Lust in Case

Ardbeg’s Double Barrel offers scotch connoisseurs a rare opportunity to taste whiskey from two different 1974 casks. The distillery commissioned the company that makes cases for British shotgun manufacturer James Purdey & Sons to create a box. It’s made from hand-stitched bridle leather, and in addition to the two bottles, it contains eight sterling-silver cups, a notebook, and an Omas pen.

Delamain’s new Le Voyage cognac contains the house’s finest eaux-de-vies. But the spirit’s packaging may be even more special. Each of the 500 Baccarat crystal bottles comes in an accordion leather case that looks like a piece of luggage, complete with luggage tag.

As any barfly can tell you, Johnnie Walker’s top-of-the-line whiskey is Blue Label. But a few years ago, the brand released an even rarer scotch for the 200th anniversary of John Walker’s birth. This special Blue Label was bottled in a square Baccarat decanter and packed in a blue Italian-leather box. Just 675 were created.

Dos Lunas Grand Reserve is one of the oldest tequilas on the market. It has been aged for 10 years in oak casks. The extra-anejo spirit is bottled in a Baccarat decanter and comes in an ebonized-wood briefcase that locks with a silver key.

Vintage Macallan has become a favorite of collectors, and now there’s a new must-have whiskey. In January, the distillery is releasing 420 bottles of rare scotch in a decanter inspired by a 1910 perfume bottle and made by Lalique, complete with a leather-and-silk presentation box.