1800 Tequila Essential Artists Up Close- 12.16.08
On long overdue and super amazing things that have shown up recently ~ 8/9 of the 1800 Tequila Limited Edition Artist Bottles arrived, and i can’t bring myself to open them, i just kind of sit and stare at how gorgeous they are ~ honestly, if you haven’t seen them in person, you must! Because i’ve seen pictures, from high res to billboards, for some time now, and they were far more incredible in person! They are like gorgeous drinkable works of art… basically it feels like they are screened on to the backs of the glass bottles, which results in a nice matte feel on the back, and the art looks like its floating in the bottle of tequila… perhaps my favorite detail besides the art work itself (and the fact that the cap is a shot glass) ~ each bottle is numbered (out of 1800), has the name and bio of the artist, and their signature in silver! Really i can only ramble so much about this, but what you really need to see is all the close up pics of the bottles themselves! So click through and browse them on the next page!
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Not sure what to bring for a last minute party, gift, etc ~ i think its pretty hard to go wrong with one of these… SO pretty!
A few links to note ~ you can view more information about all of the Essential Artists and view a gallery of all of the official bottles at the 1800 Tequila site ~ additionally you can even design and purchase a bottle of your OWN design there!
Here is a look at the Artist’s Bio Panels…
7/8 of my bottles are #309/1800 ~ one is #322…
Here’s a close up of the back to give you a closer look at the printing process…
Oh and in case you were curious ~ the 1800 Tequila bottle designer is pretty amazing! I loved the nice clean UI, and the widget was actually pretty cute ~ here are some that i made one late late night… basically just pulled some photos and dropped them in…
…. “Any aspiring artist or fan can upload their art on a custom 1800® bottle and join the competition to win $10,000 and be featured in a national advertising campaign.”
And if you’re looking to buy them, i hear one of the only places online is Hit Me Wine
The bottles look great, but the terms for the submitting artist are a screw:
2. By submitting your artwork you represent that you are the owner of the piece and agree that upon submission the artwork becomes the property of Proximo Spirits. You further acknowledge that Proximo is under no obligation to use or return the submission, and you shall not receive any compensation or credit should Proximo decide to use it.
That’s not ethical. If they aren’t going to pay the artist when they use the art, then it stands that I don’t have to pay for the tequila when I drink it. It’s a con. Don’t buy anything from Proximo Spirits.
----- Chas Porter 03.01.09 10:12