UK-based Falconer Print & Packaging has produced a cartonboard pack for independent Scotch whisky bottler One Cask at a Time.

The packaging was developed for the company’s standard carton format.

Falconer was intended to offer the “shelf presence and tactile appeal” usually linked with rigid presentation boxes while keeping the commercial and environmental characteristics of cartonboard.

The enlarged format is aimed at increasing visibility in premium retail settings.

The design uses an eight-panel structure while a recessed centre panel enables different labels to be used across whisky variants and age statements, allowing flexibility in production and scale efficiencies.

The pack is made from FSC-certified virgin fibre cartonboard supplied by Holmen and is fully recyclable.

Its one-piece design is delivered flat-packed, a format intended to improve pallet use, reduce transport volume and help expedite assembly on the bottling line.

The carton includes metallic inks, hot-foil detailing, embossing, debossing and contrasting gloss finishes.

Falconer’s computer-aided design team handled the structural design while Bombcrater produced the graphics.

The company manufactures decorative printed folding cartons for sectors, including cosmetics, giftware, healthcare, luxury confectionery and pet care.

Falconer sales and marketing director Colin Pow said: “This project perfectly demonstrates how cartonboard can deliver the premium appearance and tactile quality expected within the luxury spirits sector, while also offering strong sustainability and operational benefits.

"By combining innovative structural design with high-end print finishes, we were able to create a pack that delivers real shelf impact without compromising recyclability or production efficiency.”