Indian Made Foreign Liquor
Indian Made Foreign Liquor, often abbreviated IMFL, is a term used to denote western-style hard liquors such as whisky, rum, vodka, etc., which are manufactured in India. It is used to differentiate them from indigenous recipes such as fenny, toddy, and arrack, which are collectively called country liquor (in Hindi: desi sharab).
The term "Indian Made Foreign Liquor" is the official term used by government, business, and print media in India.
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A common characteristic of many IMFLs, distinct from spirits elsewhere in the world, is that irrespective of the final product the starting ingredient is a neutral spirit distilled from molasses, a byproduct of the sugar industry. For example, whereas a whisky in most countries would be distilled from grain, Indian whiskies are made from distilled molasses spirit, blended with grain or malt-based whisky, which may include imported Scotch whisky.[1][2] The same applies to other IMFL spirits, like rum or vodka. However some recent entrants distill spirits per traditional methods even when manufacturing in India.
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- ^ Mallya, Vijay. "India 'King of good times'". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51378b84-362c-11e0-9b3b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1f3EfAn3X%20. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "The Whisky Rebellion". Time. 7 June 2007. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1630540,00.html#ixzz1f3FS8MiP. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
