The banker has assembled it over the last two decades
For banker Keith Chong, “drinking, talking about it, exchanging ideas, it brings a lot of joy”. He's talking about the magic potion that is whisky, or as he calls it, his “joy juice”. The noted whisky collector has amassed over 700 bottles, assembled over 20 years when he started buying a bottle or two, aided by his friends. It is a passion carried down from his late father, whom he used to drink with. Enjoying a glass of whisky brings back memories of his dad. "I missed the times when we sat and drank,” he reminisced.
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Keith keeps some of his bottles in a storage facility–the rest he keeps at home to appreciate at his own leisure or in the company of friends.
“Apart from being a collector, I drink as well," he said, adding that the key reason he collects whisky is to "ensure that I actually have the bottle that I like”.
It's a very social obsession. Keith admits that he has a bad habit of not keeping an inventory of his bottles. “My friends come over, and if I see that I don’t have enough open bottles, I'll just open another bottle,” he quipped.
