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Raise the Bar
Distilling the perfect cocktail is an artful production: The idea, inception, curation, preparation, portions, presentation, nomenclature, the storytelling, and finally the actual taste test. India

Toasting India
The Indian spirits industry is currently going through an ‘Aha’ moment; rather late, considering it is one of thelargest consumers of spirits globally. Despite that

Hard Seltzer – New Kid On The Block
Call it whatever — hard seltzer, spiked seltzer, boozy soda water — it’s a drink that has turned heads in the recent past. What was

Wine-ing Move
Would it be fair to say that wine is the most remarkable elixir of the Alco-bev world? It may provoke comment, but one fact will

The surge of Agave in India – A beyond the shots story
TEQUILA & AGAVE THEN A decade ago, no party wrapped before a round of Tequila shots, followed by morning vows of never touching the spirit

A Taste of Feni
Much like there’s very little sense in reading versions of Indian history written by European historians, it’s imperative Indians talk about their own heritage drinks.
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Conversations with Indulge – Shailendra PAI, Vallonne Vineyards
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Conversations with Indulge – Shatbhi Basu, STIR Academy of Bartending
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Conversations with Indulge – Alex Sanchez, Chef-Owner, Americano, Mumbai
Alex Sanchez, Chef-Owner form Americano Mumbai trained under some top names in the field – from Daniel Humm to Michael Mina – and has been

Conversations with Indulge – Stephane Soret, Sommelier
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