In a liquor market crowded with the world’s best brands, an intrepid Goan entrepreneur has carved out shelf space for the humble mahua, the traditional drink of tribal people in 13 states across India.
The flower of the mahua tree (Madhuca longifolia) is collected and sold by forest dwellers. From time immemorial, they have also distilled a rough country liquor from the flowers for their own consumption.
The law allows tribal people to keep small quantities of the spirit for themselves. But Desmond Nazareth, 61, while exploring heritage liquors. . .
