{"id":21535,"date":"2017-02-21T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T12:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=21535"},"modified":"2017-02-21T12:01:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T12:01:52","slug":"cathay-pacific-made-beer-tastes-good-35000-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/cathay-pacific-made-beer-tastes-good-35000-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Pacific made a beer that tastes good at 35,000 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row section-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"section-title\">\n<div class=\"label\">Flying dulls your sense of taste by up to 30% so Cathay Pacific has created the world\u2019s first beer brewed specially for 35,000ft. &#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fusing science with traditional brewing techniques, the Hong Kong airline has crafted a unique brew that tastes great anywhere, especially up in the air &#8211; and here&#8217;s how they did it:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Cathay Pacific connects Hong Kong with destinations all over the world, helping each and every passenger to travel well. This Life Well Travelled spirit was something we aimed to achieve in our first beer as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Using science and traditional brewing techniques, we married Hong Kong \u201cDragon Eye\u201d fruit and New Territories honey with English Fuggle hop from the UK \u2013 a celebration of our routes between Hong Kong and UK.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Betsy Beer, the world\u2019s first beer brewed specially for 35,000ft.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zAUbYhx0DA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"video-player-container\" class=\"video-player-container container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-30\">\n<div class=\"home-cell\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/video-poster.jpg\" class=\"home-cell-img lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"betsy beer video\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"home-cell-img\" src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/video-poster.jpg\" alt=\"betsy beer video\" width=\"100%\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"home-play-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row section2-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ingrident\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Betsy_Ingridient_en_highres.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"ingrident\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Betsy_Ingridient_en_highres.jpg\" alt=\"ingrident\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"ingrident\"><strong>New Territories honey<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> SHATIN, HONG KONG<\/strong><br \/>\nOur New Territories honey was made by wild bees at the Wing Wo Bee Honey Farm in Sha Tin.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ingrident\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-26 col-xs-offset-2 col-sm-18 col-sm-offset-6 col-md-14 col-md-offset-8 fit-tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row section2-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"ingredientsCarousel\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"false\">\n<div class=\"carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"width-33 item active deskblock item1\" data-video-grid=\"1\" data-n=\"0\">\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"New Territories Honey\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"new-territories-honey\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - new-territories-honey - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/honey-1.png\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/honey-1.png\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"New Territories Honey\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"new-territories-honey\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - new-territories-honey - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><strong>\u201cDragon Eye\u201d fruit<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> HONG KONG<\/strong><br \/>\nLongan fruit, also known as \u201cDragon Eye&#8221; fruit, has been specially sourced from local Hong Kong markets.<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"New Territories Honey\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"new-territories-honey\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - new-territories-honey - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"width-33 item deskblock item2\" data-video-grid=\"1\" data-n=\"0\">\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"Dragon Eye Fruit\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"dragon-eye-fruit\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - dragon-eye-fruit - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dragon-Eye-Fruit-1.png\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dragon-Eye-Fruit-1.png\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"Dragon Eye Fruit\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"dragon-eye-fruit\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - dragon-eye-fruit - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><strong>Fuggle hop<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> KENT, ENGLAND<\/strong><br \/>\nEnglish Fuggle hop comes from Kent, England, and has been used in various beers for centuries.<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"Dragon Eye Fruit\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"dragon-eye-fruit\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - dragon-eye-fruit - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"width-33 item deskblock item3\" data-video-grid=\"1\" data-n=\"0\">\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"Fuggle Hop\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"fuggle-hop\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - fuggle-hop - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fuggle-Hop-1.png\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fuggle-Hop-1.png\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"Fuggle Hop\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"fuggle-hop\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - fuggle-hop - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"Fuggle Hop\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"fuggle-hop\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - fuggle-hop - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><strong>Why &#8220;Betsy&#8221;?<\/strong><br \/>\nBetsy was the name of Cathay Pacific&#8217;s first ever aircraft way back in 1946 &#8211; this dependable Douglas DC-3 helped open up the world to Asia, and vice versa. They\u00a0thought it fitting to name our latest ground-breaking product after the first great pioneer of our Cathay family.<\/div>\n<div class=\"product-thumb ga-event-btn skip-href \" title=\"Fuggle Hop\" data-node-id=\"\" data-slug=\"fuggle-hop\" data-ga=\"[&quot;Navigation - SiteSection&quot;, &quot;betsy beer - enlarge_post&quot;, &quot;Content - fuggle-hop - enlarge_post_en&quot;]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row section2-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row section2-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"row why_betsy\">\n<div class=\"left-col\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/why-betsy.png\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Why Betsy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/why-betsy.png\" alt=\"Why Betsy\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"left-col\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row section-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"right-col\"><strong>See more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/en\/betsybeer\/?utm_medium=ORGANIC_SOCIAL-GBL\">https:\/\/lifewelltravelled.cathaypacific.com\/en\/betsybeer\/?utm_medium=ORGANIC_SOCIAL-GBL<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-col\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DFH-weblogo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DFH-weblogo-300x154.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DFH-weblogo-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DFH-weblogo.jpg 380w\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6111 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"    data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1650853751\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6111 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DFH-weblogo-300x154.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DFH-weblogo-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/DFH-weblogo.jpg 380w\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1650853751\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Flying soon? 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