Scotland produces whisky that sells across 180 countries, craft gin that wins international awards, and wine that arrives in Scottish ports and goes onto restaurant lists up and down the UK.
Behind every bottle that reaches a shelf, a gift set, or a customer’s door is a packaging decision.
That decision has two jobs.
The packaging has to protect the bottle through transit without failure. And it has to present the product in a way that reflects the brand, because buyers in retail, wholesale, and online channels form judgements from the box before they read the label.
Custom Pack Studio produces bottle packaging for Scottish distilleries, wineries, and craft producers. All with no minimum order quantities, designed for your bottle dimensions, and delivered across the UK.
To find out more about our services, contact our trusted team today.
Why bottle packaging matters for Scottish drinks brands
The Scottish drinks industry operates in a competitive environment where presentation is part of the product.
Premium spirits and beverages command premium prices, and the bottle packaging has to justify the price point visually.
A bottle of whisky in a plain cardboard sleeve tells a completely different story from the same bottle in a high-quality custom-printed box with a soft-touch coating.
They might both protect the glass. But only one reinforces the brand.
Great packaging is a marketing asset.
A well-designed bottle box in a retailer’s window, on a market stall, or arriving on a consumer’s doorstep carries the brand into spaces where no digital advertising follows.
For Scottish producers supplying retail, wholesale, ecommerce, and gift markets, the bottle packaging is part of the product.
Custom bottle boxes and packaging formats
Custom packaging is made for your product.
Every format is available in bespoke sizes built around your specific bottle, printed full colour with your design, and available with no minimum order.
Glass packaging for spirits, wine, and beverages requires a different specification to a standard carton, and we produce across all the formats that Scottish producers and importers need for compliant selling.
Printed bottle boxes
Custom printed bottle boxes are the standard format for spirits, wine, and premium beverages sold through retail, wholesale, and gifting channels.
Each box is built to your exact bottle dimensions and printed across all exterior panels.
Your brand, your label design, and your colour palette are printed directly onto the board, and have a range of premium finishes to take your product to the next level.
From soft-touch lamination, spot UV, foil blocking, and embossing, your chosen finish separates your products on the shelf and against your competitors.
Bottle gift packaging and spirit gift sets
Gift packaging for whisky, gin, and wine needs a format that presents the bottle attractively and withstands the handling that comes with retail and gifting.
We produce gift boxes for single bottles and multi-bottle collections, in rigid and folding board, and can factor in considerations like tissue paper, ribbon, and printed inserts.
For Scottish distilleries supplying specialist retailers and selling direct to consumers, our no minimum order quantities allows you to test out your products, designs, and market before committing to larger orders.
Corrugated shipping boxes
Bottles shipped through courier networks need packaging designed for transport, not just shelf presence.
Our extra strength cardboard helps protect glass from the drops, vibration, and compression of courier handling.
We produce corrugated bottle packaging in formats that meet standard carrier requirements for fragile goods, including packaging designed for approved spirits shipping.
No minimum order, bottle packaging perfect for small Scottish producers
Most packaging manufacturers in the UK set strict minimum orders built around high-volume production runs.
For a craft distillery producing a few hundred cases a year, a small winery importing selected labels, or a startup gin brand taking its first orders, those minimums mean a stock commitment that doesn’t suit a small operation.
We have no minimum order for any bottle packaging format.
As business grows, we supply wholesale quantities on the same format and artwork with consistent lead times and UK delivery throughout.
Pricing scales with quantity, and we provide a written quote for any order size before production starts.
Our in-house manufacturing is backed by KennedySmith (Press) Ltd, a UK packaging manufacturer established in 1997.
The production expertise and capacity mean we deliver at any quantity, from a single sample to a full production run, with the same commitment to quality throughout.
For small Scottish producers who need a reliable packaging partner they can grow with, this flexibility matters. We are proud to work in partnership with producers at every stage of growth.
Bottle packaging built for your size
As a custom packaging supplier, our packages can be fully customised with your product in mind.
We’re so much more than a generic box with void fill.
Whatever the shape and size of your product, we help produce innovative solutions that fit Scottish retailers and importers specifications too.
Here are just some of the wide range of bottle sizes that we can cater to.
70cl bottle box
The standard format for Scotch whisky and gin, matching the most common bottle size in retail and gifting channels.
Packaging built to 70cl dimensions fits your bottle cleanly, with no movement inside the box during transit.
500ml format
This is widely used by craft gin producers and smaller distilleries, and your bottle box is sized to your specific bottle to provide a tighter fit and cleaner presentation than a generic approximation.
Magnum formats (1.5 litre)
The standard wine bottle size for celebrations and premium gifting.
Packaging built to magnum dimensions handles the extra height and weight, and we produce these with the same quality of print and finish as our standard range.
Litre liquid bottles
Litre bottles, common across whisky and spirits ranges, sit between the 70cl and magnum.
Corrugated and protective bottle packaging for shipping
Getting glass bottles from a Scottish distillery or winery to a customer, retailer, or stockist without breakage requires protective packaging built for the journey.
A box that fits the bottle, absorbs impact, and holds up through the full courier network means no damaged stock, no replacement costs, and no customer photographs of broken deliveries.
We work closely with your business and product for a design that improves packing efficiency and brand impressions, and arrives in the perfect condition.
Eco-friendly bottle packaging
Sustainability is now a standard commercial requirement in drinks retail, wholesale, and the gifting market. The environmental impact of packaging is a question buyers, retailers, and consumers ask, and the packaging needs to provide a credible answer without greenwashing.
All our bottle packaging comes from responsibly managed forests. The materials are 100% recyclable and accepted in standard kerbside collections across the UK to contribute to a sustainable future.
Our production facility operates to ISO 14001 environmental management policies and we hold BRC Global Packaging certification at High Hygiene level.
Whatever your unique industry’s requirements, we will ensure you are fully compliant with your packaging solutions and feel supported at every stage of the process.
How to order bottle packaging from Custom Pack Studio
Getting your bottle packaging produced is a three-step process, and our team handles the technical side so you don’t have to.
Specify your packaging
Call us on 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk with your bottle dimensions, format requirements, and print brief. Our trusted team advises on the right format, board weight, and finish for your product and channel.
Or if you’d like to begin yourself, our 3D design tool lets you configure your packaging and apply your branding before you get in touch.
Approve your bottle packaging solution
We produce a print-ready proof showing your packaging at full dimensions with your artwork applied.
Review the layout, colour, and construction before giving sign-off.
Nothing goes to print without your approval, and we make corrections before production starts.
Production and UK delivery
Your bottle packaging is manufactured at our Scotland facility and delivered to your address across the UK.
When you are ready to reorder, your format will be waiting for you.
Get a free quote for bottle packaging in Scotland
If you own a drink business and are looking to enhance your brand with custom packaging solutions, Custom Pack Studio is the team for you.
Ready to find the right packaging for your product? Call us on 01294 314 919 or email contact@custompackstudio.co.uk to book your free consultation for innovative product designs.
