Say cheers in Bengaluru!
Bengaluru is the beer capital of India. It’s tryst with pubs and beer
drinking dates back to 1857 when the Scotsman, Thomas Leishman founded its
first brewery here. United Breweries set up operations in then Bangalore in
1915. Hence there is strong connection between beer and Bengaluru.......
Bangalore or Bengaluru is known
as the IT destination of India. But there is something else that puts it in the
tippler’s list. There is a close connection between beer and Bengaluru. For
crisp, freshly-brewed, affordable beer, Bengaluru is the place to be. Here you
find crowds, especially young, casually unwinding after-work. Some simulating
their creativity with a mug in hand and whiling away sunny afternoons with
friends at the city’s many microbreweries.
Bengaluru is the beer capital of
India. It’s tryst with pubs and beer drinking dates back to 1857 when the
Scotsman, Thomas Leishman founded its first brewery here. United Breweries set
up operations in then Bangalore in 1915.
Ramada Pub was the first place,
where draught beer from a tap was sold, opened in 1985. It was followed by a
branch in Chamarajpet and The Pub, later to become Nasa on Church street. UB
first made bulk beer for British troops in the city with beer transported in
huge barrels or hogsheads. It’s most profitable brand Kingfisher was introduced
in the 1960’s, which has made a favorite name among st the beer drinkers.
1.16 crore cases of beer was sold
in 2014-15 in Bengaluru city. Beer’s popularity was such that in April 2011, Karnataka
raised the tax on spirits while leaving the tax on beer untouched – the first
time there were different tax rates on different alcoholic beverages. But the
good times did not last for long.
The city hosts beer guzzling
contests and beer walks. Like Iceland that has a day dedicated to beer: March
1. It marks the celebration of the end of 73 years of prohibition in the
country. The high-spirited Icelanders don’t stop at that. Verslunarmannahelgi
in August is observed as the drunkest weekend of the year.
Bengaluru too raises a toast to
Munich’s Oktoberfest with its own jamborees. Now all it needs is hangover beds
and extra pants. In Munich, it’s okay if you sleep after bingeing. To keep
festival attendees safe, hangover beds are set up at one tent for them to doze
until the booze wears off.
Any one visiting Bengaluru and not
tasting the beer is missing something unique to Bengaluru. Whenever in Bangalore, its beer time!
For all the Whisky Lovers!
Glenfiddich is the world's best-selling single malt
Johnnie Walker Red Label is the world's best-selling Scotch.
The Famous Grouse is the best-selling whisky in Scotland
Glenmorangie is the best-selling single malt in Scotland.
The world's fastest growing Scotch today is Black Dog. India
is a major contributor to its sales.
The five most popular single malts globally are Glenfiddich,
The Glenlivet, Glenmorangie Original, Aberlour and Laphroaig
Bruichladdich’s The Octomore is the most heavily peated whisky
in the world (167ppm)
The three oldest single malts currently sold are Glenturret,
Oban and Glenlivet
The oldest distillery in Scotland is Glenturret (1775),
followed by Bowmore (1779)
With each bottle of Laphroaig that you buy, you are entitled
to a lifetime lease of one sq foot of the distillery’s land, along with a
personalized certificate of ownership
Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop on Canongate, has a unique selling
point: customers can have a bottle poured straight from a cask and labeled with
their name. When sealed it has a label with the ‘born on date’, as whisky stops
aging as soon as it leaves the wooden barrel, so each bottle is a unique blend.
Edradour is the smallest distillery in Scotland. The entire
operation is run by just three people
The Glenmorangie distillery is one of the smallest in the
Highlands and employs just sixteen craftsmen, called ‘The Sixteen Men of Tain’
The most expensive country in which to buy Scotch, ironically,
is the UK, where it is made
In the UK, its home country, the five most popular blended
Scotch whiskies are The Famous Grouse, William Grant’s, Bell’s, Teacher’s and
J&B Rare. Note: Johnnie Walker does not feature in the list of best-selling
blends in its home country.
A closed bottle of Scotch can be kept for 100 years and still
be good to drink. After opening, a bottle of Scotch whisky will remain good for
five years.
The Australian Wine Research Institute has introduced a
measure called a standard drink. In Australia, a standard drink contains 10 g
(12.67 ml) of alcohol, the amount that an average adult male can metabolize in
one hour.
Although their proof differs, standard drinks of beer, wine
and spirits contain the same amount of alcohol – 0.6 ounces each. They’re all
the same to a breath analyser.
18,000 litres of Scotch whisky worth over $800,000 were
accidentally flushed down the drain at Chivas Brothers’ Dumbarton bottling
plant in 2013.
Experts advise you to drink single malt with just a dash of
water. The water supposedly ‘releases the serpent’ from the whisky
If there is a serpent, there is also an angel. As it ages,
2-2.5 % of the whisky maturing in a barrel is lost to evaporation every year.
Distillers refer to this as the ‘angel’s share’.
There is also a devil. The whisky absorbed by the wood of
barrel during maturation is known as the 'devil's cut’
Indian 'whisky' is technically flavoured rum, because it's
essentially made from sugar
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Hornbill
Festival
Hornbill festival is held in Nagaland during December. The festival is packed
with plenty of folk performances and rock shows by local artistes. It's also
dubbed as the Festival of Festivals. It's a ten days event where various tribes
of Nagaland come together to celebrate their colourful and rich culture. If
you're a music lover, then the Hornbill International Rock Contest hosted every
year featuring up-and-coming bands across the country. It also showcases the
rich traditions of Nagaland across various local tribes.
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