Intrepid travellers will be treated to a most curious gift with selected bottles of Hendrick’s Gin: The Whimsical Watering Can. It has been designed for the worldly pursuit of cucumber cultivation and houses a bottle of Hendrick’s Gin that’s been oddly infused with rose and cucumber.
Grow your own cucumbers at home with The Whimsical Watering Can
The Whimsical Watering Can is designed to help you grow your own cucumbers at home and is a marvellous gift for budding botanists and curious cocktail lovers alike.
As all green-fingered spirits will know, it’s spectacularly rewarding to water seedlings and share in the extraordinary magic of them naturally flourishing into cucumbers right in front of your very eyes.
New, limited production run – pick one up while you can on your travels
From the end of May through Summer 2025, a limited release of the Whimsical Watering Can will be available at selected airports globally, in United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, India, Greater China, UAE, Spain, Portugal, Australia, the USA and the Netherlands, with the purchase of a 70cl bottle of Hendrick’s Gin Original.
Girvan Scotland, 23 May 2025. Hendrick’s Gin announces the release of an extraordinarily attention-grabbing gift pack invention: The Whimsical Watering Can, exclusively for global travel retail from end of May 2025 while stocks last.
Droves of intrepid travellers at selected airports globally will be drawn to Hendrick’s Gin in store thanks to the rather inventive, unusually shaped packaging which doubles up as a fun, functional gift: a Whimsical Watering Can.
The limited release Whimsical Watering Can gift pack is designed for the worldly pursuit of cucumber cultivation and is a marvellous gift for budding botanists and curious cocktail lovers alike. As all green-fingered spirits will know, it’s spectacularly rewarding to water seedlings and share in the extraordinary magic of cucumbers naturally flourishing in front of your very eyes.
This curious packaging concept was the brainchild of Boundless Brand Design and the skilled hands at Hunter Luxury Packaging produced the Whimsical Watering Can and made this surreal idea a reality.
Besides being used to cultivate cucumbers to garnish your own Hendrick’s cocktails of choice, the Whimsical Watering Can could also have a second life as a vessel for all manner of creative pursuits, from cultivating potted plants and serving as a vessel to responsibly share curious cocktails with friends to more decorative domestic endeavours, like storing paint brushes or acting as an unusual vase for floral arrangements. The possibilities are endless.
William Grant & Sons Global Travel Retail Regional Managing Director Rufus Parkinson says, “There is nothing quite like The Whimsical Watering Can by Hendrick’s in global travel retail. This stand-out gift pack is bound to attract the attention of curious travellers and be a real crowd-pleaser when entertaining (responsibly) at home. The functional element of the watering can is inspired to tap into consumers’ passion for botany, which is ever-so important for cultivating the freshest of cucumber cocktail garnishes. We’ve created only a limited production run of these Whimsical Watering Cans, so if consumers are keen to add this to their collection of Hendrick’s oddities, they’ll need to snag one while they can!”
Hendrick’s master distiller, the green-fingered wonder herself, Lesley Gracie offers some advice for cultivating cucumbers: “Cucumbers are 95% water and so need to be diligently watered a little every day to stay mouth-wateringly juicy and refreshing, and this whimsical watering can makes that daily task a little more joyful. Cucumbers, like most humans, like the sun on their face, so keep them in a sunny spot by the window as they don’t like being cold.”
While it’s designed to be a watering can to grow one’s own cucumbers, it also makes for a spectacular sharing vessel to responsibly serve friends curious cocktails. Simply measure and mix your cocktail ingredients inside the watering can and pour into coupettes for added theatre at garden parties and summer soirees.
Wondering what to serve from the Whimsical Watering Can, Ally Martin, Hendrick’s global brand ambassador, has you covered: “The Whimsical Watering Can is a sensational vessel to share curious cocktails with friends. The secret to every good cocktail is balance and it is responsible to measure, which naturally leads to great tasting cocktails. This summer punch recipe is a perfect way to make any sunny day with friends an all-out occasion and serving it out of the Whimsical Watering Can is likely to capture your guest’s imagination and attention.”
Hendrick’s Summer Punch (serves 3-4)
Hendrick’s Gin – 150 ml
Lemon Juice – 60ml
Elderflower Cordial – 25ml
Cloudy Apple Juice – 300ml
Maraschino Liqueur – 10ml
Wash the Whimsical Watering Can before use and then combine all ingredients together inside.
Add plenty of summer fruits (strawberries, raspberries, cucumber, lemon wheels) and a handful of ice. Pour into teacups over cubed ice or in a coupette. Garnish with a cucumber wheel and mint sprig.
The Whimsical Watering Can by Hendrick’s Gin
44% abv RRSP EUR €40.00 / USD $44.00
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