Biggest Beverage Training Institution in India | Interview with Kunal Kaul

You're into wines, sake, beer, whiskey, gin or tequila? Want to learn? And you live in India? You are in the right place. Today's guest, head of Grape Xpectaitons and VP of International Tequila Academy-India, Kunal Kaul who talks about tequila importation, taxes, celebrity tequilas, and just about everything tequila. He is the only ITA training provider in India and we had the pleasure to catch him online for a quick interview.
GRAPE XPECTATIONS, Beverage Training Institution in India (WSET Provider, Sake Sommeliers, ITA, Cicerone, Whiskey Ambassador, Gin Ambassador)
00:00 Welcome, introduction of today’s guest; Kunal Kaul from India
02:50 Tequila education in India, a growing market (From whiskey market to sake and tequila)
04:50 Tequila statistics, India
09:00 Importation of tequila into the country (India)/ Is it easy to import tequila to India? Prices - how much is for a bottle Don Julio for example?
15:40 Most popular tequilas in India
17:48 (Local) Indian agave brands
20:17 Do you think the local agave brands will replace tequila products in the future in India? (because of the high taxation on tequila import)
21:00 Is there tequila cocktail culture in India?
22:26 How was the transition (shots, cocktails, neat, other spirits)?
25:22 Celebrity tequila brands in India. Does it worth 240 USD for a bottle of Casamigos?
29:43 Is everything (alcohol) that expensive in India or only spirits?
32:06 How do you treat (how is it viewed) alcohol in India? Is it a taboo? Dry states.
37:00 Education: Scotch is the king in India
38:54 ITA Tequila Education in India
41:00 How important tequila education is on a scale of 1-10? (15)
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Wow!!! What an insightful podcast that was!!🤩🤩
Salud!🥃

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@bira9393 salud!!

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@donaldpelletier5896 cheers Don, thanks a lot for your support! You too have a great day!