Co-founder at Highland Liquor Co.: Robert Hicks
Product Launch Location: Global
Packaging Substrate / Materials: Custom glass bottle Substrate: Saville Row Tweed
Printing Process: Flexography, 1 PMS spot colour, satin screen varnish, matt varnish, hot foil stamped, embossed
Highland Liquor Co. was established in Ullapool, on Scotland’s North West Highland coast, in 2018.
Ullapool is a place of geographical and geological note; known as the gateway to Scotland’s first UNESCO Geopark and the brand’s graphic identity references the mountains, sea, farming, and community on which the village was created and continues to thrive.
A croft is the Scottish name for a small farm – in naming their first product Seven Crofts, Highland Liquor Co. make direct reference to the original settlement on which the modern-day village is built. The seven small-holdings are represented in graphic form below the Seven Crofts product name.
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Highland Liquor Company, in Ullapool, Ross-shire, defies turbulent Covid-19 pandemic effects to increase turnover and hire more staff By Philip Murray Published: 15:00, 16 January 2021
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Helen Chalmers and Robert Hicks.
A North distilleryâs gin sales proved just the tonic during a turbulent Covid-hit 2020 â after the company saw its turnover soar seven-fold in the past year and was able to hire extra staff.
The Highland Liquor Company, which is based in Ullapool and run by Robert Hicks and Helen Chalmers, is perhaps best known for its batch distilled Seven Crofts and Fishermanâs Strength gins, and has gained recognition from some of this countryâs most high profile bars.
The Highland Liquor Company has revealed a seven-fold increase in turnover over the last 12 months, despite turbulent trading conditions. The company based in Ullapool has hailed strong consumer sales, new product launches and the opening of a new shop. Run by Robert Hicks and Helen Chalmers, the Highland Liquor Company is best known for its batch distilled Seven Crofts and Fisherman’s Strength gins, and has gained recognition from some of this country’s most high profile bars. With the onset of the coronavirus and closure of the hospitality industry, it was able to increase its online sales and through stockists like Harvey Nichols and a strong range of distributors.