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Johnnie Walker - King of Flavour - Meet Your Match

King of Flavour, brought to you by Johnnie Walker®, allows whiskey lovers to discover the perfect Johnnie Walker® for you through Meet Your Match, an interactive web-based campaign. This mesmerising experience incorporates mood, environment and serve preferences – a wholly immersive adventure of the senses.
The Brief
Launch the Johnnie Walker® King Of Flavour campaign in South Africa utilising the big bold flavours that reside within
every bottle of Johnnie Walker®.
 
The Insight
Classic whisky tastings have had their day. Instead of an expert telling you which flavour notes you can taste in a whiskey,
you can use the flavour notes themselves to discover which whiskey is right for you before you’ve even tasted it.
 
The Idea
We created the world’s first whisky profiler. 
Where you can discover the perfect Johnnie Walker® for you through your personal flavour preferences, your mood,
your environment and your perfect serve.
Online Videos
South Africa’s top ranked chef, David Higgs was brought in to isolate the top 15 flavour notes of Johnnie Walker®
and cleverly conceal them using cutting-edge molecular gastronomy.
Then 4 test subjects were put though the profiler with no knowledge of what it was about and a perfect whiskey
match was made every time.
The profiler was then made into an online teaser film directing you to the digital flavour profiler.
Print
The Microsite
The desktop version also generated a unique audiovisual composition for your individual flavour profile according
to your current mood. 
Your whiskey match was also paired with food and a variety of unique serves.
PR & Social media
To introduce social media influencers and drinks writers to the campaign, we created the interactive Sensorium,
a real-life whiskey profiler, to enable them to discover their perfect Johnnie Walker® blend.
Choices were made by tasting flavours prepared by SA’s top chef, David Higgs, smelling aromas and listening to music
with sensors registering user choices. Their perfect flavour was then displayed from behind a mirrored screen. 
Everyone briefed shared the experience via social media and blog posts.
By users engaging with the online Meet Your Match Johnnie Walker® whiskey profiler and sharing profiler experience
 on Facebook and Twitter, they received an instant special offer and tickets to an exclusive live whiskey profiler
event featuring David Higgs.
King of Flavour Experience
Shine Studios in Braamfontein played host to the world's first live whisky profiler experience from the House Of Walker. Curated by Executive Chef David Higgs, 300 guests participated in an exclusive celebrity-studded multi-sensory flavour experience which culminated in them each being introduced to their perfect Johnnie Walker label.
The Results
 
6.6 million
Reached through social media channels.
 
100%
positive coverage from all influencers briefed.
 
115,121
Views on YouTube.
Awards
 
Loerie Silver - Digital Integrated
 
Loerie Bronze - Effective Creativity
 
Loerie Craft Certificate - Live Events
 
Loerie Bronze - Live Events
 
African Crystal Bronze - Digital Intergrated
 
Ad of the Month - Intergrated
 
Bookmark Bronze - Branded Content
 
Assegai Direct Marketing Silver - Intergrated
 
Assegai Craft Gold - Most Effective Use of Content
 
Assegai Leader Award - Branded Content
Johnnie Walker - King of Flavour - Meet Your Match
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