Indri Single Malt Indian Whisky has received the honor of winning the “Best Special Edition Design” award at the World Whiskies Awards 2026. It received this award for its Diwali Collector’s Edition 2025. It is the first time that an Indian brand has claimed this title, which makes this win even more special for the brand as well as Indians. Here’s everything you should know about this win by Indri Single Malt Whisky.
Krsnaa Mehta, Designer and Founder of India Circus, had conceived the Diwali Collector’s Edition 2025. This limited edition release stood as a beautiful tribute to India’s rich cultural heritage by the brand.
The design draws inspiration from the gardens of India’s royal era. These gardens are the ones where majestic elephants wandered about and birds flew freely. It beautifully captures a sense of grandeur, timeless elegance, and serenity.
These serene gardens actually create a rich visual canvas with magnificent arches that talk about the architectural finesse. All these have actually elevated the expression into a collector’s design piece. The result is a design that evokes nostalgia, pride, and cultural belonging.
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The design actually captures the essence of India, vibrant, celebratory, expressive, and rooted in tradition during Diwali. It is more than a visual; it is immersive storytelling for sure. The bottle is a collectible piece because of the use of rich hues, textures that are heritage-inspired, and narrative-led artwork.
Indri’s Diwali Collector’s Editions, over the years, have carved a unique space in the industry. It is one of the most anticipated Indian single malts that launches during the festive season. The designs are celebrated because they bring a new story and celebration of India to the people. The 2025 limited edition has set a new global benchmark in terms of design excellence.
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It is available in the U.S. for $250 to $300 (INR 23,744 to INR 28,493)
“I truly enjoyed crafting this packaging; it was a beautifully immersive process,” says designer Krsnaa Mehta. “The walking royal elephants and the royal courtyard bring in the Indianness I set out to capture, adding a sense of heritage and quiet grandeur to the design. I am utterly delighted to see it receive the recognition it so richly deserves.”
“With every Diwali edition, we set out to create something that celebrates India in its truest form,” says Shalini Sharma, Head of Marketing, Piccadilly Agro Industries Limited. “The 2025 design is a tribute to our heritage, our art, our symbols, our stories. To see it being recognized as the best in the world is incredibly special. It reinforces that Indian design, rooted in culture yet expressed with modernity, can stand tall on any global platform.”
Indri Single Malt Indian Whisky has surely made India proud by bagging the design awards at the World Whiskies Awards 2026. This win has surely set the global benchmark for design excellence of collectibles.
