Amid the grand interiors of dim sum restaurant Halley at Mandarin Palace, a stream of guests and well-wishers turned out for a pre-Chinese New Year gathering and clients’ appreciation by Chee Hoe & Associates, held jointly with Robb Report Malaysia, IWC Schaffhausen, and Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Here, in the elegance of the restaurant’s imperial palace ambience, the 1,118 intricate phoenix and dragon expressions, and celestial scenes, they were welcomed by emcee Selene Lee, who gave them a primer of all the points of attraction.

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Tarot reading proved to be equally appealing to many of the guests that evening.

Guests also had chances to walk away with a slew of lucky draw items such as electrical appliances courtesy of electronics store Hoe Huat.

Lai Chee Hoe delivers his welcome speech.

Johnnie Walker’s highlights against the restaurant’s imperial palace ambience.

Many immediately made a beeline for the tarot card reading and Chinese calligraphy section. Meanwhile, timepiece aficionados explored the IWC Schaffhausen display, with its bejewelled 34mm Portofino Automatic Day & Night, the Year of the Snake Portofino Automatic Moon 37mm, and several current Portugeiser references, including a Perpetual Calendar and Tourbillon Day & Night.

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The always raucous tossing of the ‘yee sang’.

Vocalist Lim Shuang belts out a soulful number.

Kenny Fernandez of Johnnie Walker (centre) takes a closer look at the recent edition of Robb Report Malaysia.

IWC Schaffhausen’s Portugeiser Hand-Wound Tourbillon Day & Night (left) and 44-mm Portugeiser Perpetual Calendar.

Following a lively yee sang toss for abundance, growth and prosperity, the guests tucked into the various culinary highlights of Halley at Mandarin Palace, including its dim sum specialties. As the live band starring popular vocalist Lim Shuang took centre stage, the evening’s libations of Johnnie Walker Blue Label began circulating.

*Datuk Christopher Boyd, consultant director for Savills Malaysia.*

Among some of its display highlights was the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ice Chalet limited edition, where the iconic bottle of Blue Label is given an aprés-ski facelift and sheathed in a reversible cross-body bag by luxury winter wear label Perfect Moment (RM1,787 for a 75cl bottle).

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: Johnnie Walker’s ambassadors showcasing the classic and special edition bottles. — Johnnie Walker’s ambassadors showcasing the classic and special edition bottles.

Also, in light of the upcoming zodiac animal in the Chinese lunar calendar, the Johnnie Walker Blue Label Year of the Snake bottle by artist James Jean was on display (RM1,118 for a 75cl bottle). The work by the Asian-American visual artist adorns the entire bottle with splashes of gold, orange, blue and red. “With Johnnie Walker Blue Label Lunar New Year,” Jean explains, “we wanted to create a snake that felt different, new and innovative—respectful of the past but also looking to the future with optimism, in the same way that Johnnie Walker stands for progress through that incredible Keep Walking spirit.”

*Guests displaying their freshly written calligraphy works.*

IWC Schaffhausen

Johnnie Walker Blue Label

Photography by Raja Mokhzairi

Videography by xfarhanaimanx

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Enlivens A Pre-Chinese New Year Gathering

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