blenders pride whisky price in nagpur
Blenders Pride is a brand of Indian whisky, owned by Pernod Ricard, and launched in 1995. It is a blend of Indian grain spirits and imported Scotch malt and contains no artificial flavouring. It is available in 5 different bottle formats (2L,1L, 750ml, 375ml, 180ml).[1] GQ magazine described the whisky as "smooth and smoky", and gave it a rating of 6/10. Pernod Ricard has identified Blenders Pride, along with Imperial Blue, Royal Stag, Chivas Regal and 100 Pipers as the company's five core brands to build its spirits business in India.[3] The brand's main national competitors are Royal Challenge, Signature and Antiquity[4] from United Spirits Ltd,[5] and Peter Scot from Khoday India Limited,[6][7] In some states, Blenders Pride also competes with Haig Gold Label from Diageo[8] and Rockford Reserve from Modi Illva. Blenders Pride was launched in India in 1995 by Seagram. Seagram's global business was jointly acquired by Pernod Ricard and Diageo on 21 December 2001.[10] Seagram's Indian operations were acquired by Pernod Ricard.
[13] At the time of its launch, the Reserve Collection was the most expensive whisky produced in India. United Kingdom-based consultants CARTILS helped design the branding, bottle shape and packaging for Reserve Collection. CARTILS said that its aim was to "stay loyal to the original brand yet to ensure that its [Reserve Collection] significantly more premium nature was clearly communicated." The bottle shape for Reserve Collection is similar to Blenders Pride but has embossing. Blenders Pride sold 250,000 cases in 2003.[17] out of 1.5 million cases country-wide in the premium whisky segment.[18] In March 2004, Seagram Manufacturing Ltd. claimed that Blenders Pride had surpassed Shaw Wallace's "Royal Challenge" (now owned by United Breweries Group) to become the largest-selling premium whisky in Andhra Pradesh. The following table shows the annual sales of Blenders Pride: ^ a b c ^ a b c d e f ^ Indian Whisky Brand Champions 2013. While there are so many fabulous single malts out there, what about those sociable evenings where folks prefer quantity over quality?
The usual suspects in Mumbai for around Rs 1,000 are Blender’s Pride, Antiquity Blue, etc. However one evening, supplies were dwindling and the local liquor store didn’t have any of these. That’s when my friendly neighbourhood ‘wine’ shop suggested MaQintosh. Thanks to Amrut‘s marketing efforts (with a nod to Jim Murray‘s Whisky Bible review), most would have heard of this Indian international contender in the single malt category. However few outside of India’s local booze shops would know of MaQintosh. Touted as a ‘Premium’ whisky, just what the heck? Well… it immediately comes across as fake Scottish with appalling spelling… I mean after all isn’t ‘u’ after ‘q’?? It declares boldly that it is ‘genuinely’ made from Scottish and Indian malts… It is also ‘aged’ and ‘married’ in imported Oak barrels Admits uses ‘permitted’ caramel Strength 42.8% and NAS Price Rs 900 in Mumbai (That’s $15 for you folks who don’t live in India!)
And tasting notes of the whisky? Nose – Toffee sweet Palate – Mildly oaky, apples, pleasant but not memorable Finish – Warm burn Yeah, I know… not exactly much, eh? But here is the deal… If you compare it with your average cheap – oops! I mean ‘premium‘ Indian whisky – it fares better. As most folks I know aren’t familiar with MaQintosh, they still reach for the usual suspects. Case in point, several parties later, I can’t quite seem to convince anyone to polish off the bottle. However… this experiment in party whisky made clear… that while I try to keep an open mind when tasting (and prefer blind sampling), I would honestly rather quaff water than party whisky. But that’s just slightly snobby me. Don’t let me stop you! Amrut Single Malt, Fusion, Peated The surprising Amrut Spectrum 50% Paul John evening with Brilliance, Edited, Classic + Peated You can also find Whisky Lady in India on:
/Your shot of Whisky + ArchitectureWorld Class TravelsTraveling the world and loving lifeTESSEROLOGYA MOSAIC OF BITS AND PIECES ON TRAVEL, LIFE AND TIMES» » Come November 8 and tipplers have to pay extra for his favourite drinks KOLKATA: Come November 8 and tipplers have to pay extra for his favourite drinks. A Kingfisher beer can of Rs 90 may cost Rs 20-25 more while an one litre bottle of whisky like Blenders Pride may cost Rs 50-55 more. Well, the state excise department has decided to revise the price of both India Made Foreign Liquors and country liquors upward from November 8. The increase in excise duty across different categories will be ranging from 2.67% to almost 6%. The hike will be lower for regular categories while for premium ranges the hike would be more. According to excise circular, for IMFL with MRP less than Rs 266, excise duty would go up from current level of 49% to 51.67%. The duty will be 42.33% from 38.5% for Rs 266 to Rs 450 category. For Rs 450 to Rs 1000 segment, the duty would be 35.18% from 30.45%, the most popular category for whisky and Vodka.
The duty will be 31.44% and 26.78% respectively for Rs 1000 and above and Rs 1,500 and above segments from 26% and 21%. The price increase will be maximum in the imported liquor category. An excise official pointed out that it is expecting that the moderate hike in the price is not going to affect the demand in a big way. Incidetally, the state government has collected a revenue of Rs 2,800 crore till October 31 of this year and it has a target of Rs 4,700 crore for the whole year. In last two months, September and October, there was an average 30% increase in excise revenue collection. The figure was Rs 441 crore for October and Rs 461 crore for September this year. Last year the excise revenue was close to Rs 4,100 crore. According to excise officials, the liquor companies have not yet notified the department about the new prices. "They will do it in next few days. The increase in price pf liqor may not be in the same magnitude of excise hike. This could be either little more or little less," an official added.