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Seltzer is basically carbonated water, which is either artificially injected under pressure or appearing naturally, which was quite famous back in the day in US. Hard seltzer, spiked seltzer or hard sparkling water is an alcoholic beverage containing carbonated water, alcohol, and often fruit flavoring. Most hard seltzers’ alcohol content hovers between 4 and 6 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), which is about the same as a light beer. Hard Seltzer hasn’t been introduced to India despite its great popularity in the states. The Excise department has however made provisions for the introduction of new and different kind of alcohol in West Bengal, don’t know about other states but still we haven’t been able to taste it. Would really like to know from the big brewers why haven't they tried to introduce it in India yet? I would have loved to try it out. I waited so long that I myself tried brewing it. 🤦🏻‍♂️😭 #indiabrews #india #beerblog #beerblogger #beerstagram #beerlovers #beer #seltzer #hardseltzer #spikedseltzer #hardsparklingwater #mango #cranberry https://www.instagram.com/p/CAzdb6vHqSU/?igshid=1km08p8rp6qgs

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Hard Seltzer

“The beer tastes good to my throat, cold and bitter, and the three boys and the beer and the queer freeness of the situation makes me feel like laughing forever. So I laugh, and my lipstick leaves a red stain like a bloody crescent moon on top of the beer can. I am looking very healthy and flushed and bright-eyed, having both a good tan and a rather excellent fever.”

– Sylvia Plath, American…

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Shinomon Chacko, 32, a resident of Kidangoor in Aluva, had made a Facebook post complete with a picture announcing his intention to illegally brew country liquor using pineapples, which he claimed to have brought in bulk from his wife’s house at Muvattupuzha.

Not stopping at that, he went on to ask for the blessings of everyone, including the excise department.

The post was widely shared on the social media and came to the notice of the Excise Commissioner who immediately alerted the Ernakulam Deputy Excise Commissioner.

The accused was charged under Sections 8 (1) and (2) of the Abkari Act.

Illegal brewing has soared exponentially across the State ever since liquor outlets and bars were closed at the start of the country-wide lockdown.

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Kochi youth booked for brewing country liquor

Kochi youth booked for brewing country liquor

Shinomon Chacko, 32, a resident of Kidangoor in Aluva, had made a Facebook post complete with a picture announcing his intention to illegally brew country liquor using pineapples, which he claimed to have brought in bulk from his wife’s house at Muvattupuzha.

Not stopping at that, he went on to ask for the blessings of everyone, including the excise department.

The post was widely shared on…

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Swiggy has enabled home delivery of alcohol through the ‘Wine Shops’ category on its app. The service went live in Ranchi on May 21st after obtaining necessary approvals from the Jharkhand government, with other major cities in the state launching within a week.

Online food ordering platform Zomato, too, has launched home delivery of alcohol like rival Swiggy.

To begin with, the service will be available in Jharkhand and the company was in talks with multiple other states, Zomato said on May 21st.

“With due permissions and licences in place, we are starting home delivery of alcohol in Jharkhand,” the Gurugram-based company, Zomato has said on May 22nd. “We will go live in Ranchi later today and seven other cities in Jharkhand over the next couple of days.”

Meanwhile, the foodtech unicorns are also in advanced stages of discussions with multiple state governments to provide support with online processing and home delivery of alcohol.

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Zomato and Swiggy starts home delivery of liquor

Zomato and Swiggy starts home delivery of liquor

Swiggy has enabled home delivery of alcohol through the ‘Wine Shops’ category on its app. The service went live in Ranchi on May 21st after obtaining necessary approvals from the Jharkhand government, with other major cities in the state launching within a week.

Online food ordering platform Zomato, too, has launched home delivery of alcohol like rival Swiggy.

To begin with, the service…

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Jharkhand Government calls in food aggregators for home delivery of Liquor

In order to avoid unwanted crowding at liquor shops, Jharkhand government has roped in food start-ups like Swiggy and Zomato to deliver liquor at people’s doorsteps in some of the big cities like Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Bokaro.

According to Excise and Prohibition Secretary Vinay Kumar Chaoubey, additional facility of e-token will be given to the people for purchasing liquor in other 15 small district headquarters through which they will be given preference over those standing in the queues at retail liquor shops.

