The Huski Champagne Cooler is a next-generation ice bucket. Designed as an extension of the bottle itself, it’s double walled, vacuum insulated and copper lined, keeping your bubbly sparkling and perfectly chilled for up to six hours.
EXPERTISE
- Industrial Design
- Mechanical Engineering
- Prototyping
- Design for Manufacture
- Manufacturing Support
CHALLENGE
Bigger and bubblier.
Huski is well-known for the success of their wine and beer coolers but couldn’t cater to larger bottles of champagne and sparkling wine. Extensive research and customer feedback highlighted the demand for a solution that addressed the specific needs of sparkling wine drinkers who desire a more enjoyable and immersive experience without the hassle of returning to the fridge or dealing with messy ice buckets.
Traditional ice buckets can be cumbersome and don’t maintain optimal temperature for extended periods, compromising the quality of the drink. The goal was to create a product that preserves the effervescent character of sparkling wines and fits a wide range of bottle shapes without compromise.
As a well-established design partner to Huski, Blender was able to easily pick up the brief and adapt what we know about Huski products to develop a champagne cooler to fit seamlessly into the range.
APPROACH
A streamlined development program from proof of concept to manufacturing.
The strategy was not to ‘reinvent the wheel’ but to build on the things that Huski customers already love and find ways to make their experience even better. With the Huski Wine Cooler as the starting point, we focussed on creating the absolute best user experience specifically for sparkling wine drinkers.
This obsessive focus on the user experience led to the idea of incorporating a bottle stopper into the product. The much-loved Huski beer cooler with its removable bottle opener served as inspiration for locating the bottle stopper in the base of the Champagne Cooler.
Extensive research, testing and refinement ensured that both the cooler and the stopper were compatible with the wide range of bottles in the market.
SOLUTION
A high-performance cooler for every sparkling occasion
The Huski Champagne Cooler continues the familiar form of the much loved Huski Wine Cooler, whilst catering to the larger and varied bottle shapes of sparkling wine.
This is no ordinary Champagne cooler. The Huski Champagne Cooler is an award-winning, high-performance cooler that keeps your bubbly sparkling and perfectly chilled for up to 6 hours without the need for ice.
Works off the shelf, so all you need to do is grab a cold bottle of bubbly from the fridge, put it in your Huski, tighten the lid and you’re good to go. Ideal for picnics, parties or any sparkling occasion. Perfect for anyone who enjoys bubbles.
Features:
- Keeps bottle chilled for up to 6 hours. Double walled and vacuum insulated. No ice needed.
- BubbleLock™ Bottle Stopper. Removable stopper in base. Keeps wine bubbly longer.
- One size fits most. The adjustable flexi-fit lid fits most standard 750ml Champagne, Prosecco and sparkling wine bottles.
- Easy to use. Store, transport and pour your wine all while your bottle is in your Huski.
- Stay-dry design. No condensation. Hands and tables stay dry.
- Premium 304 stainless steel. Built for style, quality and performance.
The much anticipated Huski Champagne Cooler is a welcome addition to the Huski range. It meets a need that was previously unmet. Champagne and sparkling wine drinkers now have a purpose-built cooler with the added bonus of the built-in BubbleLock™ Bottle Stopper in the base – a feature already receiving rave reviews from customers.
The product has already received over 200 5-star ratings from satisfied customers.
“I love my new cooler. I must admit, I was a bit sceptical about how long it would keep my drink cold, but it worked. Very well. Also, of note, the bottle stopper that comes with the cooler is the best stopper I’ve ever had. I don’t know how the Huski team has done it, but my champagne was still fizzy after several days. Well done.” Anabelle G. Auckland
