When it comes to alcoholic beverages, guess what comes up at the top of my list?

I most certainly do prefer my whiskeys, cider, champagne & liqueur when given a choice.

A while back, I received an invitation from Lord Somersby to attend the launch of Somersby cider in Malaysia.

The other half and I taking a swig of the delicious apple cider by Somersby!

The event took place at a historical venue – the magnificent & colonial Carcosa Seri Negara 

Boasting Neo-Gothic & Tudor Revival styles, these mansions were home to the British High Commissioners back in the day and the official residence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her visits.

One of the mansions – the Carcosa

The venue was a perfect place to hold a garden party for the fully imported Swedish premium cider.

I loved the entire set-up! 

It was celebrated in a form of a garden party. Apples & garden parties are an amazing combo!

As it was a garden party, I decided to follow the theme.

I wore something casual & light, with a hint of nature/floral motifs.

((STYLE OF THE DAY))

TheJessicat wears : Red camisole by Forever 21 |

Assymetrical/Mullet skirt from an online blogshop | Bowling bag by Roxy | 

Floral headband from a push-cart store in KLCC | Leaf earrings from a local night bazaar |

Dreamcatcher neckpiece from a bazaar in Singapore | Straw wedges by Aldo | 

En route to the Somersby garden party!

When we arrived, we were ushered to the garden venue

I saw hoards and hoards of apples lined up at every corner possible – it made me a very happy girl!

As I love apples (both red and green), I did not hesitate to munch on what ended up as 4 apples that night!

Cheers to a more refreshing, lighter & sweeter alternative to beer! 

The press conference began and Soren Ravn (Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia) shared some

interesting information and insights regarding the new Somersby cider in Malaysia

A toast to Somersby's launch!

To be amongst the first few to taste the Somersby cider upon its launch in Malaysia is truly an honour 🙂

I must really commend its taste! It was flavourful with so much zest, yet not too overbearing!

So refreshing… and healthier too!

Somersby cider is made from fermented apple juice, natural ingredients and only 4.5% alcohol content!

It promises easy drinking refreshment with sparkling bubbles that makes every sip exciting.

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, I hope this counts! 😛

Theboyf and I approves! The cider was absolutely marvellous

Best part is? 

Somersby Cider is free from all artificial flavourings, sweeteners and colouring 

Cheers to that!  So much love for Somersby 

Somersby's light-hearted and entertaining disposition brought us fun, laughter & unpredictable moments

We were also shown a very peculiar and amusing video footage of the excited Lord Somersby upon discovering the crazy amount of apples here in Malaysia.  

The CCTV footages were filmed in various hypermarkets and grocery chain stores.

Lord Somersby filling his trolley with apples!

Right after that, was the gambit of the whole event.

*drumroll*

We had a very special guest in the house today! Guess who?

None other than Lord Somersby himself!

It was great seeing his cheerful demeanour and deep, hearty laugh!

He waltzed and twirled around on stage with his bevy of ladies

Lord Somersby giving us a warm welcome and sharing his story

It's like history brought back to life! 

Lord Somersby is the father of many great discoveries – but the most famous of them all is probably Somersby cider, which was once known as the favorite drink of celebrities like Napoleon, Cleopatra and Newton.

Lord Somersby, his gorgeous ladies and Soren giving a toast to Somersby's successful garden party launch!

With that, it was time to serve MORE Somersby cider to all the guests present

Theboyf and I clinking our glasses in celebration! 

Managed to grab a photo with Lord Somersby at the photowall too!

Thank you for a lovely time, dear Lord Somersby 

It was a great pleasure to have attended this party and to celebrate this eventful evening with you!

Congratulations on an apple-rific launch of the Somersby Apple Cider in Malaysia 

Remember this blogpost and contest which I ran a few weeks back?

As one of the official bloggers for Kronenbourg 1664's L'aperitif Fashion, I shared the launch of Kronenbourg in Malaysia in that blogpost as well as the contest whereby one lucky reader wins 2 invitations to the French fashion event at The View.

Fast Forward- Ta-da!!

Whisked off to The View at G-Tower

I love this place. It's an open-aired bar up 28 stories in the air with a magnificent view of the city

Glad that Kronenbourg chose this place as it is sophisticated, classy and jives well with what their event is about!

Cheers, Kronenbourg!

Oooh the glorious Petronas Twin Towers in the background :D 😀

This time round, I brought along a guest with me to the event.

Meet my plus one for the night. my housie Pamela 🙂

She's actually my childhood friend-turned-housie 🙂

'Cept the fact that we hardly (if at all) ever talk in high school lol

Housie Pam and I at the L'aperitif photowall 🙂

Showed the way in by the usherettes

Even more elaborately dressed usherettes

 Kronenbourg 1664 in their various packaging

Bar counter

Pam and I enjoying our Kronenbourg 1664 😀

Catching up with some friends Dennis & Fay

With my fellow ex-redhead, Linora 🙂

With Fateh whom I met at a barbeque beach party some months back

(My weird expression is a result of an expression refraining from pulling an

even weirder expression as Mike tried to rob me of my fedora!) 

