Archie Rose Distilling Co.
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Distilled Down Under
Founded in Sydney in 2014, Archie Rose Distilling Co. earned its following by backing Australian grain, doing things its own way and making good whisky. Now it was ready to give the world a taste.
With Chris Hemsworth joining founder Will Edwards as co-owner, there was serious firepower behind that ambition. An independent Sydney distillery, an Australian superstar, and a chance to put Australian whisky on the map.
Working alongside Chris and the Archie Rose team, our NY team created an identity and bottle that drives fame on the world stage while staying Australian through and through.
Scotland, Ireland, America and Japan all have their place in the whisky world. But much of the world had yet to discover the story Australia had to tell.
Grain grown on home soil. A distillery with a mind of its own. Whisky shaped by a country of burnt ochre earth, rugged rock formations, vast open skies and ocean air. While the category often retreats into dark rooms and solemn reverence, Archie Rose could step into the light.
Less ceremony. More possibility. All the craft, with a different outlook. Whisky in a Wild New Light.
Easy-going confidence. A tough, inventive streak. Australia has both in spades. We distilled that duality into the creative idea of Lightness & Grit.
Gum-tree greens, Sydney sandstone and burnt ochres bring the landscape into the palette. Weathered textures meet sun-soaked photography. Bold, uncomplicated type delivers confidence without ceremony. Premium with its feet on the ground.
Why should whisky wait at the end of an adventure? We put Archie Rose in the thick of it with a bottle Made for the Journey.
Inspired by traditional canteens, our bespoke bottle feels like it’s clocked more than a few miles. Dappled glass suggests the knocks and imperfections picked up along the journey. The stopper echoes gnarled, weathered wood, while a torn-edge label wraps the centre like a leather strap. Every detail tells a story of grit, elevated through craft.
Its origins are proudly on show, with Product of Australia embossed into the glass and Distilled Down Under at its base. Chris Hemsworth’s signature on the front to mark his hands-on role in co-creating both the whisky and the design.
The same character runs through the full brand world. Weathered but warm. Premium without pretence. Full of grit, with a lightness of spirit. Just like Chris and Archie Rose.

Archie Rose is ready for its biggest journey yet. From Sydney to the world, putting whisky distilled Down Under up there with the best. Taking Australia’s independent spirit global with the confidence to hold its own and the character to feel at home anywhere.
“We’ve spent more than a decade proving that world-class whisky can come from Australia. This next chapter is about taking our award-winning whisky beyond our home market. Thirst understood that we didn’t need to make Archie Rose look more like an international whisky brand. We needed a brand with the confidence and character to travel, without losing what made people connect with us in the first place.”
Will Edwards, founder and CEO, Archie Rose Distilling Co.






















