Whisky Forum - Glenfiddich Whisky Tasting Live From Mount Everest

William

The world's highest whisky tasting will be broadcast live from Everest Base Camp, as Walking With The Wounded team take part in ground-breaking broadcast from The Glenfiddich Yurt.

On Thursday 10th May 2012 at 7pm (BST), the 'Walking with the Wounded' Everest team will take part in the world's highest ever Whisky Tasting.

The tasting will be broadcast live from Everest Base Camp at 5364m, where the team will 'nose' and 'taste' a selection of Glenfiddich's finest single malt reserves. They will be joined by an eminent panel of guests live from The London Stock Exchange.

Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador Jamie Milne will be joined in their London studio by a panel of special guests, including Mark Thomson of Dramatic Whisky and Co-Founders of Walking With The Wounded, Ed Parker and Simon Daglish. Jamie will be talking us through the different flavour profiles of the Glenfiddich 12, 15 and 18 Year Old, along with the 19 Year Old Age of Discovery Madeira Cask Finish.

More info here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenfiddicheveresttasting.htm
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William · Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:09 pm Post subject:

It has been announced that the team has had to postpone its Everest summit attempt due to the weather conditions. However, the team will toast their last day at Everest Base Camp by taking part in this ground breaking whisky tasting.

So the live tasting at 7pm tomorrow will still go ahead.
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Hodge · Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:21 pm Post subject:

cheers for letting us know William, it is the first i have heard about this. I have had a dram or two on top of a few mountains in Scotland as i enjoy hillwalking so it will be interesting to see the Everest base camp.

William · Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject:

The live stream for this has just started

https://www.glenfiddich.co.uk/everest/
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Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1405

It is a shame they had to call of the attempt at the summit due to weather but a great achievement to get to where they did

Hodge · Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:58 pm Post subject:

I would like to see more footage of the journey to the base camp, i hope Glenfiddich put some online