Funtimes and silly moments never stop with Kronenbourg 😉

Before we knew it, the event kick-started with a warm welcome by the MC and speeches by Carlsberg Managing Director Soren Ravn & world renowned luxury label designer Dato' Professor Jimmy Choo

Josiah Mizukami was the MC for the night 🙂

Models unveiling the design by Gallo by Thian

Introducing the design of the Kronenbourg bottle 

by the official designer of L'aperitif fashion Teresa Thian

Closer look at it 🙂

Sucha sleek and chic design for a French beer bottle methinks 

The VIPs and celebrities on stage making their special appearance at the event

A design from Gallo by Thian in the display window

We media were then ushered to a private zone whereby the sneak preview of Gallo by Thian's live mannequin show was held. It features her Spring & Summer collection for 2012! 

Ssssoooo cuuute! They were *actually* mimicking a real gardening routine

The first of its kind and inspired by Kronenbourg 1664's French Art of Pleasure, L'aperitif Fashion was launched with the unveiling of Gallo by Thian's concept designs by lead designer, Theresa Thian 🙂

Well-known for her chic, feminine and elegant designs, the design combines vintage with elegance; reflecting French sophistication. A bold fashuon statement that is seductively French infused with Malaysian elements

Theresa Thian and her models showcasing the designs

LOL candid photo of me snapping photos of the fashion show (while still drinking Kronenbourg LOL)

and Josiah grinning in the background

The VIPs, Theresa Thian, the models and the fashion mentors & icons of Kronenbourg's L'aperitif fashion

Watched the lovely and adorable live mannequin show, mingled with the crowd and sipped on more Kronenbourg draught. Too fun! Glad I bumped into many familiar faces too 🙂

International model Amber Chia of GUESS fame and I

Dato' Professor Jimmy Choo OBE (Order of the British Empire) and I

Just like my fellow Malaysians, I'm so proud of Dato' Jimmy, you have no idea!

Malaysian-born shoe designer hailing from Penang Island (hello, homeboy!) of Jimmy Choo couture fame – EST 1996 – is now based in London running his self-named luxurious designer shoe label, Jimmy Choo.

He has hand-crafted shoes to high-profile clientele such as the late Princess Diana and red-carpet celebrities across the globe. One shoe would cost at least RM3500 in my currency! To date, he has 140 stores in 32 countries worldwide. 

True story, bro

Haha enough gloating about how amazing he is!

Kronenbourg certainly made the right choice in appointing him as the mentor in the L'aperitif Fashion.

Way to go!

So much excitement 😀

And now it's time to chill by the balcony over some (more) drinkies and good food

Pam and I by the glass balcony

TAKE ONE 

TAKE TWO

TAKE THREE

Couldn't decide which one was better 😀 

Aaaaaaaaanyway, it was free-flow for a quite a number of hours so we just couldn't stop sipping the goodness of Kronenbourg. Pam and I both liked the Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc better due to its sweet, cidery after-taste!

The Blanc version is the one on the left 

But my guy friends prefer the original Kronenbourg 1664 

Perfect way to unwind on a Thursday night 

Amazing free-flow of draught & bottled Kronenbourg, fashionable crowd, tapas food, picturesque sky-high bar, so much catching up and camwhoring with my friends & fellow partygoers 🙂

Let the pictures speak for themselves!

Candid shot of Fay and I

LOL an obviously tipsy Mikey

With Charles and housie Pam

With Soren, Josiah and housie Pam

With Jess of whom I went with on my trip to Tioman Island last year

With housie Pam and Michelle

With Tim! Putcha drinks up!

With Josh and housie Pam

My two friends with amazing musical talents  So proud of yall!

Dennis (above) wickedly plays the violin while Shawn (below) beatboxes epicly.

Together, they steal the hearts' of the crowd

With American-Latin DJ Dean Richards, who brings us tracks of HedKandi and Defected in the House

He has continued making waves in the dubstep scene and house tracks locally too

Await an exclusive interview, dear readers! 😉

Anyway, housie Pam and I stayed at The View till past midnight. Kronenbourg's definitely had it going

So much going around to leave so early just yet, hey?

Totally unrelated photograph but this beer rack in spirals at The View bar caught my eye

Oh before I forget, I'd like to thank photographers Jaz Khai (the unwatermarked photos belongs to him), Vince Khoo and Feroze Roman for their photographs.

Thankew for the lovely photos 🙂 I didn't bring my DSLR to the event due to some unforseen circumstances 🙁

Thank you Kronenbourg, for a wonderful Thursday night out

That being said, congratulations on a successful L'aperitif Fashion launch in Malaysia!