ABD acquires Pumori gin and Woodburns whiskey; strengthens premium spirits portfolioAllied Blenders and Distillers has acquired brands Pumori gin and Woodburns whiskey from Fullarton Distilleries for nearly Rs40 crore. This...
Rising interest from high net worth individuals keep alcobev market in high spiritsIndia's alcoholic beverages market is gaining traction with mid-sized funding deals due to rising demand for craft beers, artisanal gins, a...
Align your actions to vision of ships first: Navy chief Hari Kumar to men and women in whitesChief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar was speaking after presenting gallantry and distinguished service medals during the Naval Investi...
Cricket, Kashmir Willow and broken bats: The story of ‘Asia’s best gin’Broken Bat, a gin aged with toasted Kashmir Willow, has been declared the best gin in Asia by The Gin Guide Awards 2023. The gin took nine ...
Tilaknagar Industries to buy 10% in Samsara Gin makerSSLPL, which started in 2020 and owns Samsara gin, had an annual turnover of Rs2.7 crore during FY22. With this investment, TI now has a pr...
The gin boom trying to change India, one distillery at a timeFrom Japan to Kenya, the world is awash in craft spirits movements, but the blossoming of gin in Goa offers more than a nod to shifting mar...
Diageo invests Rs 45 crore to open its craft and innovation hub in GoaThe hub, spread across four acres, offers end-to-end capabilities addressing various requirements such as distillation capabilities for mal...
Gin Genius: How Anand Virmani crafted a homegrown success story in ginIn calendar year 2021, Greater Than, which was launched in late 2017, doubled its sales over the previous year and became the largest selli...
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...
Cheers to that: India’s booming alco-bev industry seeing women breach the male bastionWomen’s presence in the industry is also bringing about diversity in marketing.
G&T maker Salud Beverages gets funding from actor Rana DaggubatiThe investment comes barely a week after Nao Spirits, maker of Greater Than and Hapusa gins, raised $2 million in a series A funding round.
Nao Spirits, maker of Greater Than and Hapusa gins, raises $2 million in Series A funding roundNao Spirits and Beverages aims to more than double its annual turnover in 2020-21 to $3 million, on the back of increased stay-at-home dema...
After helping start a craft gin revolution in India, Nao Spirits is now getting ready for the next challengeThough gins use many indigenous botanical herbs and spices as their base, the top brands in the industry such as Bombay Sapphire, Jodhpur G...
A new set of millennial entrepreneurs are out to shake up the Indian craft gin marketIn the next few months, a slew of craft gins distilled in India with botanicals like Uttarakhand hemp and Kashmiri lavender are set to hit ...
Imported gin appeals to new-age drinkersBacardi's Bombay Sapphire is the dominant player in the premium imported gin segment with sales estimated at 21,000 cases this year, up fro...
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.
How craft liquor startups are getting their blend rightFor startups brewing craft gins and whiskeys, raising funds and waiting for licenses are the challenges that slow business down