Designer Nate Berkus Talks Travel Inspiration-and Reveals the Limited-edition Scotch He'll Be Sipping Until It's Gone

"It's such an interesting partnership because it's about heritage: small batch, well-crafted," Berkus told Travel + Leisure. "Coming from an interiors perspective, the spaces that I create are spaces that I hope stand the test of time and allow for the making of memories as a family. Oban 15 Cask Strength Sherry Cask Finish and the launch of this limited edition bottle feels in line with that. It's a respect for history and heritage, for doing things slowly and with care."

"I love this question. I've spent the last 30 years hunting down who makes the best of everything-whether it's velvet made on looms in Venice from the 18th century, and then making that fabric into pillows for a New York City apartment to looking at auctions of old Scottish cut glass or beautifully woven textiles from South America. The idea of craft-whether it's a basket from a flea market in Mexico or it's an 18th-century single malt sc"

Oban, a historic Scotland seaside distillery founded in 1794, released a limited-edition Oban 15 Cask Strength Sherry Cask Finish finished for more than four years in Andalusian Oloroso and Palo Cortado sherry casks. The whisky presents flavors of sweet dried fruits and citrus alongside Oban's signature maritime salinity. Interior designer Nate Berkus hosted a Los Angeles launch and connected the bottle's small-batch, well-crafted heritage with his design values of longevity, memory-making spaces, and respect for history. Berkus described decades of sourcing exceptional craft—from Venetian looms to Scottish cut glass and woven South American textiles—underscoring cross-disciplinary appreciation for careful, slow craftsmanship.

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