, as they strived to make sure that the violet crystal injected into the neck of the decanter was evenly distributed and magnified the amber whisky inside.
John Laurie, Managing Director, The Glenturret mentioned, “It’s a proud second for us to be working with James Turrell – numerous arduous work and feelings have gone into designing and creating this decanter. The Eight Many years decanter encapsulates The Glenturret’s very essence: an understated aesthetic, crafted by many proficient palms who’re all custodians of the talents required to create such a gorgeous decanter and liquid. The design of Eight Many years is a departure from extra conventional whisky bottles and a homage to the artist because it commemorates his eightieth birthday – we really feel it’s a piece of artwork simply as a lot as it’s a whisky decanter holding a scrumptious liquid.”
The Glenturret’s Whisky Maker, Bob Dalgarno, has rigorously crafted Eight Many years with perception from his conversations with James Turrell. Comprised of 8 casks, starting from 1987-1998, this whisky affords aromas of darkish dried fruit, chocolate orange, ginger cake, crimson berries, contemporary apples, and softer oak. On the palate, take pleasure in light wooden spices, wealthy fruit cake laced with treacle and honeycomb, burnished oak, and a protracted, mellow end.
Eight Many years is priced at £80,000 and might be primarily obtainable for pre-orders in Might by means of privateclient@theglenturret.com or by contacting your Lalique Boutiques on Conduit Avenue and in Burlington Arcade, London.
