Indian whisky

The Indian cocktail lab testing spirits to shape drinking trends around the world

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The Indian cocktail lab testing spirits to shape drinking trends around the world

Behind an elegant green terrazzo-style bar in Bengaluru, India, Neil Alexander is mixing what he says is a variation on a martini. But there isn’t any gin or vodka. Instead there is dukshiri – a Goan spirit made of coconut sap and infused with sarsaparilla roots, a plant native to India with the sweet aroma … Read more

Move over, Scotch; Indian single malt whisky is on the rise, winning international awards and flying off the shelves at home. Global brands are tapping into the boom

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Move over, Scotch; Indian single malt whisky is on the rise, winning international awards and flying off the shelves at home. Global brands are tapping into the boom

Oak casks, once used to store bourbon and wine, are stacking up in a distillery near New Delhi, filled with ageing whisky as workers churn out almost 10,000 bottles a day of Indian single malt Indri, recently named the world’s best whisky. Sugar cane and mustard fields, not peat bogs, ring the distillery, where the … Read more