Designed by Markarian’s Alexandra O’Neill
Woodford Reserve is dressing up the backbar for the vacations with its 2025 Vacation Bottle—this 12 months that includes art work by designer Alexandra O’Neill, founding father of luxurious label Markarian. It’s the primary time Woodford has tapped a designer for the annual launch, and the result’s festive with out being loud—very “gift-ready” for the season.
The label leans into Markarian’s vintage-meets-modern aesthetic: a muted sage backdrop, a fragile garland stripe of winter berries, and alternating stars—with refined candy-stripe nods to traditional vacation nostalgia. It’s meant to really feel celebratory however understated, which is sensible should you’re constructing a vacation show that doesn’t scream.
“This elegant bottle will instantly elevate any vacation get together,” mentioned Elizabeth McCall, Woodford Reserve Grasp Distiller.
O’Neill’s route was clear: make the bottle really feel like a fantastically wrapped current. A go to to the Versailles, KY distillery helped set the palette—evergreens, amber bourbon tones, and historic brick all feeding into the design language.
“For this vacation label, I wished the bottle to really feel like a fantastically wrapped reward—treasured and celebratory,” mentioned Alexandra O’Neill. “Visiting the distillery introduced the imaginative and prescient to life, with the evergreens, amber tones of the bourbon, and historic buildings inspiring the colour story and design particulars.”
The vacation bottle is a 1-liter—good for service and for friends who need to take one dwelling. MSRP is $49.99, accessible throughout the U.S. and choose world markets. Direct transport can be stay at store.woodfordreserve.com to states the place it’s authorized (KY, NH, ND, NE, and D.C.).
In the event you run a bar, that is a simple seasonal add: it pours like Woodford (no change to the whiskey), seems premium on the shelf, and images properly on your December posts. Think about it a low-lift method to sign “vacation” with out reprinting your complete menu.
