times distilled Feni and has U.S. distribution. Supply can be a bit spotty, though, so you’ll have to work with your local liquor store to see if they can obtain it. When you’re lucky enough to track down a bottle, you’ll be rewarded with a liquor that is richly fruity and slightly citrusy. It’s a great spirit to try neat or mixed in cocktails. The Spirit of India’s website has some enjoyable recipes.8 Although today Feni is a beverage unique to Goa, its status as the only cashew-based alcoholic beverage may soon change. Impressed with the resourcefulness of the Goan farmers, other cashew-producing regions of India have begun to experiment with producing their own versions of cashew liquor.5 If they are able to show other unique and profitable ways to utilize what was once thought of as waste, it may not be too long until those regions and other cashew producing-countries, such as Brazil and Vietnam, do the same. Perhaps in the future, cashew liquors will go from being a category of one to an entire class of liquor.
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