Fashion inspired pinstripe vodka bottles

The Absolut Crystal Pinstripe Bottle – the next generation of the Absolut Vodka Crystal bottle launched in 2010 – has been designed by duo Skogsberg&Smart and hand-blown, hand-cut and hand-engraved by master craftsmen at Reijmyre glassworks in the Östergötland region in southern Sweden. The total number of bottles made is a 800, each numbered and signed by the master cutter after inspection and approval.

The bottle is presented in a hand-made ”treasure chest” case, clad in classic pinstripe fabric, complete with two hand-crafted crystal tumblers

A pitch black version of the bottle has also been crafted in an ultra-limited edition of just ten bottles. The black, lead-free coating is applied via an elaborate glass-blowing technique and the pinstripes are engraved using mirrors for vision in the solid black surface.

The bottles will be available in select travel retail outlets from autumn 2011.

1 October 2011 - Felicity Murray