From India, a range of world glass offeringsIndian artisanal gin, single malt, and coffee liqueur producers are ramping up exports due to global recognition. Exports of Indian spirits...
09 Jan, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
A cocktail lab in India tests the future of drinking worldwideDiageo's Flavor Lab in Bengaluru is experimenting with unique cocktail creations using local ingredients like dukshiri and sarsaparilla. Th...
26 Nov, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
Big gin makers double sales, take fight to small peersBig companies' traditional gin brands, including Bombay Sapphire, Jaisalmer, Beefeater and Big Ben, regained market share in 2022 according...
12 Jul, 2023, 12.53 AM IST
Bars, restaurants are back to lure, but drinks are in the houseThe The pandemic-induced trend of Indians drinking more at home has not yet been fully reversed even as bars and restaurants have opened up...
29 Jun, 2023, 12.46 AM IST
Diageo halts some whiskey sales in India to push price hikesDiageo’s difficulties are emblematic of a market where a high potential for growth for alcohol makers is complicated by tradition and taboo...
27 Aug, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
Indian Gin’s out of the bottle & it’s creating magicSmall handmade batches of local gin now account for nearly half of the mass-premium gin segment in the country that have sales of about 168...
11 Jun, 2022, 07.23 AM IST
In high spirits: The world is acquiring a taste for Indian single maltWhat began as an experimental offering is now maturing into a story of its own.
04 Aug, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Craving the Bengal rum: India was responsible in intoxicating AustraliaIn the 18th century, Bengal rum was Australia’s 1st national drink & a form of national currency.
11 Jul, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
From cup to the martini glass: How tea-infused cocktails are brewing a stormWhile white spirits and tea are gaining ground, whiskys and bourbons are not far behind.
26 Jun, 2019, 09.02 AM IST
Indian mania for top shelf booze upends a teetotalling cultureSpirits have been a part of Indian culture since ancient times, notably in the form of an alcohol distilled from molasses, byproduct of the...
12 Mar, 2019, 08.23 AM IST
London falling for whisky: Bartenders and distillers on full swingIn London, whisky is the new cool as bartenders and distillers try to make the dark spirit less stiff, more fun.
10 Feb, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
Wonder what your drink will tell the bartender? Here’s a listWhether you order a negroni or an Old Fashioned, the cocktail declares something about you.
04 Nov, 2018, 10.55 AM IST
How the global revival of gin drinking is manifesting itself in IndiaIndia is the world’s fifth-largest gin consumer, though gin is small potatoes compared with whiskey and rum sales.
26 Sep, 2018, 03.52 PM IST
Raising a toast: Here's how Goa's local liquors like feni are getting a makeoverSlowly, feni and other Goan liquors seem set for an image makeover — like urak, the milder, delicious first distillate of the cashew spirit...
07 May, 2017, 12.25 AM IST
London's pubs, basements, attics hosting culinary experiments with Indian twistSince the early 2000s, the mass gentrification of city, its rising cosmopolitan character has combined to put many old-fashioned pub out of...
04 Sep, 2016, 10.44 AM IST
Bengaluru’s Toast & Tonic becomes first big ‘pop’ brand to debut in uber-stylish global cookingThough T&T does not claim to be a gin bar, G&T is a must if you visit it. The tonic waters are made in-house and flavoured with such things...
21 Feb, 2016, 05.48 AM IST
Quinine: A refreshing pop of tonicIn the mid-19th century Indian army officers discovered that the extremely bitter drug could be made palatable by mixing it with sugar and ...
01 May, 2014, 11.43 AM IST