The expression is an unpeated single malt distilled in Goa by John Distilleries. The release is non-chill-filtered, contains no additives and is bottled at 48% ABV.
D’YAVOL Vortex has also been awarded gold medals at Scotch Whisky Masters 2025, New York World Spirits Competition 2024, and the International Wine & Spirits Awards 2024.
While Indian brands are giving foreign ones competition, especially in premium whisky segment, they are held back by 'discriminatory' taxes & bias towards foreign players, say industry insiders.
Trend could be partly due to people starting to drink at home more during pandemic & using the money saved to buy more expensive beverages, says report by Antique Stock Broking.
Although the reason for delay wasn't clear, previous sticking points have included a steep import duty on British whiskey and India's demand for more visas for students and businesses.
The idea behind clubs like All Things Nice & Dram Club was the realisation that whisky-obsessed India 'knows little about the spirit — or any other alcohol for that matter'.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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