Jordan BalderasJordan Balderas

Beverage photography

All work

Five Basil Hayden bottles lined up across a marble counter in a softly lit roomBASIL HAYDENA hand holds a tumbler of whisky as liquid and ice burst upward out of the glass, shot against blackA bartender sets down a poured lager beside its bottle on a marble barPERONIA Nespresso machine on a white counter with a filled cup, capsules and an iced coffee beside itNESPRESSOA stemmed glass of pale golden beer with a white head, photographed on whiteMOODY TONGUE BREWERYA whisky bottle lying on its side pouring into a small tasting glass, photographed on whiteSCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETYHand reaching into a pale blue kitchen cabinet for a mug, Dunkin coffee maker on the counter beside itDUNKINHands lifting a Cayman Jack bottle from a straw-packed wooden crate in low tropical lightCAYMAN JACKAn overhead holiday scene of hands reaching across a red table set with bourbon glasses and snacksJIM BEAMA Nikka whisky bottle on a dark ground, a hard streak of light cutting across the frame behind itNIKKA WHISKYA tall red cocktail with mint and citrus on a gold tray against a deep red backdropBORDEL BARA stemmed glass of amber beer with a thick head, photographed against whiteMOODY TONGUE BREWERYA Talisker 10 bottle beside a tilted nosing glass of whisky, lit cool against a pale groundTALISKERA droplet falls into a glass of amber liquid over ice, sending a ring of ripples across the surfaceGQ MAGAZINEBASIL HAYDEN — Motion 3BASIL HAYDENHands lift glasses of bourbon from a wooden side table beside a record playerJIM BEAMA hand lowers a garnish into an old fashioned on a dark bar, the glass lit from behindA cut-glass tumbler of whisky on a dark reflective bar as a large ice cube drops toward itA Nespresso Vertuo machine with a filled cup on a dark tray, capsules and a citrus plant beside itNESPRESSOA hand lowers a large clear ice cube into a coupe of pale yellow cocktail with tongsA Manhattan cocktail beside a bottle of Angostura bitters and a twist of lemon on textured paperANGOSTURACAYMAN JACK — Motion 4CAYMAN JACKMILLER LITE — MotionMILLER LITEPOPPI — MotionPOPPIA bottle of Knob Creek bourbon standing alone on whiteKNOB CREEKA can of White Claw Natural Lime stands on a reflective surface with lime wedges, a city skyline behindWHITE CLAWWhisky pours into a nosing glass seen through a round porthole, bottles blurred behindARDBEGA Coca-Cola can tilted mid-air with liquid and ice splashing around it, shot on whiteCOCA-COLACoupe glass of a dark cocktail with a thick foam cap and etched garnish, backlit on a pale sweep above a weathered wood floorGQ MAGAZINE — DRUM BARCoffee Mate billboard mounted on a dark brick wall, two people photographed mid-laugh beside a row of flavour bottlesCOFFEE MATETwo Basil Hayden bottles on a pale counter with cut-glass tumblers of bourbon either sideBASIL HAYDENA Basil Hayden bottle standing inside a glowing arch of light on a dark groundBASIL HAYDENA whisky bottle tipped mid-pour into a glass on a stone ledge, dappled green foliage behindTwo Basil Hayden bottles with cut-glass tumblers of bourbon on a pale surface, warm bokeh and a sprig of greenery behindBASIL HAYDENA Manhattan cocktail beside a bottle of Angostura bitters with the line a story in every dashANGOSTURAA deep red cocktail with skewered cherries on a marble coaster, foliage hanging into the frame aboveA foamed cocktail scattered with rose petals beside an Angostura bottle and a vintage photograph, laid out on textured paperANGOSTURATwo people talking across a bar table with Peroni Nastro Azzurro bottles and small plates between them, condensation on the green glassPERONIBASIL HAYDEN — Motion 2BASIL HAYDENA hand grates zest over a ribbed tumbler of red cocktail, a bottle