case study / spirits portfolio

three bottles. one estate.

Distinct packaging stories for Red Cask whisky, Butter Pecan cream liqueur and Ice Storm vodka—each with its own reason to be picked up.

packaging design · portfolio expression
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Wayne Gretzky Estates Red Cask whisky bottle held in two hands
red cask canadian whisky
the problem

A broad spirits portfolio needs difference without disconnection.

the move

Give each liquid a focused visual story inside the estate world.

what shipped

Packaging design across whisky, cream liqueur and vodka.

what held

Clear shelf character with a shared Canadian provenance.

01 business problem

a famous name is not a packaging system.

Wayne Gretzky Estates spans different liquids, occasions and audiences. The portfolio needed the authority of the master name without forcing every product into the same visual costume.

Our role was to make each expression legible and desirable on its own terms while preserving enough family resemblance to feel like one estate.

portfolio needrecognition across categories.

The estate must remain visible as products move from whisky to liqueur to vodka.

product needa reason to choose this bottle.

Each liquid needs its own cues, appetite and occasion at shelf distance.

02 three expressions
Wayne Gretzky Estates Red Cask whisky packaging
01 red cask
Wayne Gretzky Estates Butter Pecan cream liqueur packaging
02 butter pecan
Wayne Gretzky Estates Ice Storm vodka packaging and cocktail
03 ice storm
03 packaging logic
red caskDepth and craft

Warm red, barrel language and confident hierarchy cue the whisky's finish.

butter pecanIndulgence and warmth

A lighter, appetite-led expression for a creamy, flavour-forward product.

ice stormCold and clarity

An icy visual world and cleaner cues give vodka a distinct presence.

family resemblance, without family uniforms.
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