India’s newest round of drinkers is rewriting the rules of the world’s biggest barYoung Indians are redefining their drinking habits not by drinking less, but by selecting superior quality alcohol. This notable shift towa...
13 Apr, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
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 ...
04 Jun, 2023, 12.08 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
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
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
Gin with rosewater, juicy mangoes and delectable kebabs: Delicacies that Ghalib loved & cherishedGhalib's 150th death anniversary falls this February.
25 Feb, 2020, 12.04 PM IST
Beating the blues! It's gin and Scrabble for IVM Podcasts founderThe game of Scrabble helps Amit Doshi take his mind off work.
07 Nov, 2019, 06.34 PM IST
Beer brewpubs are a thing of the past: Gin bars, whisky lounges, rum taverns are taking over BengaluruContrary to expectations, single-spirit bars have an upper hand with variety.
29 Jul, 2019, 09.44 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
How gin is a powerful expression of Cape Town and not just a hipster trendGin could be distilled from anything that fermented, didn’t need time and space to age and flavourings were easily available.
06 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM 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
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
23 Sep, 2018, 10.39 AM IST
Inside small-town America in the heart of the Wild WestJust a few hours by road from the glitzy strip of Las Vegas, Virginia City is a place you may never see as a typical Indian traveller.
27 Nov, 2016, 09.37 AM IST
Revolutionise your taste buds with five lightly-aged ginsNow, practice making the perfect mixed drink with these five new gins - Citadelle Reserve, Chief Gowanus, Bols Genever, Bluecoat and Beefea...
15 Oct, 2014, 02.45 PM 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
- Know your booze!
Experts say eating food before drinking retains alcohol in the system where it is absorbed slowly into the blood stream. This gives the liv...
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