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Prices across India, tasting notes, history and cocktail recipes for 161+ spirits — mapped bottle by bottle.

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XXXX Gold
Beer
XXXX Gold
Castlemaine Perkins — Lion (Kirin Holdings) · Australia
Australia's best-selling beer — a mid-strength Queensland lager built for the heat
Sweet & Honeyed
3.50% ABV
6.8
XXXX Tropical Beer
Beer
XXXX Tropical Beer
Castlemaine Perkins — Lion (Kirin Holdings) · Australia
A limited-edition reef-inspired lager brewed with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Sweet & Honeyed Fruity & Tropical
3.50% ABV
6.3
Hoegaarden White
Beer
Hoegaarden White
AB InBev India · Belgium
The original Belgian white beer — orange peel, coriander and 500 years of wheat beer tradition
Sweet & Honeyed Spicy & Warming Creamy & Nutty
4.90% ABV
8.6
Erdinger Weissbier
Beer
Erdinger Weissbier
Erdinger Weissbrau — Imported · Germany
The imported Bavarian original — banana, clove and Reinheitsgebot purity in every glass
Sweet & Honeyed Fruity & Tropical Sherry & Dried Fruit
5.30% ABV
8.7
Haywards 5000 Strong
Beer
Haywards 5000 Strong
United Breweries · India
North India's strong beer staple — reliable, affordable and exactly what it promises
Sweet & Honeyed
7.00% ABV
7.1
Bira 91 White
Beer
Bira 91 White
B9 Beverages · India
The craft beer that changed what urban India drinks — hazy, spiced and genuinely different
Sweet & Honeyed Fruity & Tropical Spicy & Warming
4.90% ABV
8.2
Simba Stout
Beer
Simba Stout
Toit Brewpub and Simba Beer · India
Dark, roasted and surprisingly approachable — India's benchmark craft stout
Sweet & Honeyed
7.00% ABV
8.3
Corona Extra
Beer
Corona Extra
Anheuser-Busch InBev India · Mexico
The beer that sold a lifestyle — light, cold and best with a lime wedge in the neck
Sweet & Honeyed Fruity & Tropical
4.50% ABV
7.8
Budweiser Premium Lager
Beer
Budweiser Premium Lager
Anheuser-Busch InBev India · United States
The King of Beers — clean, technically accomplished and one of the most consistent lagers in India
Sweet & Honeyed
5.00% ABV
7.6
Heineken Premium Lager
Beer
Heineken Premium Lager
Heineken India · Netherlands
The world's most distributed beer — brewed in India now, but the Dutch character holds
Fruity & Tropical
5.00% ABV
8.0
Carlsberg Premium Lager
Beer
Carlsberg Premium Lager
South Asian Breweries — Carlsberg India · India
Danish heritage, Indian brewing — Carlsberg is the session lager for drinkers who want a European edge
Floral & Delicate
5.00% ABV
7.4
Kingfisher Strong
Beer
Kingfisher Strong
United Breweries · India
Double the ABV of Kingfisher Premium, the same brand reliability — India's strong beer default
Sweet & Honeyed
8.00% ABV
7.3
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Seagram India — Pernod Ricard · India
India's number one whisky — bold, accessible and at a price that makes sense every day
Sweet & Honeyed Spicy & Warming
42.80% ABV
Sterling Reserve B7 Whisky
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Sterling Reserve B7 Whisky
Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD) · India
Seven notes. One exceptional blend.
Smoky & Peaty Sweet & Honeyed Spicy & Warming
42.80% ABV
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
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Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
William Grant and Sons · Scotland
The bottle that introduced a million people to single malt Scotch
Sweet & Honeyed Fruity & Tropical Sherry & Dried Fruit
40.00% ABV
7.7
Chivas Regal 18 Year Old
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Chivas Regal 18 Year Old
Chivas Brothers — Pernod Ricard · Scotland
Eighteen years of careful blending — rich, complex and worth every rupee
Sweet & Honeyed Fruity & Tropical Spicy & Warming
40.00% ABV
8.0
How spirits are made

From grain to glass

Every bottle in this atlas follows the same five-act story. Understanding it is the fastest way to read a label, judge a price, and know why two whiskies from the same country can taste worlds apart.

