[July 2017] The owner of Glenrothes Single Highland Malt Whisky, Edrington has recently partnered with Guala Closures, JC Ribeiro and Allied Glass to create a unique and innovative natural cork stopper that has never applied to spirit beverages in the past. It has been given the name TorQ due to the natural cork closure, requiring a slight twist to release from the bottle. This innovative glass closure has the potential to produce significant benefits for the spirits industry. The recent partnership has seen a development of a creative solution to the failure standard cork mouth closures to address the issues of failure in hot climates. The innovated TorQ closure looks no different to a standard cork closure, which means that there is no loss of quality perception to the product on the shelf. However, both the glass finish and the closure are threaded so a small twist upon the closure application secures the cork and the threads prevent any upwards creep or movement. The consumer intuitively twists a cork when they remove it from the bottle so this ingenious solution uses this natural instinct to solve an industry-wide issue. To read more, please visit the above-mentioned website.
