Indian craft gin makes a spirited comeback

Local cocktail culture and production fuel the drink's resurgence

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Yangdup Lama, a Delhi-based mixologist and owner of the Delhi bar Sidecar. Locally made gin is seen as "young and experimental" in India's drinks market, according to Lama. (Courtesy of Yangdup Lama) 

KALPANA SUNDER

CHENNAI -- A year ago, Shruti Khanna, a young advertising professional in Bengaluru, southern India, tried a pink gin with botanicals made by Samsara, an Indian drinks company, and became an instant convert. "I like drinks that don't give me a heavy feeling, and [Indian-made] gin is ideal for that," she says.

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