The series revolves around three pieces. First is the Limited Edition 1, which houses a bottle of Chivas 18 in a streamlined, drop-shaped case of wood veneer with a metallic blue finish reminiscent of the oak barrels in which the whisky is aged for the better part of two decades.

The Limited Edition 2 adopts the same design, but incorporates a pair of glass tumblers into a compartmentalized solid wood inlay.

Finally, Pininfarina designed a unique sculpture. The design echoes the form of the Mascherone – the wooden frames once used to shape the automotive panels for which the Carrozzeria is so renowned. The Chivas 18 Mascherone by Pininfarina is built around an internal structure of oak and clad in aluminum.

“Italian style means a sense of proportion, simplicity and harmony of line,” noted Paolo Pininfarina, “and we applied this sensibility to the designs we developed for Chivas 18.”

The Scotch whisky which the collaboration helps launch this month includes more than 20 single malts selected from across Scotland.