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Did you know that the alcoholic drinks you consume today had origin in ancient India? Beverage made from malted Barley were brewed in Sindh-Punjab region over 4,000 years ago? Red wines such as Syrah and Shiraz are based on ancient Indo-Aryan drink called Sura ? ... moonshine  Rum was distilled from sugarcane Punjab-Haryana region for over a thousand years, and Mead , a Norse beverage made from honey, was called  Madhu  or  Madira,  the favorite drink of our ancestors? Distillation in Indus Valley In Indian subcontinent, the earliest sign of alcohol production comes from the Indus Valley Civilization . The people living in the region that comprises modern India and Pakistan, practiced both fermentation and distillation of beverages using sweet and starchy items. Distillation vessels have been found from the ruins of Indus Valley. Distillation equipment from ancient India Humankind's first encounters with alcohol in the form of fermented fruit pr...

Desi Daru from Northern India History of Alcohol in India Alcoholic beverages in the Indus Valley Civilization appeared in the Chalcolithic Era around 3000 BC. The people living in the region that comprises modern India and Pakistan, practiced both fermentation and distillation of beverages using sweet and starchy items. Here are some facts that may surprise you but these are historically TRUE. Did you know that: Ancient Indo-Aryans consumed a wine called " Sura " produced from grapes Indo-Aryans also drank an alcoholic beverage called " Madira " or " Madhu " made from fermented honey (Mead) Drinking bars called " Madhushala " or " Mayakhana " existed in medieval India  Barmaids in medieval Mughal India were called " Saqi " The concept of distilling "Rum" from sugarcane originated in Northern India (Punjabi Desi or Lahan or  Tharra )? Kalaals are a specific caste of winemakers in Punjab (Ahluwalia ...