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A Gold Win Beneath the Waves: Faer Isles Subsea Vodka
Faer Isles Subsea Vodka has been awarded Gold at The Design & Packaging Masters 2025 by The Spirits Business, and Label Apeel is proud to have helped dress this remarkable spirit for the world stage. Crafted in the Faroe Islands with subsea water drawn from deep beneath the North Atlantic, the vodka’s story is all about purity, depth and a strong sense of place.
Crafting the perfect fit
For this project, the label had to work in harmony with a highly considered bottle, where every curve and contour plays a role in the overall impression. The shaped label was carefully die‑cut to follow the bottle’s details, creating a seamless fit that feels intentional from every angle.
The print build combined screen printing for bold, tactile elements with reverse printing to add depth and detail viewed through the glass. Printed on Cotton Extra White paper stock, the label delivers a soft, tactile feel that reinforces the craft and purity at the heart of the brand, and is designed to take hand‑written batch and date information cleanly and legibly.
Bringing the subsea story to life
Faer Isles Distillery set out to reflect the North Atlantic in both the vodka and the packaging, using subsea water as a key part of the story. The bottle shape, textures and label work together so the product clearly communicates its subsea origin on shelf.
Our role at Label Apeel was to support that vision with precise print execution, ensuring the label enhanced rather than competed with the glass and liquid. Every technical decision - from label shape to print method and material - was made to reinforce the brand’s subsea narrative.
A collaborative gold‑winning effort
This Gold medal is a shared achievement between Faer Isles Distillery, design partners who conceived the concept, Stoelzle Spirits as bottling partner, and the Label Apeel production team. Together, the collaboration demonstrates how thoughtful design, considered print and a powerful brand story can turn a single bottle into an experience worth celebrating.
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