
Dec
Inaugural The Distillers One of One charity auction achieves sales of £3.1million in aid of disadvantaged young people in Scotland
Michael McLaren0 comments auction, charity, whisky
The inaugural The Distillers One of One charity auction at Barnbougle Castle outside Edinburgh last Friday achieved sales of £3.1million, two and a half times the pre-sale low estimate. The Distillers One of One is a biennial series of auctions of Scottish whisky in aid of disadvantaged young people in Scotland. Led by The Distiller’s […]

Nov
McLaren Packaging sponsors inaugural The Distillers One of One charity auction
Michael McLaren0 comments sponsorship, Uncategorised, whisky
Port Glasgow based McLaren Packaging, a specialist supplier to the Scotch Whisky industry, is sponsoring the inaugural The Distillers One of One charity auction at Barnbougle Castle outside Edinburgh on Friday 3 December 2021. Launched earlier this year, the Distillers One of One is a biennial series of auctions of Scottish whisky in aid of […]

Jul
Blue Box Design whisky packaging highlights sustainability while raising funds for Atlantic-rowing brothers’ charities
Michael McLaren0 comments Design, Packaging, Sustainability, whisky
Blue Box Design, the Stirling-based specialist in the design and manufacture of bespoke presentation boxes for the UK food and drink sector, has produced premium whisky packaging to highlight sustainability and raise funds for record-breaking Atlantic rowers the MacLean brothers’ chosen charities. MacLean’s Pillage and MacLean’s Spillage aim to highlight the need for sustainable production […]

Jan
McLaren brothers congratulate MacLean brothers on their record-breaking row across the Atlantic in world’s toughest race
Michael McLaren0 comments Family Business, Uncategorised, whisky
Port-Glasgow headquartered whisky packaging company McLaren Packaging, headed by brothers Donald and Michael McLaren, has congratulated the MacLean brothers on their record-breaking row across the Atlantic in the world’s toughest race. McLaren Packaging sponsored Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean in their bold bid to be the first three brothers and the youngest trio to row […]

Sep
Johnnie Walker White Walker Game of Thrones wins McLaren Packaging sponsored Product Launch of the Year at inaugural Scottish Whisky Awards
Graham Lironi0 comments award, Uncategorised, whisky
Diageo’s Johnnie Walker White Walker Game of Thrones campaign has won the McLaren Packaging sponsored Product Launch of the Year at the inaugural Scottish Whisky Awards. Michael McLaren, Sales & Marketing Director of family-run Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging, said: “Congratulations to Johnnie Walker White Walker for winning recognition as the product launch of the year; […]

Aug
McLaren Packaging shortlisted in Luxury Packaging Awards for The Game of Thrones Single Malt Whisky Collection
Graham Lironi0 comments award, Design, Marketing, Packaging, whisky
Award-winning drinks packaging company McLaren Packaging has been shortlisted in the Special Edition Pack – Drinks category of the 2019 Luxury Packaging Awards for The Game of Thrones Single Malt Whisky Collection, a collaboration between HBO Entertainment and DIAGEO Drinks. The collection features eight different Single Malt Scotch whiskies paired with one of the iconic […]

Apr
Paterson wins McLaren Packaging-sponsored Best Scotch Ambassador category at World Whiskies Awards
Graham Lironi0 comments award, whisky
Gemma Paterson, Global Ambassador for The Balvenie Single Malt Whisky, has won the much sought-after McLaren Packaging-sponsored Best Scotch Ambassador category at the World Whiskies Awards. Michael McLaren, Sales & Marketing Director of family-run Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging, said: “Congratulations to Gemma for winning recognition as the Best Scotch Ambassador in the world; a well-deserved […]