The 4th East Imperial Gin Jubilee 2019 @ Malaysia

Gird your liver. Gin Jubilee's back - bigger and better. How?

13 participating Gin brands!

1. The Botanist 
2. Caorunn
3. Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin
4. Four Pillars Rare Dry
5. Gin Agricolo Blagheur
6. G’Vine Floraison
7. Hendrick’s
8. Napue by Kyro Distillery Company
9. Monkey 47
10. Rock Rose
11. Scapegrace
12. St. George Terroir
13. The West Winds Cutlass

Image: Wholly Spirits

26 participating outlets!

1. 61 Monarchy
2. Bar Shake
3. Bar Trigona
4. Beta KL
5. BotakLiquor
6. Coley
7. Elements
8. Flying Monkeys
9. HYDE at 53M
10. JungleBird
11. Knowhere
12. Mari Gin
13. Mezze
14. Mrs Jones’ Parlour
15. Pacific Standard Bar
16. Pahit
17. Pinchos Tapas Bar
18. PS150
19. Soma
20. The Locker & Loft
21. The Pawn Room
22. The Sticky Wicket
23. The Vault
24. Three x Co
25. Tickets
26. Woo Bar @ W Kuala Lumpur

Image: W KL's Wet Deck

Lots of fun between 8-12 Oct 2019!

• Kick-off party at W Hotel's Wet Deck on 8 Oct 2019
• Bar crawl through participating bars to vote for your favourite Gin & Tonic between 1-12 Oct 2019. Each post MUST include the hashtags #EastImperial, #GinJubilee2019 and also the Location of the bar.
• Catch guest shifts, masterclasses and workshops between 8-12 Oct 2019. For updates, follow https://www.facebook.com/ginjubilee
• Catch Gin Jubilee's finale party- the Gin Lane on 12 Oct at the Sentul West Depot for RM25 g&ts all night by all the participating outlets and gin brands!

For more check out https://ginjubilee.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/whollyspirits/

J

Will the Grinch of Octoberfest Presents Itself Again in 2019?

That's been on my mind lately.

Image: MyBeer Malaysia

2 years ago, you might have recalled The Better Beer Festival 2017 was cancelled (after 5 years!).  One Utama's annual one was also cancelled.  It would've been alright if their permits were outright rejected in the first place - but authorities gave them the okay, only to revoke their permits at the 11th hour, burning all monetary and effort costs involved. 2017 was a hard year for imbibers and organisers indeed.

Reeling from what happened in 2017, in 2018, the 2 local breweries managed to host relatively subdued events - either using different names and only through outlet promotions.

As we're heading towards October - I've not seen much fanfare. So far, we've noted only a couple of pubs promoting their version of Octoberfest.

Other than that, it has all been quiet.

I really miss those big Oktoberfest parties. Sob..

J

Connor Stout Porter's 'perfect pour' September

Connor’s Stout Porter, Malaysia’s premium draught stout continues to entice the taste buds of stout lovers with a  comeback campaign of its Perfect Pour Challenge.

Upping the ante for the second time this year, Connor’s Perfect Pour Challenge throughout September will feature the Connor’s booth and truck at more than 50 locations nationwide covering Klang Valley, Ipoh, Penang and Johor.

If you choose to accept the challenge for the next 2 weeks, quickly go catch the pop up bar at Pavilion KL @ Connection Level 3 every day from 4pm to 10pm; and 4pm to 12am on Fridays and Saturdays

or visit www.connorschallenge.my for the upcoming locations and states.

https://www.facebook.com/ConnorsMY/

Carlsberg's New Look for Its 50th Anniversary

Wow! Did you know that Carlsberg Malaysia turns 50 this year? And in conjunction with their 50th birthday, they've launched a brand new look.

Image: Carlsberg

The font on its label is now bigger and bold - perfect for old foggies like me to identify it from a mile away on the shelf.

Image: Carlsberg

The bottle cap has also been re-engineered to better seal in the beer, thus making the beer fresher on the pop. Now I can buy Carlsberg in bulk during CNY and store it for longer!

Also, the 6 pack packaging has been udpated so that you can tear one beer easily from its 6-pack packaging without damaging your car keys or finger nails.

Image: Carlsberg

Lastly, they also redesigned their glass. At the bottom of the glass, there's a laser-engraved, hop leaf-shaped logo that agitates the beer to allow more bubbles to float to the top and maintain the foam head for longer, like magic!

I took a closer look at it at home:

Can you see the laser engraving?

Compared it against a normal stemmed glass - can you see that the new Carlsberg glass on the left is agitating the bubbles to rise upwards?

Like magic!

50 years old and looking good Carlsberg - I hope to look as good when I hit my big 5-0 next year!

- Jon