The Macallan Sir Peter Blake Celebrates Four Decades of Artistry with Sir Peter Blake
The longstanding collaboration between Sir Peter Blake and The Macallan is a testament to our shared pursuit of excellence, forging a natural and enduring partnership over nearly four decades.
Our journey with Sir Peter Blake began in 1986, when he crafted a label for a set of twelve 60-year-old malt whiskies from 1926, masterfully capturing the era in which the whisky matured in sherry casks.
About Sir Peter Blake
Sir Peter Blake, a luminary in the British pop art scene, is renowned for his deep connection with popular culture imagery. He infuses his artwork with a unique and timely relevance, creating a visual counterpart to pop music.
From colourful lettering to detailed portraiture, while he’s famed for his artistic collages of crowds, his style is diverse. Over decades, Sir Peter Blake's pioneering crowd scenes have transcended trends, music, and art movements, carving out a unique and timeless niche of their own. Today, he continues to work in this vein, reimagining the concept for various applications.
Anecdotes of Ages
When Sarah Burgess, The Macallan’s Lead Whisky Maker, and Sir Peter Blake came together, it sparked a meeting of minds that inspired the careful curation of casks to create a complex yet perfectly balanced single malt whisky.
This collaboration gave rise to a collection of 13 bottles from 1967, each adorned with a distinctive collage label capturing the history of The Macallan, its community, and the natural surroundings of The Macallan Estate.
The Macallan Sir Peter Blake
This whisky completes the Anecdotes of Ages collection and has been digitally produced by Sir Peter Blake. As a tribute to Sir Peter, the presentation box has been crafted using the colours that have inspired his art: blue and green, with natural textures.
This single malt commemorates Sir Peter Black's visit to The Macallan along the legendary Spey River. "An Estate, A Community, and A Distillery" tells the story of some of the most distinctive individuals from The Macallan’s past and present.
Sarah Burgess, The Macallan’s Lead Whisky Maker, drew inspiration from Sir Peter Blake's character to craft a classic-style whisky with striking notes of molasses and black pepper.
Sarah Burgess alongside Sir Peter Blake
The presentation box includes the bottle, a certificate detailing the history and heritage that inspired his art, and prints on a parchment scroll. This vibrantly coloured scroll features a collage representing anecdotes from the entire collection, depicted in Sir Peter Blake’s distinctive style. A tracing paper overlay provides insights about each individual from The Macallan’s history that Sir Peter chose to include in his artwork.
