A THROWBACK TO THE
BALLANTINE’S X RZA
STAY TRUE COLLAB
RZA, the Wu-Tang Clan member and hip-hop legend, lives and breathes the Stay True lifestyle.
A few years ago, we invited him to the Ballantine’s distillery in Scotland to see what happens when the worlds of music, whisky, and design collide.
This collab was a celebration of our shared DNA
— rooted in legacy, history, and good taste. Here’s what went down.
The first-ever bespoke bottle of Ballantine’s 7 American Barrel
Yup, this was inspired by a poem RZA wrote about his experience at the distillery. He left the poem in our founder, George Ballantine’s, library. We found it, and the rest is Scotch history.
RZA’s Ballantine’s x Crosley creation
For the first drop in the Ballantine’s x RZA partnership, he designed a one-of-a-kind C6 record player and Montero speaker. To celebrate the launch, we hosted a listening party in New York City. We met him at a record store in NYC to chat about the collab.
The NEIGHBOURHOOD capsule collection
As curator of all things cool, RZA presented the ultimate capsule collection collab. Japanese streetwear met New York hip-hop culture and the Ballantine’s Stay True attitude in this iconic 5-piece collection.
The limited edition Ballantine’s x Flying Goose fusion
RZA’s good taste extends to the kitchen. So a food collab was always going to be on the cards. The limited edition vegan sriracha sauce took inspo from the flavour notes of Ballantine’s 7 American Barrel – soft red apples, ripe pear and creamy caramel, combined with the bold flavours of Flying Goose, creating a sauce that got people’s taste buds tingling.
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Keep it real with yourself and stay true to yourself. And be the best you can be.”
RZA
