Hapusa Gin 70cl 43% ABV Indian Gin Uses Local Ingredients

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He explains how their craft gin Hapusa stand out because it is made using foraged Himalayan juniper berries. Anand adds, “It is a contemporary gin that is uniquely Indian, with botanicals like raw mango, Gondhoraj and turmeric, which have so far never been used to create gins.” He adds, “Nao Spirits wanted to do away with the garam-masala-ish flavour in Indian gin and show new India flavours. We wanted to step away from the clichés.” Master-winning 58 and Co London Dry was lauded for its “nice floral note, herby, lemon, light spiciness, and very good complexity but easy to drink.” The triple-distilled gin is made in a traditional copper pot still, in small batches, at the Rampur distillery. "The recipe is derived from the ancient Indian knowledge of herbs," says Banga, "Seven of the 11 botanicals used in the distillation come from India. The Master Distiller selects coriander and vetiver, a complex spice with peppery notes, grown in the fields around Jaisalmer; sweet orange peel from Central India which compliments the citrus and floral tones of the gin; cubeb pepper and lemongrass from South India; Darjeeling green tea leaves from East India and lemon peel from West India." Angelica root, liquorice and caraway seeds round out the flavours, lending a spicy, slightly anise-tinged taste. For the signature serve, pour 35ml Jaisalmer Indian Craft gin into a Copa glass filled with fresh ice; top with Indian tonic water and garnish with orange peel. Read on to discover 10 brands that took home Master medals in the first part of our 2023 Gin Masters competition.

The B Corp-certified brand is produced at the 58 and Co distillery in east London, which is run on 100% solar and renewable energy. The range was given a redesign last year, created with bartenders in mind to enable efficient speed rail use. Following triple distillation in London, the Master winner is transferred to Jerez in Spain where it was aged for three months in former Tío Pepe fino Sherry casks.At present, Gin Kiosk is the sole UK retailer, but it won’t be long before this little beauty is mainstream. Pumori is named after Mount Pumori and is produced by Fullarton Distilleries in the woodlands of Candepar, Goa. The only London dry gin made in India. Copper pot distilled with botanicals sourced from India and around the world. This gin has clean juniper and fresh lemon peel on the nose and a zing of ginger on the finish. With a category this big, The Spirits Business rounded up 10 panels of judges in June to decide which products were worthy of Master, Gold and Silver medals. David T Smith, spirits consultant, writer and co‐founder of the Craft Distilling Expo, chaired another group. Forming his panel were: Anne Jones, drinks expert at Waitrose; and Keegan Menezes, drinks consultant.

Master medallist Mermaid Gin was described as “soft and herbal” with “lovely citrus notes” by the judges, who added that it would make a “great Martini”. You could say that Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin was born in the foothills of the Himalayas, but really it was the genius of Anand Virmani, who launched Nao Spirits in 2015, creating India’s first craft gins with co-creator Aparajita Ninan. What is Hapusa Gin It was strange that the country in which the Gin and Tonic was invented – one that prided itself on its botanicals and spices – would not have a single Gin to its name in a world where hundreds of Gins were being launched every year. Hapusa Gin is our answer to this anomaly.” Available in Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi, Hapusa is the perfect gin to drink straight up with a garnish of mint. Greater ThanThe LIVE virtual tastings are carried out in the last week of the month. Please keep an eye on our socials for confirmed dates! The International Spirits Challenge 2022 (Double Gold Medal), International Gin Producer of the Year There has been a lot of what I call gin malaise lately – so many new gins on the market, that it’s hard to see the trees through the forest, if I can use that cliche. Sometimes something comes along that delights and surprises you enough to shake you out of your ennui. I am happy to report that Hapusa Gin, the first ever Himalayan gin, is in a pine forest all on its own! Lush Guide to Italicus – Rosolio di Bergamatto– the wunderkind spirit that takes the humble bergamot and makes magic

Indian brand Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin was one of eight Master medallists in the Contemporary flight. Bottled at 43.8% ABV, the gin is made with cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil and olive leaf from three olive varieties, which have been combined with seven Australian botanicals. It uses nine botanicals including hemp, Himalayan juniper, coriander, lavender, rosemary, caraway seeds, cinnamon, lemongrass and butterfly pea flower. A small operation in the US or a reasonably large craft gin distillery in the UK would be incapable of producing enough spirit to supply the demand if their flagship brand became embraced by Indian drinkers. You need hundreds of thousands of litres. By Indian standards Nao Spirits is tiny, their still isn't gargantuan and their team isn't in the hundreds. However, they hope to one day have a gin that can be available across the country as well as internationally, and eventually grow into something sizeable.Last year, global gin volume grew by 8%, and is predicted to increase by 3% over the next five years, data from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis showed. The Indian industry is so focused on the high-volume model that no one would give us the time of the day,” Virmani recalls. “A craft spirit was just too much of a bother for them, so it became clear that if we were going to do this, we were going to have to turn into distillers ourselves.” Goa-based Stranger & Sons was created in 2018 by Sakshi Saigal, Rahul Mehra and Vidur Gupta’s Third Eye Distillery. The duo, bought a copper pot still and began experimenting with every herb, fruit and spice they could get their hands on. It’s a sizeable still, mind, and while it was a case of trial and error, with a great deal of dead ends along the way. After a while and, as far as we have understood, after seeking help within the industry to bring in some insight and experience, they honed two recipes. One was a modern classic that recalled the entire history of Gin and paid great respect to the category, which they called Greater Than. Made using a multi-shot process and with a strong juniper forward note, complimented by an orange twang, we’ve consistently said that it is one of the best classic gins you will find. It is however, a story to tell on a different day, it is their other offering that is the star of this very review: Hapusa Gin.