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Johnnie Walker’s Blue Club bids farewell to UBL MD Mbugua in ‘multisensory Scotch Experience’

Elisha Z. Bwanika by Elisha Z. Bwanika
9 months ago
in Business, CEOs & Entrepreneurs,, Products
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Outgoing UBL MD Alvin Mbugua speaks at a farewell hosted for him by Johnnie Walker Blue Club members

Outgoing UBL MD Alvin Mbugua speaks at a farewell hosted for him by Johnnie Walker Blue Club members

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Members of the exclusive Johnnie Walker Blue Club bade farewell to outgoing Uganda Breweries Ltd Managing Director, Mr Alvin Mbugua, in a multisensory Scotch Experience at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa, on Wednesday August 25.

(L-R) UBL Board members Racheal Ddumba, Jimmy Mugerwa and Board Chairman Japheth Katto toast to Alvin Mbugua’s success as UBL MD.

Mr Mbugua was appointed UBL’s MD in 2019 and steered the business to a 33 per cent growth in the last financial year, despite operating in a volatile environment characterised by Covid-19 lockdowns. He now moves to Panama, where he has been posted as General Manager, Diageo Caribbean and Central America (CCA), the largest beer business in Latin America and Caribbean region.

Guests at the farewell party

Mbugua was presented with a lifetime membership to Uganda’s Blue Club and it was a fitting farewell because he oversaw the launch of the club in 2015, during his first stint at UBL, when he served as Commercial Director. He steered the re-launch of the club when he returned as Managing Director in 2019.

The Blue Club is Uganda’s leading 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.

Afrigo Band’s Joanita Kawalya and Rachel Magola

Mr Mbugua recounted the journey of the Blue Club in Uganda.

“It gives me great joy that I leave a robust club of whisky connoisseurs and I couldn’t have asked for a better send off,” he said.

Mbugua made his last sales pitch in his capacity as UBL MD, imploring guests who had not yet signed up to join the Blue Club.

“We believe that whisky is an art form. As a member of the Johnnie Walker Blue Club, you can fully appreciate some of the world’s finest whiskies in the company of fellow connoisseur members,” he said.

UBL Head of Human Resource Catherine Khabure and Marcus Kwikiriza

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.

Other benefits include a right to host a luxury Johnnie Walker mentorship for up to 50 guests at a member’s residence, complimentary access to House of Walker locations across the globe and access to a Scotland trip concierge to visit Johnnie Walker Princes Street, a new global flagship experiential destination in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Johnnie Walker Brand Ambassador Agaba Tumusiime mentors guests on whisky appreciationers

Membership to join the Blue Club is free when one purchases a full case of Johnnie Walker Blue Label.

Guests at Mr Mbugua’s farewell were immersed in a multisensory Scotch experience, with mentorship from Johnnie Walker Brand Ambassador Agaba Tumusiime. There were whisky tasting booths representing the four corners of Scotland that took guests on a Scotch journey appreciating Singleton’s fruity notes, Glenkinchie’s floral and fruity palette to smoky Talisker, climaxing with Blue Label, the pinnacle of whisky blending.


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