If you're lazying around with a glass of Scotch, you better raise a toast to India, because we are once again in the lead. A study done by Bank of America Merill Lynch found that Indians consumed over 1.5 million litres of whiskey in 2014. In second place was the United States with a consumption of 492 million litres.

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This love affair with the spirit has made many local brands make it to the list of the fastest growing spirits in the world. Currently 7 of the 25 brands are from India while 5 of the 7 top the list.

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Last year Officer's Choice overtook Smirnoff as the world's largest spirits brand by volume after selling 28.4 million cases or 255 million litres of whisky. Domestic consumption of whisky grew by 4% between 2013 - 2014 while vodka and brandy saw a fall in demand.