The auspicious double celebration of Tiger Beer’s 88^th anniversary and the Year of the Rat marks a new beginning filled with abundant giveaways and promotions.

KUALA LUMPUR, 7^th January 2020 – Tiger Beer, Malaysia’s No. 1 beer[1], welcomed the Year of the Rat with a grand launch event held at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur followed by a delectable dinner at the Grand Imperial Restaurant. Heineken Malaysia Berhad’s (HEINEKEN Malaysia) management team, trade partners and members from the media unveiled a new chapter together. The double celebration of Chinese New Year and Tiger Beer’s auspicious 88^th anniversary stayed true to the promise of ‘Double the Huat’ with an array of activities and performances.

Guests mingled at the Tiger HUAT HUAT Bazaar before the event kicked off with a mesmerizing lion dance performance that ignited auspiciousness – the lions of different colours represented the brands in the HEINEKEN Malaysia portfolio.  With festive spirits at an all-time high, Roland Bala, Managing Director of HEINEKEN Malaysia, unveiled the grand, gilded 88 sculpture, officiating the beginning of Tiger Beer’s Chinese New Year campaign for the Year of the Rat. The event continued with a special performance by Tiger – Sin Chew Chinese Education Charity Concert (CECC) artists, delighting guests.  

Guests were then treated to a surprise performance as local singer-songwriter Namewee took to the stage as part of the big reveal, performing a selection of his popular songs – including his new Chinese New Year track, “Year of Rat” – created in collaboration with Tiger Beer. To check out the music video, click this link.

 “Chinese New Year is a time when we get together with loved ones and celebrate for a prosperous year ahead. As we welcome Chinese New Year 2020, we here at HEINEKEN Malaysia are also celebrating Tiger Beer’s 88^th anniversary. For this special occasion, we look forward to rewarding our loyal consumers with amazing promotions, contests and activations that will ‘Double the Huat’ for the auspicious year ahead,” said Roland Bala, Managing Director of HEINEKEN Malaysia.

From today until 9th of February, be sure to check out the Tiger HUAT HUAT Bazaar located alongside Pavilion Kuala Lumpur Connection area – an exciting first for Tiger Beer. Shoppers can get their hands on unique handicrafts and Chinese New Year-themed gift and exclusive merchandise from a rotating selection of vendors. Also at the bazaar is a variety of games – including the HUAT machine – that allow shoppers to take home Chinese New Year merchandise, but that’s not all! The Pestle & Mortar x Tiger Beer Chinese New Year collection will also be available for purchase there. With eight unique designs to choose from, this exclusive collection can be purchased from their official website, pestlemortarclothing.com too, from 8th of January onwards – so be sure to get your limited edition merchandise while stocks last!

In addition, spending RM188 on HEINEKEN Malaysia products in Mercato in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur will earn you a set of limited-edition Ang Pows designed by some of Malaysia’s hottest upcoming artists. There are eight designs to collect – with two available every week of the campaign – so be sure to keep coming back to collect them all!

Befitting a year filled with “Double the Huat”, an abundance of festive giveaways ranging from Tiger Beer Mahjong sets, Heineken® Poker sets and Guinness Electronic Dice sets, to cash prizes and gold coinsare up for grabs through a range of promotions.

Until mid-February, purchase any big bottle of selected HEINEKEN Malaysia products at participating food courts and coffee shops to win various cash prizes and Tiger Crystal just by checking for marked ‘Huat’ characters under the bottle caps. As for consumers celebrating in selected bars and pubs, the premium Heineken® Ang Pows allow for a personalized video message via QR code with the purchase of two bottles of Heineken® 0.0, and cider fans can get their hands on delectable Apple Fox Cider Bak Kwa upon purchasing two glasses or bottles of Apple Fox Cider at participating bars.

You don’t even have to leave your own home to get exclusive rewards this Chinese New Year, with a range of great promotions on Drinkies, HEINEKEN Malaysia’s home delivery service. In addition to getting chilled beers and ciders delivered directly to your door, various items including the exclusive Tiger Beer Mahjong set and Heineken® Poker set are up for grabs in Klang Valley and Penang – – check out www.drinkies.my to find out more.

Stay tuned for even more exciting updates to be announced, guaranteed to ‘Double your Huat’ this Chinese New Year. For full details of all promotions, and more information on this campaign, visit www.tiger88.my. Promotions are only open to non-Muslims aged 21 and above.

[1] Source: Overall share of throat Aug ’18 – Jul ’19. Heineken ONEquity Brand Health Tracker by an independent global research agency.