Piccadily's Camikara notches top ranks to win best aged rum awards in international contestsCamikara, the Indian rum sensation, is capturing international attention with its remarkable acclaim. Triumphing at prestigious competition...
13 Mar, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Savoury sweetness: Experiencing the seasonal joys of jaggeryPalates addicted to the instant sweetness of refined sugar may no longer appreciate the dark minerally taste of jaggery, and one solution f...
14 Jan, 2024, 10.12 AM IST
Govt issues revised order to allow use of sugarcane juice for making ethanol in 2023-24The Food Ministry has issued a fresh order overturning the recent ban on using sugarcane juice for ethanol production. The revised directiv...
16 Dec, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
Vishwaraj Sugar plans Rs 400-crore expansion, greenfield unit in BelagaviThe company manufactures products such as rectified spirit, anhydrous ethanol from molasses and sugar syrup. Belagavi is known for sugarcan...
04 Oct, 2021, 02.44 PM 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
Grape farmers campaign to make brandy more authenticThe 98% spirit in Indian brandy is derived from molasses, a byproduct from sugarcane refining.
26 Mar, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Mauritian rum has a distinct character to it: Sweeter and smootherRum is rooted in the island’s history but is very much a part of its modern-day life as well. Every home and every restaurant has its own b...
22 Mar, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
Invoke the spirit of CachaçaTechnically, anyone bringing alcohol from Goa to Mumbai must get this pass, and then contrive to ‘lose’ the liquor in the city while ostens...
06 Aug, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
Vijay Mallya blames 'policy paralysis' for slowdownIndustrialist Vijay Mallya, whose group is in the midst of financial troubles, has blamed "policy paralysis" for India's slow growth.
08 Sep, 2013, 12.37 PM IST
Indian liquor industry moves towards spirits made from authentic source materialsWhich meant that by international standards, Indian whisky was not really whisky, since real whisky had to be made from malted grains.
16 Mar, 2013, 07.00 AM IST
- Vishwaraj Sugar plans Rs 425 crore expansion, IPO in Feb-March
Karnataka-based Vishwaraj Sugar Industries (VSL) has drawn up Rs 425 crore expansion plans for doubling its production capacity.
21 Jan, 2013, 06.48 PM IST
Indian-made foreign liquor: Will Diageo serve drinks that are locally relevant?With a firm foothold in India now, Diageo can do Indian tipplers a couple of favours by slowly but surely taking to pieces that incongruity...
11 Nov, 2012, 09.37 AM IST
- Bacardi to make India as an export hub for other neighbouring markets: Mahesh Madhavan, CEO, Bacardi South Asia
Into its 150th year now, Bacardi is relatively small in India. But the brand wants India to be amongst the top five geographies in the next...
25 Jun, 2012, 12.46 PM IST
- Centre's sugar control order blocking investment: Bihar
The Bihar government has had a grouse that the existing sugar control order of the Centre was blocking investment in the state, particularl...
23 Jul, 2009, 09.27 PM IST
- Liquor likely to get dearer from April
Prices of liquor are all set to increase from April this year, with liquor manufacturers planning to hike prices to offset the expected pri...
03 Feb, 2009, 03.56 AM IST
- Liquor prices may go up by 20 pc
Tipplers may have to shell out more for their favourite peg in coming months as increasing cost of molasses in the country is likely push a...
13 Apr, 2008, 10.28 AM IST
- The art of tasting spirits26 Dec, 2006, 12.00 AM IST