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...
03 Feb, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
North to South: On the trail for the cheapest spirits in IndiaGoa's affordable liquor prices, due to its unique tax structure, have made it a popular destination for budget-conscious travelers. While G...
25 Sep, 2023, 11.50 AM 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
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...
01 Feb, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
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...
16 Aug, 2022, 01.55 PM IST
Why Goa’s gins nearly all taste the sameThe Portuguese connection might make it appropriate that Goa has become the centre of India’s gin boom.
17 Jul, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
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...
26 Jun, 2022, 12.50 AM 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
Young entrepreneurs are trying to add fresh notes to craft alcohol; will big cheers follow?Shivam Ginglani, 30, founder of Solan-based Ginglani Distillers, says it is possible for craft alcohol to have good numbers. Ginglani wants...
11 Apr, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
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...
11 Jan, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
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...
07 Dec, 2020, 06.28 PM IST
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 ...
17 Aug, 2020, 02.55 PM IST
Mahua liquor, palm toddy, cashew feni: How Indian spirits are giving people a taste of heritage liquorA few pioneers are bringing indigenous spirits into the mainstream.
09 May, 2019, 10.53 AM IST
Goa-ing gourmet: The land of surf and sand is looking at uber-food experiencesHow Goa is looking away from shacks, and focusing on local flavours and experimentation.
18 Nov, 2018, 10.25 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
The worst year for Indian booze was also its bestThe perception that Indian spirits are somehow inferior to foreign labels has been changing slowly but steadily, and 2017 was quite a water...
24 Dec, 2017, 11.02 AM 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