Tamper-evident label for beverages

A tamper-evident label, comprising:

• a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion die cut in a label substrate;
• a liner middle portion die cut in a liner substrate and aligned with the middle portion of the label substrate;
• a first die cut to define a flap made in both the liner substrate and the liner substrate at a top end corresponding to the middle portion and the liner middle portion;
• second die cuts in the label substrate that extend from the first die cut to sides of the label substrate;
• and
• a third die cut in the label substrate that separates the bottom portion from the middle portion;
• wherein backsides of the top portion, middle portion, and the bottom portion include adhesive;
• wherein a front side of the liner substrate includes a release coating in areas that correspond with the backsides associated with the top portion and the bottom portion but not the middle portion;
• wherein the tamper-evident label adapted to fit over an opening of a container with the middle portion aligned over the opening and secured by the adhesive of backsides of the top portion and the bottom portion to sides of the container to seal the opening;
• wherein the flap is adapted to extend upward when the tamper-evident label is adhered to the container;
• wherein the second die cuts and the third die cut are adapted to break away from the tamper-evident label when the flap is pulled upward separating the middle portion and the liner middle portion as a single unit and exposing the opening in the container;
• wherein the middle portion includes a thermally sensitive image coating for thermally imaging indicia, symbols, or graphics on at least a portion of the middle portion;
• wherein the middle portion and the liner middle portion are bell shaped, including two bell shapes, a first bell shape oriented with a top toward the top portion and a second bell shape oriented with a top toward the bottom portion and bases of the two bell shapes adjoined together.