Ballantine’s Honors Elton John & John Lennon With Restricted Version True Music Icon Whiskies

Blended scotch whisky model, Ballantine’s, has added two new bottlings to its True Music Icons collection, paying tribute to 2 legends of the UK music scene: Elton John and John Lennon.

The restricted version whiskies will probably be obtainable for buy in world markets in addition to by way of The Whisky Change from Monday twenty third September 2024. 

Ballantine’s Whisky

The blended whisky contained in the restricted version bottles stays true to Ballantine’s tried and examined recipe, which has made it the second hottest blended scotch whisky model on the planet (in response to the IWSR 2023). The mix accommodates whiskies from numerous Chivas Brothers-owned distilleries equivalent to Miltonduff, Glenburgie, and Scapa. 

Elton John & John Lennon, True Music Icons

Following the discharge of two particular expressions celebrating the legacies of Queen and AC/DC, Ballantine’s has paid tribute to Elton John, one of many preeminent figures within the UK music scene within the Nineteen Seventies, and a cultural icon. 

Elton John burst onto the music scene in 1969 with the discharge of his album Empty Sky. Since then, he has had ten number-one singles and eight number-one albums over the course of his six-decade-long profession. A few of his most beloved hits embody ‘Rocket Man’ (1972), ‘Candle In The Wind’ (1973, later re-recorded in honor of Princess Diana), and ‘Your Music’ (1970).

John Lennon started his music profession as a member of The Beatles, broadly thought to be one of many biggest bands of all time. A few of his songwriting credit for the band (most written with Paul McCartney) embody ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ (1967), ‘All You Want Is Love’ (1967), and ‘Assist! (1965). After The Beatles cut up in 1970, John Lennon went solo. His most well-known tune from this period is ‘Think about’ (1971).

John Lennon died on December eighth, 1980, after being shot in New York. He was 40 years previous. 

Lennon and John had been additionally shut private associates, releasing a single collectively named ‘No matter Will get You Via The Evening’, adopted by a efficiency at Madison Sq. Backyard in 1974. 

The Bottle Designs

The design of Ballantine’s True Music Icons bottlings completely displays the characters and legacies of every performer. Elton John’s bottle options an impression of the singer on the Dodger Stadium in 1975, one in all his most iconic performances. The bottle additionally includes a holographic model of his well-known star brand. 

John Lennon’s bottle is impressed by his well-known self-portrait sketch and options his official brand. The colour white on the label conjures photos of the well-known white piano on which he recorded ‘Think about’. 

Ballantine’s & Music

“Ballantine’s has a wealthy heritage in music and what higher strategy to have a good time a decade of our True Music platform than by paying tribute to 2 of the twentieth century’s most revered music icons on our iconic Best bottle,” Paul-Andre Vacheron, International Advertising and marketing Director for Ballantine’s at Chivas Brothers. 

“Each Elton John and John Lennon are artists who’re all about doing issues their very own manner. They haven’t solely contributed to music tradition, however outlined it, by staying true to who they’re – a mindset that displays the spirit of what Ballantine’s stands for, impressed by our pioneering founder George Ballantine. We look ahead to seeing these collectable designs rock out on cabinets all over the world.”

Ballantine’s Cocktails

Ballantine’s additionally has some serving strategies for the Ballantine’s Best Whisky contained in the restricted version bottles. See a few the cocktail recipes beneath.