use a reflection ; ) gives a nicer effect!

An earlier version had some, I forgot to show the layers when saving! Thanks for pointing it out. Have corrected it now.

Dramatic. Maybe too much so as I had a hard time discerning right away that these were bottles. Part of that may be my monitor, but I do notice that your source bottle has more white outlines and larger white base. Since "Schnapps" seems to be centered over the vertical "Kabooza," I think the flavor text should also be centered. I like the inclusion of all the fine print for completeness.

Very chic! Maybe a little bit light background...

Excellent

Good work author! The reflection on the floor can be little more.

superb!

Very cool entry...good luck

Nice work. You can avoid the drop shadow of the bottle, use only perspective shadow or nothing. I like the fireworks idea used in the bottle.

Simple and appealing with a little word play -- nice! The 'Kabooza' on the bottle does not seem as curved as I would expect the bottle's surface to be, however. There are a lot of shadows from different light sources going on. Just a base shadow on the bottle (as gopankarichal proposed) and no shadow for the big 'Kabooza' might yield a compelling less-is-more spareness.

Thanks for the comments, have removed the shadows and fiddled about with the "Kabooza" on the bottle.

very nice -- I'd expect to see this in print

Sincerely, I'd like another kind of bottle, but the label is very good.
Nice touch for the advice below the drink name!

I like the shape of the bottle it looks very original. the picture of the fruit you chose isn't very appetizing though- try finding one with water droplets on it

Reminds me more of a shampoo bottle but that aside I think you're on the right track... Most of the time you would see 'cut' fruit alongside untouched fruit, and there is normally more than one which, from the feeling of your entry I would think it would benefit from showing... It makes the subject more 'inviting' to try... if you know what I mean... it's late... !

Thanks for the comments guys ...

OK so I changed the fruit for JamesD (thanks for the idea) and modified the bottle for JamesD and erikuri and updated the colour scheme to match. Better?

Very cool!

The fruit looks much better now!... a much more polished and inviting ad! one of the best I've seen so far... GL author!

good work

Very nice...i like fruity look,but with bottle like this,looks like a shampoo...

Nice work author, love the colours you used.

Looks professional. Nice job!

Convincing, except for the writing on the uniforms which is backward as a result of flipping that source. The O's in the logo are cool.

^ doesn`t his talent for spotting the finest details just make you wanna poke him in his eagle eyes....lol Good work author, a very proffessional looking ad ( I`ll let you off for it only being aimed at americans )

nice work author

Elegant look, but drinking vodka out of a wine glass is dubious sophistication. I think using the same font for the "Kabooza" in the headline as used for the one on the bottle would be stronger branding.

I think the bottle text needs to come more towards the light... and I think the text is the same as the headline... from what I can see... ???

Yes James, Dan is mistaken.. the font is the same & thank you for your comment

I agree with James, the bottle text needs to come into the light more. Maybe put it on the other side.

Good idea, wrong glass! Looks good, though...

I love the high relief effect on the label, it's very elegant. But I suppose you have to change the glass...

The bottle text must be distorted as the O's on the bottle are nearly perfect circles while the O's in the headline are ovals -- so I would stretch out the headline to match the bottle.

nice work

Thanks for all the comments guys, I`ve made some alts that cover all of your suggestions, slightly removed from my original concept but I trust your judgement.......... I think

Nice... much more convincing... GL!

Great work on a bottle author...Whole mood looks very professional and strong...well done

Source 1 is Copyrighted!

Sorry. Changed the source.

Convincing advert. I like how the leaf graphics and the stoner dude (not fashion model) make it clear what sets this beer apart. I think a shadow is needed on the bottle neck between his forefinger and middle finger [see your Caveman Dan source]. The crashing surf suggests to me that "Indeed, this is refreshment" might be a more appropriate tag line.

Thank you DanLundberg.

Good start for the contest. The leaf Idea is nice, but avoid Inner bewel effect. Keep it very simple. Best of luck.

good idea