Harvest & mash

Barley, sugarcane, agave or grapes are milled and mixed with hot water to release fermentable sugars — the raw canvas of every spirit.

Ferment

Yeast converts those sugars into a low-strength "wash" of 6–10% alcohol, creating fruity and spicy compounds that survive all the way to your glass.

Distill

The wash is heated in copper pot or column stills. Alcohol evaporates first and is condensed, concentrating flavour and raising strength.

Mature

Years in oak casks add colour, vanilla, spice and smoothness. In India's warm climate, spirits mature up to three times faster than in Scotland.

Bottle

The spirit is cut with water to bottling strength — usually 40–46% ABV — sometimes filtered, and sealed. From here, it stops ageing.

A dram, in three dimensions
The tasting ritual

How to taste like a professional

Four unhurried steps stand between sipping and truly tasting. Use them on any spirit in this encyclopedia and our tasting notes will start making sense.

Look Colour & legs

Tilt the glass against light. Pale straw suggests bourbon casks; deep amber hints at sherry wood. Slow "legs" on the glass signal a richer body.

Nose Aroma

Keep your mouth slightly open and nose the glass gently — most of what we call taste is actually smell. Return two or three times; the aroma evolves.

Palate Taste

Take a small sip and let it coat the whole tongue before swallowing. A drop of water opens up high-strength spirits and softens the alcohol burn.

Finish The aftertaste

Notice what lingers and for how long. A long, evolving finish is the surest mark of a well-made spirit — and what our ratings reward most.

Spirit knowledge

Guides worth reading before you pour

Short, practical explainers from our journal — the vocabulary and science behind every tasting note on this site.

Modelo Beer: Who Owns It, ABV, Calories & Price (2026 Guide)
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Beer Review

Modelo Beer: Who Owns It, ABV, Calories & Price (2026 Guide)

Modelo Especial is the number one beer in America by dollar sales, but who actually owns it? A full guide to Modelo's ABV, calories, Negra Modelo, every Chelada flavor, and the new 2026 releases.

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XXXX Tropical Beer: Complete Review, ABV, Calories, Tasting Notes
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Beer Review

XXXX Tropical Beer: Complete Review, ABV, Calories, Tasting Notes

XXXX Tropical Beer is a limited-edition pale lager from Castlemaine Perkins in Brisbane, brewed at 4% ABV with mango and passionfruit aromas and a crisp tropical finish. It is also the first Australian beer made in official partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

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Whisky Regions of the World: Every Country and Style Explained for Indian Drinkers
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Whisky Reviews

Whisky Regions of the World: Every Country and Style Explained for Indian Drinkers

Whisky is made on every inhabited continent. Each region produces something that could not have come from anywhere else, shaped by local grain, local water, local climate, and a production tradition that took decades or centuries to develop.

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Whisky Tasting Notes Guide - How to Nose, Taste and Describe Whisky
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Whisky Reviews

Whisky Tasting Notes Guide - How to Nose, Taste and Describe Whisky

Tasting notes are not about pretending to smell things you cannot smell. They are about training yourself to notice what is already in the glass. Every whisky you have ever drunk had a nose, and understanding where it comes from, covered in the, adds another layer to tasting.

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How to Read a Whisky Label: Age Statements, ABV, Cask Types and More Explained
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How To

How to Read a Whisky Label: Age Statements, ABV, Cask Types and More Explained

A whisky bottle carries a remarkable amount of information if you know how to read it. Age statements, ABV, cask type declarations, distillery name versus brand name, NAS, non-chill filtered, natural colour: every phrase and number tells you something specific about what is inside.

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How Distillation Works in Whisky: Pot Stills, Column Stills and Making the Cut
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Spirit Education

How Distillation Works in Whisky: Pot Stills, Column Stills and Making the Cut

Distillation is where whisky's personality is formed. The shape of the still, the type of metal, the speed of the run, and the exact moment the distiller makes the cut all leave permanent marks on the final flavour.

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An encyclopedia, not a store

The Spirit Atlas exists purely for knowledge. We document the history, production, tasting language and Indian market prices of the world's spirits — we don't sell alcohol, take orders, or encourage consumption. Think of us as a reference library for the curious.

For readers of legal drinking age · Please drink responsibly