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Sudhir also told his guests about his recent trip to London that was courtesy of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, where he was one of the four Ugandan business leaders hosted at the recent ‘Symphony In Blue’ experience in London.
On October 8, the eve of Uganda’s 52nd Independence anniversary, Johnnie Walker Blue Label honoured prominent businessman Sudhir Ruparelia as he hosted an exclusive dinner party at his Kabira Country Club.
The dinner was to celebrate Ruparelia’s outstanding personal achievements, having made it to the Forbes list of billionaires. With a fortune valued by Forbes at $1.1bn, Sudhir is the richest East African and he stands at no.24 in Africa and no.1465 in the world.
And when he got up to talk, Sudhir paid gratitude to his wife and children who work with him, well as Johnnie Walker, for celebrating his efforts.
Sudhir also told his guests about his recent trip to London that was courtesy of Johnnie Walker Blue Label, where he was one of the four Ugandan business leaders hosted at the recent ‘Symphony In Blue’ experience in London.
The Ruparelia Group founder also drew resemblance of his life to the Johnnie Walker slogan; Keep Walking .
“Making it to the Forbes list is not an end in itself, I have to keep walking, just like Johnnie Walker,” he told over 80 invited guests.
Guests were treated to a five course dinner and every course was matched with a Johnnie Walker brand.
Tom Jones, the global Johnnie Walker ambassador was on hand to take guests through the history of the JW brands.
The decorated Scottish whisky expert has mentored royals and celebrities like actor Leonardo Di Caprio and film director Martin Scorsese on whisky appreciation; but this time round, he was in Kampala to mentor Sudhir’s guests on how to best enjoy Johnnie Walker whisky.
Describing it as the “pinnacle of the art of blending whisky”, the JW Blue Label was served last after the main course.
Mr Nyimpini Mabunda, the UBL Managing Director described Johnnie Walker Blue Label as the whisky of choice for individuals who don’t settle for less.
On the choice to throw a party for Ugandan money magnate, Mr Mabunda said Sudhir just like Johnnie Walker, started from a small grocery store to rise to global success.
And to prove no one throws a party like Sudhir, the moneybags first ordered free cigars for everyone that desired one, before he offered his guests to an opportunity to take the party to their homes by paying up 50 per cent for everyone that purchased whisky during the party. Blue Label was retailing at Shs550,000 a bottle.
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