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PRESSROOM Kidia Wine Dinner with Iconic Wines

Tim Chew

[Event]   Sylvia and I headed over to the The Press Room Bistro in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur on 21st February 2017 for the Kidia wine pairing dinner with the winemaker organised by The Press Room Bistro and Iconic Wines. It’s always nice to have some good wine paired with food among people from the food and beverage industry here in Kuala Lumpur. We got to share insights and experiences and build our network, with the mood definitely made lighter with the addition of the Kidia wines. Iconic Wines Malaysia works exclusively with boutique and medium-sized producers, carefully winemakers with real passion … Continue reading PRESSROOM Kidia Wine Dinner with Iconic Wines

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90 Plus Wine Club Malaysia Wine Pairing Lunch

Tim Chew

[Event]   Josephine and I headed over to Antara Restaurant at Old Malaya, in downtown Kuala Lumpur on 14 January 2017 for the 90 Plus Wine Club Wine Pairing Lunch. The 90 Plus Wine Club is Napa Valley’s Premiere, International Wine Club, and supplies their members with the finest wines in the region, all pre-selected based upon their 90+ ratings. The wines included are a cross-section of Napa Valley wines and the surrounding areas. Membership in the club grants members the privilege of having all of the wines shipped over on a regularly scheduled basis at a significantly lower transportation expense than … Continue reading 90 Plus Wine Club Malaysia Wine Pairing Lunch

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Glenlivet Guardians at The Bar Kinugawa

Tim Chew

[Events]   DJ Alexisgrace and I headed over to The Bar Kinugawa, in Empire Damansara, Damansara Perdana on 28 November 2016 for a very special Glenlivet Guardians blind tasting and cocktail session. The Bar Kinugawa though is pretty hard to find but once you find it you’ll be welcomed by the warm and cosy interior as well as whiskies and cocktails galore! For this Glenlivet Guardians session, we were given four (4) different types of whiskies to taste. After tasting all and after much deliberation among ourselves, our hosts finally revealed the variants which included The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve which … Continue reading Glenlivet Guardians at The Bar Kinugawa

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Saito Sake Dinner Featuring Michelin Starred Chef Yuichi Kamimura

Tim Chew

[Special Event]   Lyssa and I headed over to Kogetsu Japanese Restaurant in Saujana Hotel & Resort on 20 October 2016 for the very exclusive launch of Saito Sake featuring a sake pairing dinner by Michelin Starred Chef Yuichi Kamimura. Chef Yuichi is the owner and chef of KAMIMURA – the iconic Michelin-starred French restaurant in Niseko, Japan. There are over 2,000 breweries in Japan and the taste of sake varies as each prefecture or region has its own distinctive characteristics due to the country’s diverse climates. Individual breweries also possess their own traditions and techniques, which contribute to the unique … Continue reading Saito Sake Dinner Featuring Michelin Starred Chef Yuichi Kamimura

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Chivas Whisky Lab, The Whisky Society 2016, Straits Wine Fiesta 2016

Tim Chew

[Event] Chivas Whisky Lab   Pearl and I recently attended the Chivas Whisky Lab at HIDE at The Roof, Bandar Utama for a whisky masterclass that brought me back to my days in chemistry class. I was a science student back in secondary school as I wanted to join most of my classmates who mostly choose the science stream and I certainly had the PMR qualifications to do so. However in hindsight that proved to be quite a wrong decision as I was pretty terrible at Additional Maths, didn’t really like Biology and hated Physics class as the terms were … Continue reading Chivas Whisky Lab, The Whisky Society 2016, Straits Wine Fiesta 2016

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Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve Launched in Malaysia

Tim Chew

[Event]   MHB’s Esther Ng and I attended the launch of The Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve in Malaysia on 7 November 2016. The new non age statement expression from Glenlivet is a new, permanent addition to the brand’s core range, featuring the classic fruity flavours of The Glenlivet, and a tribute to its founder George Smith’s original vision to craft the definitive, smooth single malt whisky. The Founder’s Reserve stays true to The Glenlivet’s heritage, and utilises the same distilling methods used in 1824, in unique, wide lantern-shaped copper stills created by Smith himself almost 200 years ago. For this new expression, Master Distiller Alan … Continue reading Glenlivet Founder’s Reserve Launched in Malaysia

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Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Launched in Malaysia

Tim Chew

[Event]   I personally enjoy drinking whisky and to my surprise, Jacob’s Creek challenged the norm and released a range of unique reds finished in aged whiskey barrels. The brand launched the new variants here in Malaysia with an exclusive experiential food and wine pairing dinner themed “Jacob’s Creek Gourmet Picnic”. Unfortunately I couldn’t attend however Malaysia’s Hottest Bloggers’ official photographer Andy Kho managed to represent the company for this event on 20 October 2016 at Eight Gourmets Gala in Sunway. Renowned Australian wine brand Jacob’s Creek launched its latest blend of unique reds – the Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel. The … Continue reading Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Launched in Malaysia

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Toast The Macallan Kuala Lumpur 2016

Tim Chew

[ADV]   The girls from Malaysia’s Hottest Bloggers and I headed over to the Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur for the inaugural Toast The Macallan (2016) which is a pop-up exhibition-styled event that will be held from the 26th of September to the 1st of October 2016. Toast The Macallan was featured as a pop-up experiential stage where guests not only learn about the whisky and brand thru a lively and entertaining whisky tasting session, but would also be able to savour the latest range of The Macallan whiskies. This global circuit event has previously been to neighbouring markets like Jakarta and Singapore, … Continue reading Toast The Macallan Kuala Lumpur 2016

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Glen Grant Launches the 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old Expressions in Malaysia

Tim Chew

[Event]   MHB recently attended the launch of the Glen Grant 18 Year Old and Glen Grant 12 Year Old single malt whiskies with Glen Grant’s Master Distiller Dennis Malcolm (OBE) on 28 September 2016 at The Social in TREC, Kuala Lumpur. Glen Grant’s story began in 1840, in Rothes, Speyside – one of Scotland’s renowned regions for whisky production; by brothers John and James Grant. Still produced in Rothes today, Glen Grant is currently the world’s number five top-selling single malt whisky (as claimed by Glen Grant) and holds a range of prestigious industry awards. The distiller practises a barley to bottle approach, whereby alongside milling and malting the barley on … Continue reading Glen Grant Launches the 12 Year Old and 18 Year Old Expressions in Malaysia