New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- It is not often you're introduced to a 400-year-old indigenous spirit as having "made Time magazine's list of the worst spirits in the world in 2010." The storyteller was Hansel Vaz, founder, Cazulo Premium Feni, and he was introducing Goa's craft spirit, feni, at a session at The Good Craft Co (TGCC) Flavour Lab in Bengaluru. "It is a primitive spirit," he says. "There's nothing evolved about it. In fact, in the world of historical indigenous Indian spirits, which also includes mahua and toddy, we are the rank outsiders. Yet, we make the loudest noise." Despite its lack of sophistication, experts have raved about feni's natural complexity, he adds. "Iconic Japanese bartender and expert Hiroyasu Kayama-san has dubbed ...