The Kandahar Club races each year in Switzerland at the world famous Murren Inferno downhill ski race – the longest downhill race in the world. This year the North Highland’s Mey Selections Barrogill has sponsored the Hulse-Palmer Cup which is awarded to the three Kandahar teams with the best improved times in the Inferno race, and to the member of the Club with the best individual performance.

Bottles of Barrogill whisky and miniatures of Barrogill whisky were awarded to the winning competitors on Saturday night at the Club’s post-race dinner at the Alpin Palace Hotel in Murren after the Inferno race in Murren on 24 January. The prizes were awarded to the winners by HRH The Duke of Kent who is patron of the Kandahar Club. Sam Hulse from the Kandahar Club said, “The race this year was as hard as ever and the winners of Mey Selections Barrogill fully deserve their prizes after an arduous race over 11 kms. The race has a great tradition and history and this is the 66th event in Murren Switzerland. It’s a perfect match between the Club, the Inferno race, and Barrogill – all linked by history and tradition.”

Dr John Strak, Managing Director of Mey Selections and a competitor in the Inferno race since 1998, was in Murren and said, “The traditions of the Kandahar Club, the Inferno and Barrogill whisky all fit perfectly together. It’s marvellous that we can bring them together through this sponsorship. 2009 will be the year of exports for Mey Selections and this event with Barrogill is an example of how Mey Selections is reaching out to new markets. We now have a local stockist in Murren, the Eiger Guesthouse, and this will ensure that visitors to Murren can taste Mey Selections Barrogill all year round.”