Johnnie Walker Circuit Nights Monaco Party

In anticipation of Formula One 2013 season’s grand prix at Monaco, Johnnie Walker revved up the pre-race excitement with another premium edition of its Circuit Nights party. Held at Avalon, the VIP event thrilled fans and partygoers with a spectacular line-up of superstar DJs and a chance to luxe it up at Monaco!

Walk this way for a night of partying in style with the Striding Man!

Avalon rises out of Marina Bay’s waterfront as the only club-on-water in Singapore.

Juliana turned into Drooliana in the presence of the suave captains.

Inside Avalon before the crowd filled in.

In conjunction with the Monaco grand prix, Johnnie Walker is running an exclusive contest that will send 4 fans on a trip of a lifetime to experience the race in person! Details on how to enter this contest at the end of the post.

My favourite way to savour Johnnie Walker is on the rocks. What’s yours?

My aromatic Johnnie Walker nectar blooming in a glass.

Gold is the way to go!

Caught up with a friend and made some new ones. They are fans who won invitations to the invite-only party on Johnny Walker Singapore’s Facebook page.

DJs Denzel Park from Australia turning on the heat with progressive beats.

DJ Helena got the dancefloor moving to her hypnotic grooving.

I hope they didn’t catch a chill.

The dancing girls above inspired Juliana.

Johnnie Walker packed Avalon with a huge crowd.

Firing up the night with a mega dose of Johnnie Walker’s award-winning whisky.

Would you like to go on a luxury trip to Monaco to live it up at the grand prix in person? I do!

The party is only an opener to the real F1 circuit experience in Monaco. Johnnie Walker Singapore is offering fans a chance to win a VIP trip to Monaco worth $80,000!

The lucky winners (2 winners + 1 friend each) will arrive in Monaco in style by helicopter and soak in the thrills of the iconic street race from onboard a private yacht, before meeting the Vodafone Mercedes McLaren F1 team.

All you need to do is purchase a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label or Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve from March to end of April 2013 and it will include an unique Gold Pass code.  Key the codes on the app on Johnnie Walker Singapore Facebook page.

Bottles with the Gold Pass are available throughout Singapore at all leading clubs, pubs, bars, hotels and supermarkets. The more bottles you purchase, the higher the chances of winning! Good luck!

Day 266 : Johnnie Walker Circuit Lounge

Panache, glamour and class roared into the Lion City with Johnnie Walker’s Circuit Lounge F1 party and I had the privilege to experience the Striding Man’s magic yet again.

Held at the Flower Dome within Singapore’s latest talk-of-the-town attraction, Gardens by the Bay, Johnnie Walker pulled out all the stops to helm yet another winner of a great F1 fringe event. Join me as we step into the exclusive world of the premium Scotch-Whiskey brand…

The air-conditioned Flower Dome is a conservatory that houses flora and vegetation from the Mediterranean and semi-arid subtropical regions of the world. Such an exotic location to hold a party!

The dudes and their pet… a sort of cat and gorilla hybrid.

Three-quarter pants were frowned upon but Anis got the pass for being fashionably put together.

This is about as close as I would get to the action of F1. Heh heh.

Let’s get the party started!

A massive constellation of small spheres created a curious focal point for the ceiling.

Johnnie Walker’s parties are renowned for bringing in superstar DJs to delight the earlobes.

Cheers to the start of a fantastic night with a refreshing cocktail called Singapore Soda. Concocted specially for the event, Singapore Soda consisted of Johnnie Walker Black Label, soda and a dash of pandan leaf essence that paid homage to our local flavour. The result is a fragrant nectar that’s soothing and addictive!

Three special cocktails coaxed guests to let their hair down and have fun. The Johnnie Yuzu Sour had a tangy, light note that would go down well with people who do not appreciate the taste of whiskey.

Walker Colada brought the tongue on a tropical holiday with a delicious blend of whiskey, coconut rum and I think pineapple juice.

Champion mixologist – Manabu Ohtake, Global World Class Winner 2011, adding a twist to enjoying whiskey.

Guests were dressed to kill and in this case, thrill! Bobby Luo and Ritz Lim adding horse power and a touch of sci-fi to the event. Our pet has been upstaged.

Our pet logging into her Facebook account. Throughout the venue were interactive photo booths where we can have our pics taken and posted directly onto our Facebook pages. Cool!

A photo we took at a booth and downloaded from my Facebook page.

Making a pledge the hi-tech way. Guests can have their photo taken and ‘sign’ their names with a laser wand to make the pact of not drinking and driving.

Guests posing for photos with F1 stars… but where are the racers?

This is my favourite booth where we get to ‘take’ a photo with F1 stars! We choose the scene, pose, and snap!

Desperately trying to be dashing.

The resulting photo. Thumbs up for the fun use of interactive media to engage and entertain.

