The company said Paul John XO is produced from Ugni Blanc and Bangalore Purple grapes and bottled at 46% ABV after more than ten years’ maturation in medium-toasted new French Limousin oak barrels.
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'.
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.
Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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