Scottish Oak Bottle Basket Bag

This Scottish Oak bottle basket bag is made by Simon Cooper, The Bumbling Basketeer, at his workshop in Scotland, near Perth. Swill basket making is a critically endangered craft, with only a small handful of makers now able to produce these traditional baskets. 

The bottle basket bag is easily slung over your shoulder using the tan leather strap, and it's precious cargo protected with a matching leather lid. 

Choose between two sizes:

1. The small size is best for a bottles (37.5-50cl), e.g. whiskey or gin bottle. 

2. The standard size is best for a standard bottle of champagne or wine (75cl). 

Please double check your bottle's dimensions before purchasing. If you would like your basket to be made for a specific bottle outside of our size range, please get in touch. 

Sadly, no alcoholic beverages are not included inside our bottle baskets. On the bright side, this gives you the chance to exercise your fine taste when selecting something worthy of inhabiting your new bottle basket. 

These oak baskets were originally native to the southern Lake District. They're surprisingly strong, and have been used for everything from carrying potatoes to transporting coal onto steam ships. In fact, they're so strong that they say swill making apprentices would test their product by standing on it (not that we've tried this ourselves - attempt at your own risk!). 

Making swill baskets is a long and laborious process, involving splitting wood along the grain, cleaving, dressing, and weaving each piece by hand, echoing the methods passed down by the last remaining swill makers. 

By purchasing Simon's work, you are supporting a critically endangered craft.

NB the small size is pictured. 

Materials: Coppiced oak, boiled and woven. Red deer oak bark tanned leather strap and lid

Dimensions: Small - 23cms height x 12cms diameter x circa 120cm strap. Standard - 35cm x 12cms diameter x 120cm strap.