Johnny Walker Launch

On the 1st of November, Johnnie Walker launched the iconic new bottle design for Johnnie Walker Blue Label, a whisky that is widely considered the modern day standard for maturity, smoothness and balance.

As a blend of the world’s rarest single malt whiskies, Johnnie Walker Blue Label, is an epic achievement in the age-old craft of whisky blending. It was thus fitting that this prestigious whisky, known the word over, chose to style the launch event around an exhibition of exceptionally rare objects, each one of which was a perfect example of fine craftsmanship and epic achievement, at Le Chatelat in Sandhurst.

Among these rare items were a 105 year-old bonsai tree, a Mont Blanc pen that is the first of only 100 of its kind, a Breitling Transocean Chronograph 18-Carat Red Gold on brown crocodile skin watch and, the only locally manufactured piece to feature in the exhibition, a hand-crafted guitar by Marc Maingard which took over 200 hours to make

Hand Made Hand Played – The Art & Craft of Contemporary Guitars – By Robert Shaw

 

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Consider This – By Lynne Gidish 2013

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Global Lutherie – By Teja Gerken 2003 Dream Guitars

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Guitar Magazine – 2003

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Acoustic Guitar Book

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Making Trees Sing Again – By Dawne Haddad – Good Taste 2003

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Sunday Times 1996

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Classical Guitar Magazine – By Macer Hall 2005

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Guitar Tutor

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Virtuoso Performers – By Anthony Doman Popular Mechanics 2004

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Acoustic Guitar 1998

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Guitar Club

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Guitar Maker 1993

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Luthiers Mercantile International Catalog

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Crafting Guitars for the Greats – By Impti Du Toit Weekend Argus

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Cape’s ‘only’ guitar maker hits high note Sunday Argus 1995

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The fine art of guitar making

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