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Straits Wine Fiesta 2016 and Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) Field Test

Tim Chew

[Upcoming Event] Straits Wine Wine Fiesta 2016 The Wine Fiesta – Malaysia’s largest annual wine festival, returns for the sixth year running, presented by The Straits Wine Company. The Straits Wine Company was established in 2006, and is one of Southeast Asia’s leading wine importer, retailer and distributor with branches in Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines. It focuses on small boutique and artisanal wineries from around the world, and has 10 retail wine shops in Singapore which feature wines from Australia, France, Spain, Italy and more. The company also offers bespoke events from private wine parties to corporate wine pairing sessions, helmed by a team of wine professionals … Continue reading Straits Wine Fiesta 2016 and Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) Field Test

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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

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Healthy Eats – Chopstick Diner & The Magnificent Seven Movie Review

Tim Chew

[Review]   If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’d notice that I mostly do premium to high-end establishments. While the food is pretty awesome most of the time, the inclusion of a lot of rather fattening ingredients such as cream and foie gras. While they are certainly delicious, they are not the most healthy ingredients around therefore I decided to try something different for a change. Hence I decided to contact the folks from http://www.chockstickdiner.com who very generously delivered a whole bunch of healthy lunch boxes for me to try. Chockstickdiner is an online delivery service delivering healthy … Continue reading Healthy Eats – Chopstick Diner & The Magnificent Seven Movie Review

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Upcoming Event – Toast The Macallan

Tim Chew

[Upcoming Event] I have been very blessed to have attended a few memorable Macallan events over the past two years. The ultimate experience was definitely The Macallan Rare Cask launch at Aziamendi 88 – https://timchew.net/2015/11/11/the-macallan-masters-series-dinner-the-macallan-rare-cask-launch/   And the second being the dinner at Ruyi & Lyn – https://timchew.net/2016/01/31/macallan-rare-cask-launch-at-ruyi-lyn/   While the photographer in me relished the “Masters of Photography” event at Providence KL – https://timchew.net/2015/04/30/the-macallan-masters-of-photography-mario-testino-edition/   The Macallan once again brings one of their signature events to our shores with their “Toast The Macallan” exhibition, masterclass and cocktail happening at the end of this month.      Toast The Macallan lands on our shores … Continue reading Upcoming Event – Toast The Macallan

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Honor 8 Launched in Malaysia

Tim Chew

[Tech & Gadgets]    Headed over to Nexus Bangsar South on 6 September 2016 for the launch of honor’s latest smartphone the honor 8. Now some of you might recall that I did review the honor 7 earlier this year – honor’s 2015/16 flagship model that the honor 8 is replacing. The honor 7 is already one very capable phone but the honor 8 is a whole new level altogether! Within a span of only two (2) years, honor has developed quite a reputation for providing affordable yet powerful smartphones, with good design to boot, factors that meet the needs of … Continue reading Honor 8 Launched in Malaysia

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Somersby Cider’s 2016 #ThatWeekendFeeling Campaign Launch

Tim Chew

[Event]   Veron and I headed over to Tavern 13 in Petaling Jaya on 3 August 2016 with MHB’s official photographer Andy Kho for the media launch of Somersby Cider’s 2016 #thatweekendfeeling campaign. The campaign is a series of activations that capture #ThatWeekendFeeling anytime, any day with the refreshing Somersby cider. #ThatWeekendFeeling campaign was launched in 2015, and was well received by consumers, leading to the cider brand which is in Carlsberh’s portfolio of brews in Malaysia enjoying strong double-digit growth over the same period last year. Keeping up the momentum, Somersby launched the second phase of the campaign by unveiling its … Continue reading Somersby Cider’s 2016 #ThatWeekendFeeling Campaign Launch

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Editor’s Note – July 2016

Tim Chew

June was an eating month with lots and lots of buka puasa dinners to attend. Adding to those were a couple of whisky tasting sessions and a Hendrick’s Gin cocktail party! Think I put on a kilo or two…   Global Discovery Day at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel [Hotel Happenings] Jocelyn and I headed over to Renaissance Kuala Lumpur on 16 June 2016 for their Global Day Of Discovery with the highlight of the night being the unveiling of their newly renovated West Wing rooms. The 5th annual Global Day of Discovery took place simultaneously at nearly 170 Renaissance Hotels around … Continue reading Editor’s Note – July 2016

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The Glenlivet: Comfort

Tim Chew

[Event]     Jessy and I headed over to Li Restaurant in Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya on 24 June 2016 for the The Glenlivet Guardians – Comfort. The Guardians of The Glenlivet is a global community of whisky lovers that has proven to be one of the most innovative consumer engagement programmes rolled out by brand and this was my second outing with them. The Malaysian chapter of The Guardians of The Glenlivet began in November 2013 and all members to-date are selected by invite only. The Glenlivet, the single malt that gives its name and purpose to this exclusive community, began the Malaysian chapter … Continue reading The Glenlivet: Comfort