Koushani Datta 01 — The Forest Gold ← All work
Case study

A Sundarbans whiskey built to stand out on a global shelf.

RoleBrand & packaging designer
ContextUAL London College of Communication
DeliverablesIdentity, illustration, labels, 3D bottle, gift box
AwardPentawards Bronze 2026
01Challenge

Indian craft spirits borrow Scotch codes and vanish on an international shelf.

02Insight

The Sundarbans honey gatherers, and the tigers they work beside, are a story no Scotch can tell.

03Idea

Hand-drawn tigers, mangroves and Bengal textile borders, framed in one arched label.

04Outcome

A label system that flexes across two expressions, modelled and rendered in 3D for launch.

The tiger, drawn by hand

Illustration built from Sundarbans flora, mangroves and Bengal borders.

One frame,
many expressions

One arched frame, many expressions — tested across colourways and formats.

From 2D to 3D
01 — Packaging & Identity

The
Forest
Gold.

A craft whiskey from the Sundarbans of Bengal, honouring the honey gatherers behind every bottle.

Pentawards Bronze 2026
Red honey and teal Pippali Forest Gold bottles lying on a red woven mat
Final productThe Royal Blend,
in hand.

Honey blended whiskey from the Sundarbans — foiled tigers, a Bengal border and an arched window that frames the spirit.

Back labelThe story
on the back.

The honey gatherers' story, the maker's mark and UK drink-aware units — set inside the same arch, so the back reads as part of the front.

Pentawards Bronze 2026Opened
like a gift.

Brushed-red presentation box with gold-foil script and the FG tiger monogram.

On the table

Campaign stills shot in deep reds — the colour of the label, the room and the drink.

The gift box

An arched window echoes the label, so the bottle is framed before it is opened.

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