Here comes the Master Blender or the chef, I would say. During his travels and, yes, you said coriander, which is one of the common ingredients in gin. Coriander, if you know that, is used in the daily cooking of Indian cuisine, be it the coriander seeds, which are used as spices, or be it the coriander leaves, which are used for garnishing Indian curries. Gin Gin is India’s first hemp gin and it was founded by Shubham Khanna, who travelled to New York to study the gin-making process.

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Available in Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi, Hapusa is the perfect gin to drink straight up with a garnish of mint. Greater ThanThis includes Himalayan juniper, orange peel, lemon peel, cardamom, coriander seeds, liquorice, nutmeg, rosemary, aniseed, cinnamon, almond and vanilla. Very new in the market, Stranger and Sons was born in Goa and comprise of nine botanical and junipers from Macedonia. The company was launched by Sakshi Saigal, Rahul Mehra and Vidur Gupta. What sets this gin apart from others is the use of three different citrus peels from their garden. And the biggest highlight of its taste is Gondhoraj lemons that are specially sourced from Kolkata. This is the perfect blend for citrus lovers! You mentioned that the city of Jaisalmer had an association with India's Imperial age with maharajas and the Maharani and their leisure moments. Can you explain a little bit further about why that was an important representation to use? Susan: In your travels, have you ever seen it being used some way other than the food? That just was so surprising to you, you never thought you saw the gin being used that way

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The result is an attractive product that draws on temple architecture, numismatics and handicrafts for its design and plays with Indian flavours in a less than obvious manner. Susan: When you think India is such a huge country with so many different cuisines, with so many different spices, that to be able to pin it down to just seven of the 11 within India is an incredible job, really, because there are so many to choose from. Now coriander is one of the major ingredients of a majority of gins that are made, and there are other botanicals that you've mentioned. Do you think people realize that so many of the botanicals they are used to are of in Indian Providence? Very much. So since starting with the brand, what changes have you seen in the gin industry and where do you think it's going to go in the future? Pro Tip: I love how herb infused this gin is. Serve with an Indian tonic water, or even soda water, it really doesn’t need anything that might influence the flavor, and a mint garnish. New York Distilling Company 9. Dorothy Parker Gin, New YorkEleven botanicals are used in creating the gin, of which seven come from within India, including coriander and vetiver, the zest of orange and lemon peel, cubeb pepper berries, Darjeeling green tea leaves and lemongrass. In the second quarter ended September 30, this year, the company delivered a volume growth led by 'prestige above' category brands. It grew by 18% in this segment, with a turnover of 12.5% ( ₹708.83 crore) over the same fiscal year prior in this category. It had an Ebitda of ₹111.04 crore (+4.1%) at 15.7% margin. Khaitan added that new brand launches are expected to accentuate the premium volumes in the coming years for the firm. Kunal: We started in the beginning of 2017 and we ended up with a recipe in 2018, after 11 to 12 months of traveling and finalizing with botanicals. You rightly said there are many gins which use a 100 botanicals, 200 botanicals, 35 botanicals. He really wanted to do everything. But at the end of the day, he said, we need to retain the soul of juniper. That is gin. You cannot lose that thing and put in all the botanicals, because India is very rich in herbs and spices as you rightly said. Finally, we shortlisted these botanicals.