Whiskies evoke more than just brand names. Scotch, Bourbon or Japanese are iconic whiskey categories eternally connected to the regions they are made in, to their origins. But origins are not just a point on a map – they also bottle the emotions of the people, the land, and the cultures tied to it.

This made us wonder – if India has the largest whiskey market in the world (yes, it’s true!), then why is it still dominated by foreign players? Why is there no noteworthy “Indian” whiskey category?

Started by Shivam Ginglani, a first-generation whiskey entrepreneur, Woodsmen is an attempt at breaking the shackles around the Indian whiskey industry, building an entirely new category of “Himalayan whiskey” with authentic roots.

As a core element, water makes the most difference to whiskey, simply because any whiskey is nearly 60% water.

Luckily, India has the greatest mountains in the world, the Himalayas, which bring all the magic to our whiskey – this is the Woodsmen difference. Together with the local Himachali community, we’ve tried to bring together the flavours, the spirit, and the beauty of the Himalayas in our bottle. In the Himalayas, the Purest Mountain Water on Earth meets the Bold & Flavourful Himalayan Malts to make Woodsmen Mountain Whiskey – India’s 1st Himalayan Whiskey.