SWG3 is delighted to unveil a limited edition whisky, Velvet Odyssey, in partnership with neighbouring business The Clydeside Distillery and world-renowned artist and friend of the venue, Jim Lambie.
SWG3 is delighted to unveil a limited edition whisky, Velvet Odyssey, in partnership with our neighbours The Clydeside Distillery and world-renowned artist and friend of the venue, Jim Lambie.
Produced using water from Loch Katrine and 100% Scottish barley, the unique whisky has been matured in first-fill Bourbon Barrels before spending a further five months finishing maturation in a single Sherry Butt, which had previously held Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry.
Bottled at 48.5% ABV, non-chill filtered and natural in colour, the whisky offers notes of tropical fruit, toffee, oak spice and dark chocolate. An expressive, richly layered dram that reflects the creative spirit of SWG3 and its collaborators.
The collaboration is rooted in the long-standing relationship between SWG3 Managing Director Andrew Fleming-Brown and Clydeside Distillery Founder Andrew S. Morrison - childhood friends and now neighbours on the banks of the Clyde.
It also draws on a decades-long creative connection with artist Jim Lambie, who has been instrumental in shaping SWG3’s story from the very beginning.
The limited-edition bottle and packaging feature a specially revisited artwork by Jim Lambie, one of SWG3’s most significant early collaborators. Before becoming the distinctive space for live music, clubs, and more that it is today, SWG3’s ground floor was a wedding car garage. In 2006, as the space transitioned into a gallery, Jim Lambie was invited by SWG3 to create work for the COMME des GARÇONS Guerrilla Store +44 141. Using a white Daimler Limousine from the garage as his canvas, he adorned it with his signature style layering psychedelic vinyl tape across its surface. The vehicle was displayed as part of the project before the space later evolved into the Gallery and since 2015 the TV Studio.
Now, the artwork has been revisited for the whisky’s packaging, with the bottle and tubing adorned in the Paisley Pattern - connecting SWG3’s past and present through one of its first-ever pieces of art.
The limited edition whisky is available to purchase now on The Clydeside Distillery's website: https://www.theclydeside.com/online-shop/velvet-odyssey/
Photo: Christina Kernohan