“We have adopted hybrid system for making liquor available in some of the big cities like Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Deoghr, Dhanbad, Ramgarh, Giridih and Palamu by opening the retail liquor shops where people can go and purchase liquor taking care of the social distancing. Secondly, people can get home delivery of liquor at their doorsteps through the two food aggregators – Zomato and Swiggy by downloading the app on their mobile phones,” said Chaubey to Newsexpress India.

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Jharkhand Government calls in food aggregators for home delivery of Liquor

Jharkhand Government calls in food aggregators for home delivery of Liquor

In order to avoid unwanted crowding at liquor shops, Jharkhand government has roped in food start-ups like Swiggy and Zomato to deliver liquor at people’s doorsteps in some of the big cities like Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Bokaro.

According to Excise and Prohibition Secretary Vinay Kumar Chaoubey, additional facility of e-token will be given to the people for purchasing liquor in other 15 small…

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In Maharashtra Hotels, bars and restaurants can now sell their stock of foreign liquor to wine shops : says Excise department

As the hotels, bars and restaurants remained shut owing to the lockdown rules, their major concern was the excess stock of perishable imported beer and wine lying with them.

Responding to pleas from a hospitality association, the state Excise department on 19th May, 2020 allowed hotels, bars and restaurants to sell their stocks of perishable foreign liquor to wine shops with conditions attached.

In an order issued by Principal Secretary (Excise) Valsa Nair Singh, the department permitted establishments holding FL3 licences to sell stocks of imported beer and wine to wine shops. However, the establishments will have to apply for special transport passes from local authorities in order to complete these transactions.

However, under the lockdown rules, hotels, bars and restaurants are still barred from selling liquor to valid permit holders for consumption on premises. The exemption from the lockdown rules will remain in force until the lockdown ends or until stocks last, states the order.

Singh said that the exemption was aimed at ensuring that stocks of perishable liquor do not expire. “We are trying to make it easier for establishments to sell their stocks,” she said.

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In Maharashtra Hotels, bars and restaurants can now sell their stock of foreign liquor to wine shops : says Excise department

In Maharashtra Hotels, bars and restaurants can now sell their stock of foreign liquor to wine shops : says Excise department

As the hotels, bars and restaurants remained shut owing to the lockdown rules, their major concern was the excess stock of perishable imported beer and wine lying with them.

Responding to pleas from a hospitality association, the state Excise department on 19th May, 2020 allowed hotels, bars and restaurants to sell their stocks of perishable foreign liquor to wine shops with conditions…

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Arrack, Arishtam, Chambakka wine: Keralites find alternatives to alcohol during lockdown

In Kerela, which boasts of the highest per capita liquor consumption in India, many found themselves unable to legally source liquor for two months, a situation seen across India.

With the COVID-19 lockdown shuttering bars, hotels and liquor stores in every state in India, the infamous serpentine queues outside wine shops in Kerala, too, disappeared overnight.

Within days, the state, which boasts the highest per capita alcohol consumption in India, was left to grapple with the physical, psychological and financial effects of a prolonged liquor ban — a situation witnessed across the country.

More deaths due to liquor ban

Not everybody is able to cope with the liquor ban. Since the lockdown, Kerala has had more deaths from the non-availability of alcohol over deaths due to coronavirus.

While four patients succumbed to COVID-19 in Kerala, at least seven deaths – some of them suicides – have been reported since March 24 due to the ban on liquor.

‘Home-brewed liquor is illegal’

In just 38 days between March 24 and May 2, the state excise department seized illicit liquor almost equal to the amount seized during the whole of 2019, says Sam Christy Daniel, Additional Commissioner Excise (Enforcement).

Post lockdown, at least 505 people have been arrested for brewing wash (fermented liquor pending distillation) in the state. With jaggery being a key ingredient of wash, the increasing demand for arrack has led to jaggery packets vanishing from store shelves, officials add.

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Arrack, Arishtam, Chambakka wine: Keralites find alternatives to alcohol during lockdown

Arrack, Arishtam, Chambakka wine: Keralites find alternatives to alcohol during lockdown

In Kerela, which boasts of the highest per capita liquor consumption in India, many found themselves unable to legally source liquor for two months, a situation seen across India.

