New Delhi, March 24 -- Domestic manufacturers of premium liquor, competing against imported brands in Delhi, hope that the new government will provide a level-playing field, opening gates to the availability of the choice of local spirits in the capital.
With a new government in place in Delhi, liquor connoisseurs are hoping that they will once again be able to taste finest Indian alcoholic beverages like domestically-produced single-malt whiskies, wines and gins among others, liquor industry experts said.
Under the current excise policy, the high brand-licence fee has forced Indian alcoholic beverage makers to stay out of the Delhi market, they claimed.
"The Delhi excise policy favours imported alcoholic beverage brands. Today, it is pr...