Custom Gin & Whisky Mug

Custom Gin & Whisky Mug turns any photo of a gin, whisky, rum, bourbon, tequila or vodka bottle into a bespoke, illustrated portrait — printed on your choice of mug and hand-pressed to order in our Sussex studio. Every one is a one-off. Your spirit, your label, your private commission — no stock imagery, no templates. Part of the Sipfull Portraits range. Wine & Champagne, Beer, and Oil Can all live too.

How Custom Gin & Whisky Mug works

1. Upload a photo. The gin from the anniversary weekend, the single malt from the distillery visit, the bourbon from a memorable Kentucky trip. A clear, straight-on shot of the label works best.

2. Enter the distillery or brand name. Add the age statement, expression, or cask number if you’d like it on the mug.

3. Get three illustrated interpretations, in a minute. Fresh, Bar-lit, or Vintage — pick the mood that suits the bottle.

4. Preview live in 3D. Watch your chosen design wrap onto the actual mug shape. Change size or colour, the mockup updates.

5. Pick + check out. Ready to press the moment you order — no proof round-trips, no waiting a week.

The three flavours

Fresh — clean, product-shot style. The bottle straight from the distillery.

Backlit Top-Shelf — the warm amber glow of an illuminated backbar catching the label. For the bottle the bartender reaches for.

Vintage Apothecary — the label reimagined as a prohibition-era engraved apothecary print. Aged parchment tones, hand-drawn scrollwork, ornate borders. Particularly striking on botanical gins.

What makes it different

Digitally crafted, humanly instructed. The system is trained to preserve your label’s actual layout — typography, botanicals, distillery crests, age statements, cask numbers, medal roundels — and reinterpret only the atmosphere. Not a reinvention, an interpretation.

Faithful to the label. Your bottle, your label, your private commission. No stock imagery, no templates, no reselling.

Ready the moment you order. Because you approve the design before checkout, we can skip the manual proof step — you get your mug faster and priced a touch below our Rolling Render bespoke tier.

Get the best result — a good photo helps

Straight-on, whole label visible, well-lit, no filters. Ideally 2000 × 1500 pixels or larger. Phone snaps work beautifully if the light’s decent. Any bottle shape works — tall square gin, rounded whisky flask, apothecary-style rum, all fine.

How long does it take to arrive?

Hand-pressed and dispatched within two working days. Free UK shipping on orders of two mugs or more; tracked delivery from £1.99 otherwise.

Can I request changes?

Because Sipfull Portraits skips the manual proof step, you approve your design at the point of ordering — you’re picking from three considered options against your source photo. Two full generation rounds per hour if you want to try again.

Is the mug dishwasher-safe?

Every ceramic and bone china mug is dishwasher- and microwave-safe. Polymer and travel mugs should be hand-washed and are not microwave-safe. All backed by our 1-year fade guarantee — if the print fades within 12 months, free replacement.

Any brand or bottle?

Yes — any spirits bottle you’d like to remember. Because you supplied the source, it’s a private commission for you personally, not a piece of merchandise we’re selling to the world. Which is the honest way of doing this.