Artist-Designed Cognac and Whisky Bottles for Chinese New Year

For the Year of the Tiger, luxury spirits brands have released limited edition bottles with designs by contemporary Chinese artists. Martell Noblige collaborated with Jacky Tsai, blending traditional Oriental motifs with Western Pop Art. Royal Salute 21 Year Old features illustrations by Feifei Ruan, a New York-based award-winning illustrator, inspired by Oriental classics with sci-fi and fantasy elements. Johnnie Walker Blue Label showcases intricate artwork by Shan Jiang, depicting a winged tiger symbolizing strength and progress. Hennessy X.O & V.S.O.P partnered with internationally renowned artist Zhang Enli, whose vibrant abstract interpretation evokes the tiger as an ancestral symbol of power, success, and confidence, with dynamic lines and vivid colors. The article also highlights the cultural significance of cognac and whisky in China as symbols of social ascent, replacing traditional baijiu. The Ta Hua restaurant in Milan, a reference point for the Chinese expat community, features a painting by Fan Zeng, a celebrated artist whose works are in the Forbidden City, National Museum of China, Museum of Chinese Modern Art, Musée Guimet, and Musée Rodin.