Carton with integral handle and package

A package comprising a carton and a plurality of articles, the plurality of articles comprising a plurality of bottles, the carton comprising a plurality of carton walls including a top wall, a base wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall and a second end wall, the carton comprising at least one handle structure formed from at least one of the carton walls, the at least one handle structure comprising a tab struck from the at least one of the carton walls, the tab being hingedly connected, by a hinged connection, to the at least one of the carton walls and arranged to fold at least in part about a first bottle disposed in a corner of the carton to form at least a portion of a handle opening, the hinged connection comprising a first fold line for facilitating folding of the tab about the first bottle, the first fold line extending in a longitudinal direction that is substantially parallel to the cylindrical axis of the first bottle, handle opening being aligned with a void disposed between a tapered neck portion of the first bottle and a tapered neck portion of a second adjacent bottle so as to allow a user to place their hand about the corner of the carton and to grasp the tapered neck portion of the first bottle as well as a portion of the carton disposed adjacent to the first bottle to carry the carton.