of Angostura orange bitters beside itANGOSTURAPeople reach for tall iced bourbon highballs garnished with citrus on a wooden tableJIM BEAMMOËT & CHANDON — MotionMOËT & CHANDONHands reaching across a red table for glasses of bourbon, one holding a Jim Beam bottleJIM BEAMA bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel beside a Glencairn glass of bourbon, lit warm against dark woodFOUR ROSESNespresso layered latte in a clear glass mug on the machine drip tray, blackberries and a dark vase softly out of focus behindNESPRESSOA hand lifts a decorated Heaven's Door whiskey bottle from a dark surface under red lightHEAVEN'S DOORA Macallan bottle beside a filled nosing glass on a reflective surface under warm lightMACALLANTwo men talk over bottles of lager at a curved wooden barPERONIBasil Hayden bottle and a cut-glass tumbler of bourbon on a white table, dried flowers and a pale armchair behindBASIL HAYDENBASIL HAYDEN — Motion 4BASIL HAYDENTanqueray No. Ten bottle standing in shallow water against a deep green wall of falling dropletsTANQUERAY NO. TENA Grey Goose vodka bottle lying among mint leaves and pale flowers under cool lightGREY GOOSEA bartender pours a bottle of Peroni into a tall glass on a marble counterPERONIHoney drizzles over a glass of iced drink on a wooden coaster, set on a red cloth with greeneryAngostura bitters bottle beside an old fashioned in a heavy tumbler with a curled orange twist, hard sunlight raking across torn white and orange paperANGOSTURAJIM BEAM — MotionJIM BEAMScotch Malt Whisky Society bottle tipped mid-pour, whisky arcing into a branded glass against blurred green foliageSCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETYA dark green Nespresso machine on a wooden counter with a filled cup and capsulesNESPRESSOHands lift bourbon glasses from a red table beside a Jim Beam bottle under the line Pour a story, sip a legacyJIM BEAMDUNKIN — Motion 3DUNKINJIM BEAM — Motion 2JIM BEAMGLENDALOUGH — MotionGLENDALOUGHA Basil Hayden Toast bottle beside a red cocktail in a coupe on a warm sand-colored layoutBASIL HAYDENExtreme close-up of a cold Coca-Cola bottle, condensation beading across the glass and the dark liquid glowing behindCOCA-COLACAYMAN JACK — Motion 3CAYMAN JACKA photographer at work on a lit set, a Grey Goose bottle and flowers arranged on the tableGREY GOOSENikka single malt bottle laid on its side on white, angled light throwing a soft shadow across the frameNIKKA WHISKYBuffalo Trace label lit from behind by firelight, the bison crest glowing amber against darknessBUFFALO TRACEMoody Tongue pint glass filled to the brim, tight on the amber beer and rising foam against a cobalt backgroundMOODY TONGUE BREWERYThree Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles standing in a row in a warm, low-lit roomSCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETYCAYMAN JACK — Motion 2CAYMAN JACKA bartender pours a cocktail into a coupe at a bar, the bitters bottle standing in the foregroundANGOSTURAKnob Creek bourbon bottle standing alone on pure white with a long soft shadow to one sideKNOB CREEKA bottle of GlenDronach 15 beside a Glencairn glass of whisky on a wooden tabletop, cork resting alongsideGLENDRONACHA GlenALLachie 2006 bottle beside a Glencairn glass, lit in warm amber against darkGLENALLACHIEA bottle of Buttery Barrel chardonnay with a bright yellow label, upright on whiteALDIDUNKIN — Motion 2DUNKINA bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel beside a Glencairn glass of bourbon on dark woodFOUR ROSESA latte in a glass mug on a marble board beside candles and greenery, festive lights blurred behindNESPRESSOFour friends clink bottles of lager together across a bar tablePERONIA Springbank 15 bottle beside a Glencairn glass of whisky on a wooden boardSPRINGBANK