While Johnnie Walker needs no further introduction to drinkers and non-drinkers alike, the whisky maker’s newest venture in Southeast Asia is something whisky aficionados will want to learn about.
(Dr. Reynaldo Odulio, his family and their closest friends and business partners raise their glasses to the pursuit of personal progress)
The name to remember is Jim Beveridge, expert beverage brewer and Master Blender at Johnnie Walker. And thanks to Beveridge, esteemed Filipinos will soon enjoy Johnnie Walker’s John Walker & Sons Signature Blend — a whisky blend makes it possible for anyone to to design a drink beginning from taste, fragrance, texture, to bottling style and design. Think of the experience as finally getting a hold of that beautiful, limited edition bottle and making it the crowning glory of your shelf of fine collectibles.
Among the seven million or so casks that Johnnie Walker uses to distill its whisky, the whisky used in Signature Blend drinks come from only their rarest ones housed in Scotland. As a by-invitation only experience, Beveridge helps guests customize their whisky by creating sample blends for them that they can further personalize throughout the process.
One man in the country has already been gifted with the unparalleled experience. Dr. Reynaldo Odulio, owner of Wheeltek Motor Sales Corp., designed the first ever Signature Blend in Southeast Asia. Odulio is a man who had humble beginnings selling motorcycles in his garage and who now operates 200 branches nationwide.
Diageo Philippines general manager Jon Good adds: “Dr. Odulio’s story resonates greatly with John Walker’s story. He is a self-made man who is fueled by passion and a relentless pursuit for excellence.â€
“This Signature Blend is a priceless family legacy. It will always remind us to keep going and to keep persevering,†Dr. Odulio concludes.
Diageo Philippines is the official Johnnie Walker distributor in the country.
(Rev. Fr. Orlan Valino, Arch. Vicente Salazar III, Mr. Jun Odulio and lawyers Paul L. Yusi, and J.V. Bautista)
(Roscoe O.L. Odulio and Kristine Marie Joyce M. Odulio)
(Rene Ledesma, Consul of Monaco Fortune Ledesma, Dr. Reynaldo Odulio, Tessie Odulio)
(Jin Inoue, President of Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corp.)
 (Reynaldo O.L. Odulio Jr. and Dra. Ethel Joyce E. Odulio)
(Eduardo Francisco, president of BDO Capital; Jesus Jacinto, vice chairman of the Board of BDO; Walter Wassmer, senior EVP of BDO Unibank; Dr. Reynaldo Odulio;Â Nestor Tan, president of BDO Unibank; and Lorenzo Joseph Carpio and Diageo Reserve Luxury assistant manager)
(Diageo Philippines general manager Jon Good and Dr. Reynaldo Odulio with the Odulio Signature Blend)
(Dra. Ethel Joyce E. Odulio, Reynaldo O.L. Odulio Jr., Dr. Armando Paez, Dra. Rosette Perseveranda Odulio Paez, Mrs. Tessie Odulio, Dr. Reynaldo Odulio, Raymond Joseph O.L. Odulio, Roscoe O.L. Odulio and Mrs. Kristine Marie Joyce M. Odulio)
(Dr. Reynaldo Odulio and Mrs. Tessie Odulio revealing the Odulio Signature Blend)
(The Odulio Signature Blend decanter)
