HapusaHimalayanDryGin(700mL)

<p>Upstart Indian distiller Nao Spirits brings the flavors of the Himalayas to a fragrant, floral, and citrusy Gin. </p><p>Nao Spirits came to life in <em>2015 </em>as the entrepreneurial brainstorm of to local bar owners looking to build a locally influenced <em>craft Gin in India</em> — the place where the Gin & Tonic was invented. It helped that one of them — cofounder <em>Anand Virami</em> — had worked in the marketing and brand management departments of <em>Moët Hennessy, William Grant & Sons (Glenfiddich), and Rémy Cointreau</em>. So the two men purchased a small copper still named Agatha and began experimenting with Indian botanicals to find just the right combinations.</p><p>“Hapusa” has a<em> double meaning</em> for this Gin. In India, it’s the name of the common Mango fruit that Portuguese traders called Alphonso. In Celtic-influenced languages of the UK it means<em> “Happy”</em> or<em> “Happiness.”</em></p><p><em>Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin</em> is made from botanical infusions that you would find in the kitchen cabinets of nearly every Indian household — including Himalayan juniper, turmeric, mango, ginger, cardamom, coriander seeds, gondhoraj limes, and almonds.</p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u><em>Gondhoraj limes have been called “The King of Limes.” Often confused with the Kaffir lime, the Gondhoraj is actually a cross between a regular lime and a mandarine orange. Attempts to grow this exceptionally fragrant fruit outside of India’s Bengal region have failed. </em></p>