On Friday, 9 December 2022, celebrated businessman Amos Nzeyi hosted peers and industry captains to an exclusive Johnnie Walker Blue Club event held at his new residence in Kigo, on the outskirts of Kampala.
The guest list ranged from the diplomatic corps to industry captains, top businessmen and women, and golfers.
Nzeyi, an avid collector of fine whisky, had his guests taken on a journey through the world of Scotch by the Johnnie Walker Reserve Brand Ambassador Agaba Tumusiime, Johnnie Walker Brand Manager Christine Kyokunda, and Scotch Brand Ambassador Marcus Kwikiriza.
Set in a sublime atmosphere, a range of Johnnie Walker collections, matched with exotic meals, whisky lovers savoured the iconic drink whilst deepening their knowledge of the world’s premium Scotch and its rich history.
The Blue Club is Uganda’s exclusive club for whisky lovers. Each Blue Club experience is built around the theme of ‘Whisky Conversations,’ and designed to immerse members in the history, provenance and pioneering spirit of the Johnnie Walker brand, combining luxury whisky innovation with art, design, fine dining and culture.
Blue Club membership entitles one to perks including personal shopping service, bespoke gifting with custom labels, packaging and bottle engraving available year-round and first opportunity to purchase limited edition Johnnie Walker products.
The A-listers sat in small groups, as Agaba took them through the smoky flavour of Green Label, while Kyokunda walked them through the single malt world with a Singleton 18-year-old mentorship.
Former Johnnie Walker Brand Ambassador, cum Scotch Brand Ambassador- Marcus, took the gleeful audience on an amazing journey through the *rare* whiskeys that make up the Blue Label.
During the event, Uganda Breweries Ltd (UBL) board member- Jimmy Mugerwa, officially introduced and welcomed UBL Managing Director Andrew Kilonzo, to the Johnnie Walker Blue Club.
Kilonzo expressed gratitude for the opportunity to become a part of the exclusive Blue Club.
“Quality, consistency and progress are three things that define Johnnie Walker. This iconic drink is an extraordinary whisky, and I am greatly honoured to be a part of this exclusive club.
Kilonzo also reminded the gathering to choose Johnnie Walker as the perfect gift to give this festive season.
“I cannot go without telling you about ‘The Give the Gift of Big Flavour’ Campaign. This campaign is Johnnie Walker’s way of making festive gifting experience more intimate, personal and meaningful,” Kilonzo added.
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UBL board member Jimmy Mugerwa, commended the host Amos Nzeyi, for opening his home to the Johnnie Walker Blue Club.
“We could not have wished for a venue more splendid to reinvent our rich Blue Club tradition, than Amos’ new spectacle of a home; thank you, Amos,” Mugerwa remarked.
Mugerwa went on to pay tribute to Nzeyi, as an entrepreneur ‘in his own league!
“The Blue Club that unites us in celebrations such as this one, was designed in recognition of the fact that those that have distinguished themselves and found success deserve to be feted. You will not find many men more fitting this recognition than our own Amos. Amos is a self-made entrepreneur in his own league. One that didn’t let his humble beginnings stand in his way of becoming one of Uganda and East Africa’s most successful businessmen,” Mugerwa added.
Nzeyi thanked his peers, business associates, and friends for honouring his new residence with their presence. He also thanked Johnnie Walker for being persistent about celebrating his milestones.
“A home is not a home, unless it has people; this evening gives me so much pleasure because your presence has made this place a home. Thank you UBL and Johnnie Walker for always celebrating my milestones with me,” Nzeyi said.
About Johnnie Walker® Blue Label™
Diageo, the makers of Johnnie Walker Blue Label describe it, as “one of the pinnacle offerings from Johnnie Walker.”
“Only sublime, rare whiskies at the pinnacle of perfection are used in the blending of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, with only 1 in 10,000 casks containing whisky of sufficient character to deliver its remarkably smooth signature taste. Each is hand-selected by the Johnnie Walker Master Blender himself, part of an unbroken lineage of Master Blenders stretching back over 190 years – it is an ultimate expression of whisky making today and a remarkable achievement for the modern era,” Diageo describes the iconic whisky.
“Presented in individually numbered bottles, it is reminiscent of the 19th-century style of whiskies. The Master Blender uses his decades of experience to select some of the rarest casks from the Johnnie Walker reserves for their quality, character and flavour to create the powerful, complex, smooth character of Blue Label”.
Amongst its fans, Blue Label is famed for its “mellow, rounded nose, with a dry smokiness (a Johnnie Walker signature flavour) mixing with raisin sweetness.”
“It is best savoured with the palate cleansed and cooled by iced water. One sip reveals a velvety mouthfeel, then an explosion of flavour. At once you’ll discover hazelnuts, honey, rose petals, sherry and oranges. Subsequent sips reward you with more hidden secrets like kumquats, wispy aromatic smoke, sandalwood, tobacco, and dark chocolate”.