The festive season is always a special time to get together with friends and family and what better way to celebrate than over great drams, food and cocktails? This year, renowned Scotch whisky distillery Auchentoshan takes your festive celebrations up a notch with their newly launched Seize the Spirit campaign, where guests are able to enjoy their triple-distilled single malt at thirty selected bars and restaurants.
Set to run till 31 December 2022, the Seize the Spirit campaign allows patrons to enjoy Auchentoshan Single Malt in various ways, from whisky flights to whisky-pairing dinners, whisky-based cocktails and more. You can also stand a chance to win a 2D1N glamping experience when enjoying Auchentoshan as a cocktail, whisky flight, or even full bottle! This will be held at The Hooton Retreat, which is just a 90-minute drive away from KL. (includes welcome drinks, accommodation in a glamping dome, BBQ dinner, breakfast, and campfire gathering).
Considering how we enjoy the lingering notes of Auchentoshan, this will be an easy task. Lauded by whisky lovers worldwide for its smoothness and subtle flavour profile, Auchentoshan Single Malt is a result of the distillery’s unique triple-distillation process, producing even more refinement to its character. In fact, the brand’s claim to fame is that they are the only distillery in Scotland that adheres to triple distillation.
For those new to whisky, the Three Wood Single Malt and 12-Year Old Single Malt are a good place to start. The former, which has been matured in three different cask types: American Bourbon, Spanish Oloroso Sherry and Pedro Ximenez Sherry, offers rich and complex notes with toffee and sherry flavours, while the latter, boasts tempting aromas of toasted almonds, and caramelised toffee, as well as a silky smooth and delicate mouthfeel.
Here are some of our top picks for where you can enjoy Auchentoshan Single Malt.
Foodies should not want to miss the whisky pairing dinner offered at Tamarind Hill Kuala Lumpur. They’ll get to experience some of the brand’s award-winning single malts – the 12-year old, Three Wood and 18-year old, paired with exceptional Thai dishes like deep-fried river lobster with tamarind sauce.
Experience the impeccable pairing of French cuisine and whisky at Topshelf, offering well-executed dishes like snapper crudo paired with the light-bodied 12-year-old single malt, and braised beef cheek paired with the Three Wood single malt.
Tipple lovers should try some of the innovative and delicious whisky-based concoctions at Mary Jane. In particular, Mr Derp features Auchentoshan Three Wood mixed with yuzu, pink grapefruit, honey and egg white. Refreshing and smooth with a balanced sweetness, this drink is bound to hit the spot.
An incredible pairing of flavours, “When Three World’s Collide”, conceptualised by bartender Shaunie.L combines Auchentoshan 12-year-old single malt with espresso cream, matcha soda and pandan syrup.
We love how the rich and complex flavours of the Three Wood single malt come through evidently in the Half Negroni, Half Wood, Half Salt, made using the brand’s iconic Single Malt, Cucielo red vermouth, sous-vide pandan and Cucielo white vermouth, Campari, saline and lemon oil.
Fans of live music will want to check out this new spot in Klang Valley – the first exclusive live house in Malaysia, offering the perfect pairing of food, drinks and music.
This relatively underground cocktail bar pays homage to the sultry tunes of Frank Sinatra – not only in the name but also with a lineup of music-themed cocktails. There’s even a signature drink, Drowned in Sound, that comes with headphones by the side playing soothing Sinatra tunes.
No doubt about it: Kuala Lumpur is filled with great food. With these cocktail bars, trendy restaurants, and music-themed lounges, we can now enjoy carefree moments with our friends and family this festive season – all thanks to Auchentoshan. Beyond indulging in great food and drams, diners can also stand a chance to win attractive prizes when they dine at any of the participating outlets including a 2D1N Auchentoshan Glamping Experience with a group of 5 friends at a glamping establishment of their choice.
To view the full list of participating bars and restaurants, and to find out more about how to enter the grand lucky draw, visit seizethespiritmy.com
Check out the list of restaurants here and make your booking now.