Sociostreet Advertising

While Other Whisky Brands Sold Status, We Sold Discovery and Hit 31 Million Views Doing It.

A six-month digital campaign that delivered 31 million views, 28 million reach, and 17,000 new followers by positioning Soorahi not as just another whisky, but as a companion for people who seek more from life.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Soorahi is a premium Indian whisky brand with strong packaging, competitive pricing, and a product that consistently earns customer loyalty once tried. Market research showed that in stores where Soorahi was actively recommended or displayed, it sold out quickly, with some outlets moving 30 to 40 bottles a month on the quarter bottle alone. Customers who tried it came back, and in select stores, people were already asking for it by name.

The brand had the product. What it needed was a presence.

INDUSTRY:

Spirits / Premium Whisky / Lifestyle

PLATFORMS:

Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn

CHALLENGE

The premium whisky category in India is crowded with brands that lean heavily on the same playbook: heritage cues, celebrity endorsements, and aspirational lifestyle imagery. Jameson spends millions on integrated campaigns and sports sponsorships. Indri collaborates with global franchises like House of the Dragon. Blenders Pride owns the fashion and lifestyle space through its long-running tour. Woodburns has Ranveer Singh and multiple international awards behind it.

For a newer brand like Soorahi, competing on those terms was not a viable option.

OBJECTIVE

To build Soorahi’s digital presence from the ground up and establish a distinctive brand identity that set it apart from both legacy whisky brands and newer entrants, by creating campaigns that people genuinely engaged with rather than scrolled past.

The targets set for the July to December 2025 period were 7 million reach, 14 million views, 7,500 new followers, and 100,000 content interactions.

PROPOSED SOLUTION

While every other whisky brand was selling a lifestyle, we decided to sell a feeling. The insight was that Soorahi’s core audience, curious, culturally aware, experience-seeking Indians, were not looking for another aspirational status symbol. They were looking for a brand that reflected how they actually lived and what they actually valued.

We positioned Soorahi as a companion for discovery, not just of new places, but of new experiences, new stories, and new moments worth sharing. Every campaign was built around this idea, with storytelling, community participation, and cultural relevance at the centre rather than traditional advertising.

STRATEGY AND EXECUTION

Independence Day: Spirit of Discovery Campaign (August)
  • Launched a campaign celebrating India’s lesser-known destinations through real stories and authentic travel experiences.
  • Encouraged people to explore beyond familiar places, highlighting unseen cultures and traditions.
  • Activities included influencer collaborations, a public contest, vox pop content, and a launch film.
  • The campaign was featured in Made in Media and BuzzInContent, earning organic press coverage.
  • Positioned Soorahi as a cultural companion for journeys of freedom and discovery, not just a whisky.
Diwali Campaign (October)
  • Built a festive narrative around light, togetherness, and premium indulgence rather than generic Diwali imagery.
  • Partnered with 20 plus creators across premium events and digital storytelling.
  • Activities included influencer content, festival cocktail recipes, a rapid fire series, a perfect Diwali cocktail video with mixologist Ankur Chawla, an availability video, vox pops, and a contest.
  • Positioned Soorahi as the drink of discovery and shared joy during India’s most emotional festival.
Shaadi Season Survival Kit (December)
  • Turned the chaos and relatable pain points of wedding season into moments of laughter and connection.
  • Used comedy-led storytelling as the central lens, making Soorahi a natural part of shared moments.
  • Collaborated with stand-up comic Appurv Gupta for comedy videos and Ankur Chawla for fun cocktail content.
  • Activities included comedy videos, contests, cocktail content, launch teasers, and memes.
  • The campaign struck a strong cultural chord and is still running.
CGI Storytelling
  • Produced bold, high-quality CGI videos to bring Soorahi to life in a visually distinctive and unexpected way, setting the brand apart in a category where most content looks the same.
Halloween
  • Launched an interactive digital contest inviting audiences to engage with the brand in a playful, festive way.
  • Select winners received exclusive access to the Soorahi Halloween Party, turning online participation into a real-world premium brand experience.
Performance Results
Performance Results
These were the targets. These were the results.
Metric
Target
Achieved
Result
Reach
7 Million
28 Million
400%
Views
14 Million
31 Million
221%
New Followers
7,500
17,000
227%
Content Interactions
1,00,000
2,50,000
250%
Campaign
Performance
Spirit of Discovery
9.8M Views • 5M Reach
18K Interactions • 2K Followers
Diwali
10M Views • 7M Reach
80K Interactions • 3.5K Followers
Shaadi Season
8M Views • 6M Reach
150K Interactions • 12K Followers
Status
All campaign targets exceeded
Every promised metric was exceeded, in most cases by a significant margin. The second half of 2025 outperformed the first half across every single key indicator.

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