The Macallan Rankin Edition
Macallan is selling 1,000 limited-edition bottles of its oak 30-year-old single malt whiskey, each with a unique Polaroid snap taken by the photographer Rankin.
Rankin, a famed Scottish photographer, was chosen to spend a summer interpreting the The Macallan Estate through his camera lens and capture it on Polaroid. Since Polaroid was discontinued this year, The Masters of Photography represents the end of an era, and adds to limited edition of the bottles.
The black-and-white pictures include Rankin's muse Tuuli, pictures of Easter Elchies House, shots of craftspeople at the distillery and still life images of the surrounding flora and fauna at the estate.
Rankin said: "This project is very special to me for two reasons. Firstly, I've been able to come back to the country of my birth and portray its beauty through one of the most ambitious projects I've ever attempted.
"The second reason is that this collection marks the full stop after Polaroid, as we head into the digital age."
Each bottle comes in a black leather box lined with velvet which also contains the original Rankin Polaroid used for the bottle, and a booklet of authenticity signed by Rankin. A bottle will cost you around $1,300.
You can read more about the project at the Macallan Masters of Photography site HERE.
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