Try These 19 Alcohol Brands, You'll Never Go Back To Your Old Swill: February, 2024

Beers

1. Hopper Blonde Beer

Based out of India, but brewed in Belgium, Hopper is s true Belgian Lager made with 100% Malt to ensure undiluted assurance of the quality of beer. A crisp fresh Witbier with a pleasant bitterness achieved by using only the finest Aromatic Hops, Hopper Blonde has a smooth, soft and rounded aftertaste. 8 days of fermentation and 30 days of maturation guarantee a natural clarity, taste stability and a very accessible flavor with an attractive body.

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Currently Available: Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore & Chennai

Price Of Hopper Beer In India: ₹185 (Approx.) for a 330 ml bottle

Alcohol By Volume Percentage of Hopper Beer In India: 4.3% ABV

2. Moonshine Meadery

The first of its kind, Moonshine Meadery is apparently Asia's first Meadery. Though it can be debated that mead technically does not fall under the beer category it is still gathering a fan base due to its sweetish taste and easy to drink capabilities. In a coffee, apple cyder-Wine, and traditional varietals, it’s readily available in Pune and Mumbai. They soon plan to diversify and pour all across the country.

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Currently Available: Pune and Mumbai

Price Of Moonshine Meadery Beer In India: ₹220 (Approx.) for a 330 ml bottle

Alcohol By Volume Percentage of Moonshine Meadery Beer In India: 4% ABV

3. Chimay

4. Delirium

5. Simba

6. Sommerweisse

7. Simona

Gins

8. Stranger & Sons

Aromatic and balanced, lovely with tonic, or by itself on ice! One of the best homegrown craft Gin in India, Stranger & Sons is made using eight locally sourced botanicals like coriander, black pepper, nutmeg and mace from a number of spice farms that are located around their distillery. What makes the gin unique is the fact that it is infused with three types of citrus peels from fruits grown in their personal garden. It gets its unique taste from the flavourful Gondhoraj lemons sourced from Kolkata. May not be typically new but is, by far, the finest gin to come out of India, and your next trip to Goa would be incomplete without a bottle of this being brought back to impress the social circle. Beyond just a simple, classy bottle of indigenous craft gin, Stranger & Sons is an ode to everything this country has to offer, including its people.

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Currently Available: Goa and Maharashtra

Price Of Stranger & Sons Gin In India: ₹1,855 (Approx.) for a 700 ml bottle

Alcohol By Volume Percentage of Stranger & Sons Gin In India: 42.8% ABV

9. Greater Than

10. Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin

Soon after the launch of Greater Than, the team (Nao Spirits) started working on Hapusa. Distilled in India with foraged Himalayan Juniper and locally sourced botanicals, Hapusa is a gin that is uniquely Indian. In Sanskrit, Juniper is called ‘Hapusa’, and it is this which gives their Gin not only its name but its untamed aroma and flavor. Found near the snow line in the Himalayas, this elusive Juniper Berry imparts a beautiful structure around which the rest of their botanicals are purposefully arranged. These botanicals are sourced from various parts of the country to bring together its varied flavors, cuisines and cultures to make this a real journey in a glass. From the Pine forests in the Himalayas, your taste buds venture along the banks of the Hooghly River, through the monsoon forests of Tamil Nadu and finally end their journey in the lush spice farms of Goa. Gentle citrus on the nose, mingling with earthy spice and fresh leaves, strong flavor of lime citrus coming through on the palate, disappating to a sweet finish is what best defines the Hapusa. 

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Currently Available: Goa, Bengaluru and Delhi

Price Of Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin In India: ₹2.600 (Approx.) for a 700 ml bottle

Alcohol By Volume Percentage of Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin In India: 43% ABV

11. Monkey 47

12. Stars Of Bombay

Wines

13. Belstar Cult Prosecco

Prosecco is an Italian white wine and the new addition to the Prosecco portfolio is the Belstar Cult Prosecco which comes from the grand old house of Bisol. The sweetness varies from very dry to medium-sweet and has rich fruitiness which is balanced with crisp acidity. Apart from the taste, the luxurious bottle will make sure that you are coming back for it.

14. J'NOON

Whiskeys

15. Michter's Bourbon

16. Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A medium-weight single malt, Aberlour’s character balances malt, fruit and a distinctive blackcurrant note. It is a whisky which gains in weight and toffee-like sweetness as it matures and has sufficient depth to be able to cope with Sherry cask maturation.

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Currently Available: Delhi and Kathmandu

Price Of Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky In India: ₹4900 (Approx.) for a 700ml bottle

Alcohol By Volume Percentage of Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky In India: 40% ABV

17. Ballantine's

Blended with fifty single malts and four single grains, Ballantine's is slightly sweet with a touch of vanilla Perfect for mixing to start the night. The first-ever Ballantine’s recipe Start the night with a Whisky that's stayed true to its original recipe since 1910 and since then the brand has won many accolades and awards for its products.

19. Jameson Caskmates

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