I
have been drinking for last 5-6 years regularly but I have never been bothered
about whether it was whiskey or scotch or vodka and I am sure there are many
like me when it comes to consuming alcohol. Every drink has its own charm and
appeal. On occasion of World Whiskey day i was invited for #LoveScotch campaign by USL-Diageo at Shangri-La Hotel Bangalore and after been into this event my perspective about
drinking has changed a bit. It is not just about drinking and getting high and
relaxed, it is the smoothness and the aroma of what you drink that also
matters. After seeing Scotch being favorite of so many celebrities and
bloggers, even I believe that yes Scotch has to be different from other
alcohols.
Welcome On-board |
Now
to talk about the event, it had every ingredient to make it a fun weekend for
many of us. It had celebrities and bloggers and most importantly some newly
launched scotch cocktails that we bloggers got to taste first hand. Night
started with bloggers getting full access to the celebrities that came for
launch event. Celebrity list included Bollywood actor and Bengaluru boy Dino Morea,
young Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda who is gaining popularity very quickly
through his movies like Highway and Sarabjit, the forever young and glamorous model and TV presenter Mandira Bedi and internationally acclaimed Canadian model and writer Coco
Rocha.
We got chance to ask questions to all these celebs and they were equally frank and friendly in answering those for us. Questions ranging from their drinking habits to their personality and fitness. Questions like why scotch is their personal favorite alcohol? How they love to have scotch, on the rocks or otherwise? What is second most preferred drink for them after scotch? How they are able to maintain fitness in such absolute way. Some of the answers were amusing and some were frank. Like as per Randeep Hooda you should always have a companion to drink else the essence of drinking gets lost somewhere and yes his all-time favorite is Black Dog or Kala Kutta as he prefers to call it. For whiskey love Coco Rocha It is Johnnie Walker Black label scotch any day. There were many fashion bloggers who got style tips from Coca Rochha and Mandira Bedi.
Debating the Love for Scotch |
Then it was time for Bengaluru Pub crawling and bloggers and celebrities reached to Skyye bar in UB city and some other scotch cocktails were made by celebrities for each other. The same was followed in Sancho’s restaurant in UB city and that marked the end of super fun Saturday night for all of us.
Loved the use of hashtag inside bar #LoveScotch |
The 4 awesome cocktails we got to taste |
As per Diageo’s Chief Executive, Ivan Menezes, “We live in exciting times for the Scotch whisky category. Whether it’s served as an Old Fashioned in South Africa or as a Manhattan in New York, the continuing success of Scotch is built on its quality, integrity, and authenticity and we are confident that Scotch will continue to be the world’s favourite whisky for many years to come.” Most of world’s best scotches are with Diageo including BLACK DOG, VAT 69, BLACK & WHITE, JOHNNIE WALKER™, HAIG CLUB™, BUCHANAN’S™, SINGLETON, LAGAVULIN™ AND TALISKER™ are crafted by a handful of highly skilled men and women who select only the very best whiskies from 29 distilleries and millions of maturing casks.
Just as conclusion this was one hell of an event for many of us where we not only got access to meet celebrities but also got chance to taste some super awesome cocktails and got to hear from celebrities why scotch has to be the best drink for many of us. It was a Page 3 story type party for all of us and Love Scotch movement will continue for weeks to come. At last just want to say two words for those people who don't drink... "Bad luck" :)
Just as conclusion this was one hell of an event for many of us where we not only got access to meet celebrities but also got chance to taste some super awesome cocktails and got to hear from celebrities why scotch has to be the best drink for many of us. It was a Page 3 story type party for all of us and Love Scotch movement will continue for weeks to come. At last just want to say two words for those people who don't drink... "Bad luck" :)
I drink to make other people more interesting. ― Ernest Hemingway
You can find all the tweets for this event at #LoveSctoch .