SGwhisky's Singapore Whisky Monthly May 2012 Presents: Whisky Live 2012!
A year has gone by and once again, Singapore gets ready to host the biggest whisky event of the year come the 21st of May 2012, Whisky Live 2012. Into its third edition now, this year's Whisky Live promises to be a more holistic whisky experience, with more whisky-related events and whiskies being showcased. Held at the prestigious John Jacob Ballroom of the St. Regis Singapore, the event will showcase some of the world's best whiskies and bring together many luminiaries of the world whisky scene in a day of whisky-themed splendour.
Though considered a small scale Whisky Live compared to the big extravaganzas that occur in whisky crazy cities like Tokyo, Taipei and Paris, Whisky Live Singapore more than makes up for it with the quality of the personnel and, of course, whisky. This year, La Maison Du Whisky, who organized Whisky Live Singapore 2012, is proud to announce the presence of many whisky leaders who will be at the show along with a host of new whiskies and also other spirits. Taking their first ever Whisky Live Singapore bow would be individuals like Billy Walker, owner of BenRiach and Glendronach distilleries, Colin Scott, Master Blender of Chivas Regal and Royal Salute, Neel Jagdale, owner of Amrut distillery and Stephen Marshall, Global Brand Ambassador of Dewar's. These luminaries will be on hand to share their rich knowledge of whisky and some of them, like Colin Scott, will be giving exclusive Masterclasses to those present at the event.
Luminaries aside though, the event is about the whisky and Whisky Live 2012 will have a host of whisky brands, both big brands and upcoming ones, participating this year. Amongst the household names will be Chivas Regal, The Glenlivet, Dewar's and Glenmorangie, and from the whiskies of the world, Nikka will once again be present at the event. Local distributors too will be involved with brands with local, independent distributorship like BenRiach and Tullibardine all in attendance. Whisky Live 2012 will also be host to new brands looking to make inroads into the Singapore market, and this year Jailer's Tennessee Whiskey will be in attendance. The newest Tennessee whiskey in the market (the most famous Tennessee whiskey of course being Jack Daniel's), Jailer's will be represented by Dave Scheurich, their Master Blender, who will be sharing more about their products.
Keeping with the idea of a more holistic experience, Whisky Live also proudly presents much more whisky-related events on top of the standard tastings one gets. This year's event also has booths dedicated to whisky pairings. The St. Regis' resident Pastry Chef Kit Wong, for one, will be showcasing pastries and other sweet delights infused with whisky at 'The Connoisseur's live chocolate station'. Local wholesaler Aequitas Gourmet has also provided Cheese for an exclusive tasting of cheeses and Compass Box whiskies. Other whisky-related events include Masterclasses by Glenmorangie and Chivas and an interesting 'Blind Tasting Experience' where people can get to blind taste and guess the 5 whiskies that are presented, standing a chance to win all five bottles of whisky at the end of the day if they get it all right.
Moving away from whisky, Whisky Live 2012 Singapore will also play host to a few other spirits, including Eastory Rums, who will be presenting a collection of their rums from JM Rhum and HSE. German Artisan Gin Monkey 47's owner, Alexander Stein, will also be in attendance to showcase his Monkey 47 Gin, which is an artisanal gin made with 47 different botanicals.
This year's Whisky Live Singapore 2012 promises to be a great event, and one can still get their tickets at SISTIC at $80/pax. Once again, the event will be held at the St. Regis Singapore's John Jacob Ballroom on the 21st of May 2012 at 6pm. For more information, one can visit the Whisky Live 2012 website contact the organizers via the contact info section of the website here.
Here's to a great Whisky Live Singapore 2012!
