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The Devil's Keep

The Devil’s Keep
Ultra-Rare Irish Whiskey

Simply, the most luxurious Irish whiskey experience created to date. 
A minimalist dark oak box with gold trims and a Japanese lock reveals the bottle and obsidian closure 
holding one of the rarest whiskeys ever produced in Ireland. 

Highlighted by the dark burgundy Alcantara and oak textures in the background surfaces, the complementary elements: gold pipette, tasting glasses, obsidian whiskey stones and a unique essence elevate the experience provided by this exquisite product.

An ode to a sensorial immersion into one of the rarest collector’s whiskey created to this day; an example on how packaging can empower a product.

The Devil’s Keep is a unique single malt. 
An alchemy of water, wood, mastery and time, to create the finest whiskey that Ireland has ever made.

The rarest of whiskeys. A moment in time that can never be recreated. Unparalleled. Irreplaceable. Sublime. Enchantment is woven into every detail of its creation. Spirit that sees the age-old secrets of Ireland’s whiskey masters re-imagined in the vision of a new breed of craftsmen.
Sight, sound, scent, touch and taste combine to deliver The Devil’s Keep. 
Meticulous attention to every luxurious detail brings this unique whiskey to an exclusive few.

The secrets of The Devil’s Keep are for the initiated only. Its treasures are guarded within two cases, both secured by bespoke brass locks. Open these to discover the elements that deliver a whiskey tasting experience like no other.

In order to protect the main packaging, a structural transit box was designed in 2 parts, allowing a vertical extraction, granting an experience as effortless and ergonomic as possible.

Fully covered in dark stained oak, with a luxurious yet structural brass edging, the indulgent interior of the box is Cladded in burgundy suede, all secured by heavy-duty brass finished handles and drawbolt latches.
Once inside, unchain the contents to unleash The Devil’s Keep.
the experience box, designed with the most luxurious attention to every single detail, is embodied by a dark stained oak finish and brass detailing, framing the dark burgundy leather walls that hold the tasting accessories, crucial to experiencing the devil’s in full.

Bespoke glasses, a custom numbered whiskey certificate and a rich booklet that tells the entirety of the Devil’s keep story are housed in each door, leaving the centre stage to holding the vessel secure. Behind the spotlight, te user can find the Antrim spring water carafe, a measure of barley - the same used in the making of this whiskey-, an atomizer containing the whiskey and distilling essence known as "the Angels' share", and a set of four obsidian stones and gold pipette.

Not only the experience box has an ancient lock to keep the devil inside,  the bottle itself is chained to the walls of the box, so that only it’s rightful proprietor can truly unleash the devil.
The exquisite bottle sits alongside elements that heighten perception. The clear vessel, angled at the very top, enhances the visualization of the whiskey’s natural shades, whilst keeping a strong flat area both front and back, a canvas that rewards the perception of the devil’s strong, rich colours. gold screen printing details the front of the bottle whilst its story is told at the back. the finely detailed artwork embraces the bottle without withdrawing any attention from the whiskey’s rich tones. At the base, a bespoke solid brass plaque has been engraved with all the unique details of this exquisite whiskey, each individually numbered. To cap this sensorial experience, the cork stopper is encapsulated into an  obsidian closure, one of the hardest minerals on earth, hand crafted into a truncated cone, allowing the perfect grip to extract the closure.

the ÉRIMÓN glass blends science and artistry into an uniquely designed masterpiece, allowing all the whiskey notes, scents and flavours, to be highlighted and experienced like never before. the ÉRIMÓN is completely made out of soda-lime glass, a uniquely formed glass that, unlike crystal, contains no lead whatsoever, preventing any metals from altering the taste of the whiskey or elevating the sense of alcohol, instead of its natural notes. 
a larger glass drop (the base ice) prevents the temperature from the hand to transmute heat to the whiskey, changing its flavours. The shaping, inspired by exhaustive testing, led to A large bulb, allowing more whiskey to deposit and unleash its flavours, is then guided via a continuous curve, less and less intense towards the very top, guiding a smooth transition and dispersion of the ethanol in the liquid towards the air via the glass walls, culminating in what has been labelled
the best whiskey tasting experience ever created.

The Devil's Keep
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