A PERUVIAN lager supplied by two former Huddersfield University students has landed on the shelves at off-licence chain Threshers.

The lager, called Cusquena, is marketed by Kieron Barton and Gareth Whittle, who run Chilli Marketing.

Cusquena, which has won the Superior Taste award from the International Taste and Quality Institute of Belgium, is brewed using pure glacial water from 18,000ft in the Andes.

The lager is already stocked by Sainsbury's, Asda and Tesco as well as a host of pubs and bars across the north.

Chilli Marketing, based in Manchester, was set up in 2004 by marketing graduates Mr Whittle and Mr Barton, who started importing Cusquena after first sampling it as tourists in 2003.