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5 Must-try Home Grown Liquor Brands In India

Chandon’s Aurva Red Wine

Cost: INR 4250 for 750 ml

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Aurva, which means ‘of the earth’ in Sanskrit, is made from shiraz grapes that are grown in the Chandon estate located in Nashik. 

Seagram's Longitude 77 Single Malt Whiskey

Cost: INR 5500 for 750 ml

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Longitude 77 is filled with a variety of taste notes that resonate with the diverse culture India has to offer.

Sitara

Cost: INR 1200 for 750 ml

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Sitara comes from the mind of Spaceman Spirits Lab who decided to launch one of the finest rums in India. Catering to a wider range of audience, they presented two expressions of rum, white rum and spiced rum.

Baagh Gin

Cost: INR 1995 for 750 ml

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Baagh gin was designed to suit and complement cocktails that need a refreshing twist. This gin is enriched with Nagpur oranges and crisp lemons.

Cherrapunji Gin

Cost: INR 2500 for 750 ml

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The main notes that hit you on the nose are citrus, creamy junipers from the Eastern Himalayas in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, that envelope hints of spice and pungent pepper.