With the COVID-19 lockdown shuttering bars, hotels and liquor stores in every state in India, the infamous serpentine queues outside wine shops in Kerala, too, disappeared overnight.

Within days, the state, which…

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Microbreweries in Karnataka hail govt move

Craving a glass of chilled craft beer to beat the summer heat? Well, there is good news for those who were missing their favorite brews in Bengaluru. The microbreweries have been given time to sell their stocks as takeaways only in glass and ceramic containers up-to five litres per person till June 30. Microbreweries in the city have welcomed the “progressive” and “pivotal” move of the state to allow them to sell their stocks of craft beer. Karnataka is the only state in the country to do so in the lock down.

With Bengaluru being the hub (the city is home to over 60 microbreweries), places such as Toit, Windmills Craftworks, Byg Brewski Brewing Company, Arbor Brewing Company, The Druid Garden, The Pump House, and The Biere Club posted details of the same, eliciting much joy on social media.

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Microbreweries in Karnataka hail govt move

Microbreweries in Karnataka hail govt move

Craving a glass of chilled craft beer to beat the summer heat? Well, there is good news for those who were missing their favorite brews in Bengaluru. The microbreweries have been given time to sell their stocks as takeaways only in glass and ceramic containers up-to five litres per person till June 30. Microbreweries in the city have welcomed the “progressive” and “pivotal” move of the state to…

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How to make a boozy Apple cider?

With a simple recipe, minimal equipment and a surplus of apples you can make a delicious sparkling apple cider that’ll be ready to drink in a day or so.

The Americans make an unfermented apple juice they call cider, a non-alcoholic drink, whereas the English are famous for their boozy cider.

Ingredients :

Apples, unpeeled and quartered without removing the core (12 pieces)

Oranges, cut in quarters (2 pieces)

Cinnamon sticks (2 long sticks)

Cloves (2 tsps)

Ground allspice (1 tsp)

Ginger, peeled and sliced (a knob)

Water (4 litres)

Brown sugar (125 grams)

Instant yeast (½ tsp)

For the procedure just click on the link in Bio!

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How to make boozy Apple cider?

How to make boozy Apple cider?

“Nothing ever tasted better than a cold beer on a beautiful afternoon with nothing to look forward to than more of the same.”

– Hugh Hood, Canadian essayist & Professor.

With a simple recipe, minimal equipment and a surplus of apples you can make a delicious sparkling apple cider that’ll be ready to drink in a day or so.

The Americans make an unfermented apple juice they call cider, a…

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The Supreme Court on May 8, 2020 sided with the continued sale of liquor in all states through home delivery methods after seeing a huge footfall at the liquor stores. The footfall was so high that it became difficult for the people and the government to maintain the general norms of social distancing and the rules laid down by the government of not more than 5 people at the store at one point of time.

The states used various methods to reduce the footfall, like increase in the price of liquor, but hardly succeeded. Thus the supereme court had to intervene and allow home delivery of alcohol in all the states. And now, other states are also in talks with food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato to consider more possibilities for home delivery.

1. Delhi

Go to http://www.qtoken.in and click on “Apply for Liquor Purchase Token.

2. Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government has launched an application for home delivery of liquor. You basically have to just download the TASMAC Online App.

3. West Bengal

Log on to the website: https://excise.wb.gov.in/eRetail/Page/eRetail_Login.aspx and feed in all your details. 

4. Punjab

In Punjab, you can have alcohol home delivered, but your limit is capped at 2-litres. 

5. Chattisgarh

You need to log on to https://excise.cg.nic.in/csmcl/ or download the CSMCL Online on Google Play Store.

6. Odisha

Log on to https://osbc.co.in/Onlinepay/RetailLogin.aspx and first register yourself.

7. Maharastra

Before you get your hopes up, let us just break the bad news to you. While the Maharashtra government has allowed for the e-token system for liquor stores, these services will not be available in Mumbai, which is the worst hit Coronavirus hotspot in the entire country.

So far, only these states have allowed the selling and home delivery of liquor. More states are expected to also comply with this order.

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