DIY Labels

[Carol]

Following the positive comments in the recent competition I have decided to start a thread where label designs can be posted.
Labels can be helpful - that way you can tell the difference between hand sanitiser and gin and you don't drink the wrong one!
I use beerlabelizer. The images produced are in PDF format and I have converted them to JPG to upload. You can adjust the size of the label to suit the bottle.

Cheers
Carol

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[Carol]

Baileys Choc Raspberry Luxe and Mocha

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[Carol]

Baileys Luxe Choc Mint

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[Carol]

Mango Liqueur

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[the Doctor]

Great idea for a thread Carol... I like the labels you have posted, I love graphic design and think that all too often it is ignored when distilleries release spirits. Labels are to me like the garnish in a cocktail... not essential but they can make the experience.
Doc

[Carol]

Thanks Doc. I am having fun with beer labelizer. At Christmas I bottled DIY Baileys in champagne bottles with a crown seal and a suitably festive label. Recipients loved it.

I have been to your site ( eastviewestate.com for those reading along) and I love the quirky names and labels. As you say it adds to the experience. In the commercial world I think it also helps your product to stand out in what seems to be an increasingly crowded market.

Cheers
Carol

[the Doctor]

Great wisdom in those words Carol... I have always had a love of commercial art. We have a saying here at Dobson's... if they ZIG we ZAG... we just try to be different, but still make quality our first priority.
cheers
Doc.

[Carol]

Unicorn Tears

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[the Doctor]

Another good label there Carol... I love seeing people take pride enough to label their spirits, it is something I have always done I often keep a sample bottle and the best is coming back after some years and re - discovering a great old bottle, the label lets me know exactly when it was made... Lyn my wife and I stumbled upon my first ever gin the other night. it was labeled and numbered so we knew it was the first bottle... I really wish I could say it was good... but man was it rank ! a real horror show.... but it was fun knowing I had made it so long ago.... anyway keep up the good work... the labels are great.
Doc

[Carol]

Thanks Doctor
It is interesting to look back on earlier concoctions. Things that I thought were pretty good a year ago I wouldn't bother making now. It is encouraging that even the professionals do the same thing.

Cheers
Carol

[Carol]

Kaffir Lime Vodka

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[the Doctor]

Another great label Carol... I particularly like the choice of font. Nice.
Doc

[Carol]

Citrus Gin

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[the Doctor]

Another strong label Carol... it has a soviet feel to it... I love the Soviet propaganda posters of the 40's - 50's.... if you get a chance have a look at the poster work of a guy called Saul Bass you may like his style...
Cheers
Doc

[Carol]

Thanks Doctor. I wil look up Saul Bass. I am enjoying playing around with Beerlabelizer. I have started a collection of interesting images for potential labels so hope to extend my skills over time.
Cheers
Carol

[Carol]

Playing around with images and labels.
Cherry Gin with Szechuan Pepper instead of Juniper Berries and a Raspberry version of the same.

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Raspberry Gin with Szechian Pepper.jpeg

[Wellsy]

Hello Carol
Love the thread and I need to look into the labels that you use as I want to put that on my bottles.
At the risk of by jacking your thread what is the go with your kaffir lime drink. We have a kaffir lime tree and only ever use the leaves.the limes get thrown as I did not think they were edible. Do you have a productive use for them .

[Carol]

Hi Wellsy
Beerlabelizer is very cheap - developed in New Zealand but the price is in $US. I think I paid $11 for it and it is lots of fun. Laser print the labels and stick on with milk and they come off easily so you can do it all again.
A friend has a kaffir lime tree and brought over some limes and some leaves.
I have made kaffir lime vodka ( infuse chopped leaves in neutral) and kaffir lime gin.
For the gin, chop one lime into quarters. I removed any seeds I could see. Add 600-700ml gin ( I use 40% ABV neutral and Zymurgy Bob's gin extract so I can control the ginniness). I also add 1 bottle of white wine ( as I got a lot free when I ordered red wine online for my hubbywhen Covid started - adds a little bit of sweetness and some complexity). I leave it about 4 weeks and strain off the fruit. Taste testers tell me it is really good. This gives me about 2 bottles of kaffir lime gin at around 25% ABV.
Kaffir lime vodka has also been popular with taste testers. I had two different kinds of leaves and the thinner leaves had a very pleasant grassy taste. Taste testers enjoyed it with ice and soda. I did cut the ABV back to 20%.
Most of my taste testers are of mature years and not "seasoned" drinkers so I aim to get maximum flavour without having them getting tipsy, falling over and breaking their hip!

Cheers
Carol

[Wellsy]

Legend
Thanks for the info Carol. So many recipes so little time lol.
Once I get plenty of bourbon Naomi will start on some neutrals, well as neutral as you get with a pot.
I will definitely give this one a go. I have a son who is a big gin drinker and a Russian daughter in law so vodka is a must lol. They might be my summer projects as no generations will mean I can do when the water temp works best for stripping runs

[Carol]

I will be interested to see what you can do with the pot in terms of creating something neutral-ish. The gin extract has quite a strong flavour so that might work with a base that already has some residual flavour. The kaffir lime vodka also has quite a strong taste so if you could create something that worked with the lime flavour while it would not be
"vodka" as such, it might still be very pleasant.
I make a lot of fruit gins ( 600-700ml gin, 500g frozen fruit, one bottle white wine or rose ( yes there were a lot of freebies!) in a large wide mouthed jar for 4 weeks and then strain. Makes 2 bottles. Fruit goes back in the freezer to have with icecream or pancakes. ABV around 25%. Fruit is "forward" as they say. Again if you could make something neutralish to use as the base for the gin that worked with the fruit flavour that might make a very nice drink. You could also leave out the gin part and just have a fruit "cordial".
Keep me posted on your neutral-ish pot adventures.
Maybe start a thread and see what the brains trust can come up with.