India, June 17 -- Move over wine and vodka, there is a cool new alcohol in town - Gin. As this alcohol gains a new appreciation among alcohol consumers, brands are taking note as they come up with small batches of innovative flavours of this spirit. With gin-based drinks like the negroni (Negroni? Sbagliato? With prosecco in it? Stunning), martini (shaken, not stirred) and French 75 (Casablanca; 1942) popularising the grain-based spirit, it is no wonder that the Indian Gin market has been projected to reach $1,598 million by 2030.

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