Scotch whisky maker Compass Field has unveiled its 2026 launch of Hedonism The Muse, that includes Jumanji actor Karen Gillan, illustrated by artist Emma Hack.
The Inverness-born Scottish actor can also be recognized for starring roles in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and the Avengers: Infinity Struggle and Avengers: Endgame films.
As The Muse for Compass Field’s 2026 restricted version launch of Hedonism blended grain whisky, Gillan has been immortalised by Hack, greatest recognized for her work on Gotye’s Someone That I Used to Know music video.
Gillan commented: “To be thought-about a muse for this whisky and to be part of its story is deeply private to me. Sharing whisky and tales are a number of the greatest occasions of my life. There’s no wilder sensation than seeing your self on a whisky bottle.”
To create the 2026 label, Hack reimagined the unique Hedonism girl via a up to date and layered perspective. That includes Gillan on the centre, the paintings is alleged to have fun grace, power, and individuality.
Hack stated: “Hedonism means to me the facility, the wonder, the goddess, the power inside, and that’s what I actually wished to seize.”
Hedonism was launched in 2000 because the ‘first’ Scotch whisky to prominently function a lady on its label.
The expression was relaunched as an annual restricted launch in 2023, following the discontinuation of the core vary, Compass Field Hedonism. This shift to an annual launch began the model’s collaboration with a unique feminine artist every year, permitting them to reinterpret the unique Hedonism girl from their distinctive perspective.
Argentinian artist Sofia Bonati designed the 2025 launch of Hedonism The Muse.
For the 2026 version of Hedonism, Angela D’Orazio, the inventive director of whisky making at Compass Field, included a number of the oldest elements ever utilized in Hedonism up to now.
The version contains a 30-year-old whisky from Strathclyde Distillery, together with whiskies aged 20-24 years from Port Dundas and Cameronbridge distilleries. Moreover, it incorporates some historic blended grain parcels and a brand new Sherry cask part.
Provided at 46% ABV, the whisky presents flavours of clove-spiced fruitcake, dates, and toffee, with a palate enriched by espresso and cocoa-infused cream.
D’Orazio stated of the whisky: “The 2026 launch is unmistakably Hedonism, however this 12 months’s expression is richer, darker and extra intense than earlier editions. Additionally it is the primary time we’ve got used an previous sherry part in Hedonism, which brings a brand new flavour perspective to our unique and most iconic whisky.
“Working with Emma and Karen to deliver the label to life was a improbable expertise – seeing the completely different types of artistry mixing collectively and our whisky-making course of mirroring artwork. Karen, as our Muse, actually is the Hedonism girl delivered to life.”
Compass Field Hedonism The Muse 2026 can be obtainable for pre-orders on 24 February solely from Grasp of Malt, adopted by a common launch on 1 March.
Restricted to 13,126 bottles worldwide, the expression is priced at £90 (US$123) for a 700ml bottle.
In December, Compass Field hosted an immersive artwork exhibition, Imaginarium: The Fantastical World of Compass Field and Stranger & Stranger, in Miami, and raised $54,000 for the Wolfsonian via its Twenty fifth-anniversary charity public sale.
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