| Slainte Mhor! | 21-NOV-09 |
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| What better way to end one year and ring in the next than with the choicest single malts. |
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| Viskey, viskey, hic! | 24-OCT-09 |
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| Whisky is still India’s favourite drink and, going by the number of new launches that have happened in the category, it seems that habit is unlikely to be broken. In the last few weeks there have been no less than three new brands which have made their presence felt, while others are trying to bring more variants into the market so as to reach out to yet more whisky guzzlers. We list some of the new whiskies that you might now find at duty-free shops or even retail outlets. |
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| Officer's Choice crosses 10 mn cases mark | 26-AUG-09 |
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| Allied Blenders and Distillers today said its heritage whisky brand, Officer's Choice, has crossed the 10 million cases mark to become the fastest growing whisky brand in the country clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31 per cent over the last three years. |
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| Foreign liquor on a low in Delhi | 16-AUG-09 |
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| Sale of imported liquor like wine, champagne and whisky has come down by 70 per cent in Delhi after their prices went up sharply due to an increase in local levies by the Delhi government. |
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| Get the swine drunk | 12-AUG-09 |
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| While the world grapples with a cure for the H1N1 swine flu, those in the trenches are coming up with their own solutions. Russian soccer fans, Reuters informs us, have been advised to drink a lot of whisky on their trip to Wales for the World Cup next month. “We urge our fans to drink a lot of Welsh whisky as a form of disinfection,” Alexander Shprygin, the head of Russia’s supporter association VOB told Reuters. |
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| Scotch and sundry | 13-JUN-09 |
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| Future Brands CEO V Ramesh Mani, recently selected as one of the Keepers of the Quaich, tells Archana Jahagirdar why he takes his drink so seriously. |
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| UK liquor body may challenge SC ruling on Peter Scot | 10-FEB-09 |
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| The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is exploring ways to appeal against a ruling by the Supreme court on a review petition that allows Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) company Khoday India to retain its popular brand Peter Scot. |
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| Whisky, DJ, bartender from Diageo just an SMS away | 14-DEC-08 |
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| This New Year it may make sense to party at home with your friends as Smirnoff will send you a disc jockey (DJ) and bartender free-of-cost, for customers in Mumbai, New Delhi and the National Capital |
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| Alcohol Anomalous | 13-DEC-08 |
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| The Indian palate is getting adventurous enough for Japanese whisky, Brazilian tequila and more. |
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