As it turns out, tasting the finest alcohol in the world is not enough, you haven’t tasted the best until you have tried the local alcoholic drinks of India. Based on how adventurous you are and whether you are an alcohol enthusiast or not, you must try the exotic drinks found across the length and breadth of our country. A short list of the exotic intoxicating wonders found below
If you’re a liquor connoisseur and love to try new things every then and now, well we have some new options that you must add to your bucket list! And I’ll have to say, our country is quite a place for alcohol lovers. So here are few must-have locally ground liquors that will show how India stays ahead of the competition even in the liquor market.
Bangla – Super Desi, strong and unique – The name is enough to tell you that it is a ‘Bangla’ liquor, made in West Bengal. It is a traditional distilled country liquor made from fermented starch and tastes brilliantly desi and strong.
Hadia – Your Desi Breezer from Central India – It is made in Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. It is the traditional rice based alcohol, which is quite low in alcohol content. So you can go for this one if you’re someone who goes all high on a Breezer. 😛 Its West Bengal version contains as many as 25 herbs. Now that’s a lot of herbs in an alcohol! Must give it a try.
Lugdi – Rice liquor from the Freezing Manali – Again, a crude beer made from fermented rice or barley in the plains and Himalayan parts of Manali. In the Himalayan Manali you’ll find more of Chaang. And when you distill Lugdi/Chhang, you get Arak.
Mahua – Central Indian Liquor made of Flowers – You’ll get versions of this country liquor throughout Bihar, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh. It is made by fermenting the dried flowers of Mahua, a large tropical tree, and ‘Chhowa Gud’. A drink not to be missed if you’re in one of these states.
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Tadi – Palm Wine that even kids can drink – Also called Kallu or Kullu, and many other names. Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh traditionally prepare this drink with medicinal properties and just around 5% alcohol content. So almost everyone can consume it!
Zawlaidi – Mizoram Grape Delight that you’d love – This local wine which pays the bills for almost 80% people of the state. You may happily ditch any famous French wine for this local grape ecstasy, which has just 11-14% alcohol content.
Feni – The famous Cashew Apple Liquor from Goa – This cashew apple or coconut based liquor has a good 42-43% ability to make you trip over your tongue. The main ingredient of many a cocktail menu items in Goa, this one has got a Geographical Indication registration which makes it unable to be sourced from anywhere else, but
Cholai – Yet another liquor from the land of white tigers – Another good local one from West Bengal which you must try once you are in the land of two rivers. It is a rice and mahua based drink that will give you a little different taste than usual rice beers.
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