Overview

• The Indian craft gin market reached nearly $1.8 billion in 2025, driven by millennials and Gen Z seeking authentic, locally inspired spirits
• Distilleries are blending native botanicals such as cardamom, turmeric, tulsi and wild Himalayan juniper to create distinct regional gins
• On World Gin Day 2025, bars in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru staged DIY trolley bars, mixology workshops and interactive flavour labs to showcase creative gin cocktails
• Jin Jiji won ‘Spirit of the Year’ at the 2025 London Spirits Competition and other homegrown brands like Hapusa Himalayan Dry Gin have earned international awards
• Producers are working directly with mountain foraging communities and ecological farming initiatives to ensure sustainable harvests of wild juniper berries