At the stroke of midnight, a 3D projection sequence and pyro confetti marked the start of Johnnie Walker’s Gold Reserve being served. From this point onwards, the heat of the party got turned up several notches!

The little spheres on the ceiling also came alive and lit up in a rhythmic trance.

Spot the out-of-syncers.

Girl gone wild.

Kungfu duo on the dancefloor.

And I became the pet.

We were Johnnie Walkered and loved it!

Johnnie Walker Jet Black Party 2011

I never bought the excitement about Formula One racing. What’s the thrill in busting your ear drums with those noisy engines and sitting there for hours just to catch a car zoom past you in a split second? But I’ve just found my reason to be interested in F1 through Johnnie Walker. In anticipation of the 2011 season of the world-class race chanmpionships, the premium Scotch whisky brand celebrated with an exclusive invite-only party last Saturday in Singapore. The event was so hot, guests were requested to keep the venue secret!

Blazing the party trail on 12 Mar 2011 at Singapore's Red Dot Design Museum. The VIP event revved up the cool factor with social media integrated technology, stylish sets and celebrity deejay, DJ Skribble.

The ‘gag order’ was necessary because it was free-flow all night with an internationally renowned celebrity deejay flown in specially from New York to hem the party. This is as good as getting a world-class clubbing experience for free! And the organiser promised to make partygoers feel like they’ve been to the 3 different race cities all in 1 night. What an entertainment tall glass to fill!

Dot marks the spot. Sitting at the historic Tanjong Pagar area, the Red Dot Design Museum is the former home of the Singapore Traffic Police Headquarters. The conserved heritage building was in November 2005, converted into a junction where Singapore's creative forces congregate. A F1 party in an ex-traffic police joint with lots of booze... 'never drink and drive' couldn't have found a better occasion to hit home.

Now, I’m NOT a party boy.

Less than 5 years ago, I’ve only kept a regular routine of getting drunk at least 4 nights a week and had attended some of the most spectacular circuit parties in and around Australasia. I haven’t seen everything, but I’ve been around the block and Johnnie Walker’s Jet Black party is definitely one event to kill for if one wasn’t invited. Here’s a glimpse of what’s unique about this party besides the abundance of booze…

9:00 pm - With her highness of gorgeousness, Fadilah, from Grayling Asia Pte Ltd. The privilege of my invitation to this premium event was all thanks to her.

One cool feature of the party was the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology assimilated with Facebook & Twitter. Each guest who registered was given a wrist band which we could tap at check-in booths throughout the venue & our location will be posted on our FB walls. We can also tap to take a photo & it will automatically be posted onto our FB page as well. Guests without FB profiles missed out on the fun of this.

Laying the foundation for the artful form of hip partying to be built upon an age-old tradition of fine whisky. Whisky means the 'water of life'! I'm all ready to take a Walk with this happy juice...

On the rocks. My fav way of having Scotch whisky. Bottles of Black Label were generously distributed throughout the party venue for guests to help themselves. I lost count of how many drinks I had in just 2 hours.

Didn't quite get the feeling of being in 3 cities in 1 night but the party was kick-ass nonetheless. The different cities were represented by belly dancers & Arabic decor (Abu Dhabi); Hello Kitty, anime & all images banzai (Japan); & a Euro-centric ambient sound (London).

DJ Skribble shifted the night's velocity into high gear with the latest club anthems & trance hits. Around 1,000 Johnnie Walker fans, media, & business partners had a drink of the simple chic that is the Jet Black party.

The beauty of some girls correlates with the amount of alcohol you have in your bloodstream. The more you drink, the prettier they get. But the looks of these hot gals didn't need any help from Johnnie.

No Power Rangers here but 'go-go geisha power'! There were performances by sultry belly dancers & sexy Jap nymphs to sizzle up the F1 cities. I love the layers of LED screens that created a stunning visual impact.

11:00 pm - Celebrating life with Johnnie Walker Black Label on the rocks! No drunk no go home (不醉不归)!

I party a lot less these days and having clocked prime clubbing hours years ago, an experience like Jet Black is hard to come by. Most club launches or events I have the good fortune of being invited to usually just give you a complimentary drink or 2. Exclusive parties organised by big alcoholic distributors where they don’t stinge on booze and you can pour as much as you want is clubbing gold.

But it’s not all about the free-flow. It takes only 2 drinks with 12% alcohol by volume to get anyone in the mood to lose inhibitations. That’s 2 glasses of wine. So the rest of the road that makes up a good party would be the visual thrills, people, space, atmosphere and music… all of which the Johnnie Walker Jet Black Step Into the Circuit party has distilled with perfection!

*In the midst of celebrations especially with all things Jap, my heart and thoughts go out to the recent earthquake and tsunami tragedies in Japan. How fragile life is. How important it is to celebrate every moment with excess for being alive.*