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Tasting spirits alongside their makers brings an immediacy that few experiences can match — each glass seems to echo its landscape, history, and the hands that shaped it. That was the atmosphere at the British Craft Spirits Tasting, hosted by the UK’s Department for Business and Trade at ITC Maurya, New Delhi. The gathering brought together distillers from across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, in town just before their showcase at ProWine Mumbai 2025. India’s Evolving Drinks Landscape, and expected benefits of UK–India FTA India’s drinks scene is changing fast. Consumers are curious, quality-focused, and far more open to premium

The timing perhaps couldn’t have been better. An inspiring range of Craft Spirits was showcased this October (2022) by the British High Commission in New Delhi and the Department for International Trade (DIT), even as hectic parleys resumed for the much-awaited India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA). 16 Craft Distillers from across the UK, showcased their fine spirits across categories like Whisky, Rum, Gin & Non-alcoholic spirits for the first time in India in the cities of Delhi and Mumbai. The event was supported by Tulleeho, India's prominent drinks consultancy. H.E. Mr Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India sharing his