Global InformationKasauli Brewery and Distillery information
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| Location | Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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| Coordinates | 30°54′12″N 76°58′29″E / 30.9032°N 76.9748°E |
| Opened | 1920s |
| Owned by | Mohan Meakin |
Kasauli Brewery and Distillery (formerly a brewery and presently a distillery since 1835),[1][2][3] at Kasauli in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh state of India, was established in late 1920s during the British Raj by Edward Abraham Dyer. It started producing Asia's first beer brand, the "Lion Beer", and India's first single malt whisky, the ""Solan No. 1". Both of these brands are still in production. After the swap of brewery at Kasauli to Solan distillery and vice versa in 1835, presently Lion beer is produced at Solan and Solan No.1 whisky is produced at the Kasauli distillery using some of the original equipment including the copper pot still.[3][1] The production of Lion beer was moved 25 km east to Solan Brewery at Solan,[3][1] due to water scarcity, after civilian Kasauli hill station resort town came up around the brewery. Lion beer was originally an India Pale Ale (IPA), but the beer style was changed to lager in 1960s.[4]
Mohan Meakin, the present owner of Kasauli and Solan breweries and distilleries, has several liquor brands including Old Monk rum; whiskies including Solan No. 1, Diplomat Deluxe, Colonel's Special, Black Knight, and Summer Hall; gins such as London Dry; and Kaplanski vodka, all produced at various production facilities across India.
Kasauli Brewery, with its bar and brewery both open to public till 7 pm, is 9.3 km west from Sonwara railway station on the Kalka–Shimla railway - one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Mountain railways of India.[5] Kasauli is located 50 km northeast from Panchkula, 60 km northeast from Chandigarh, 77 km southwest from Shimla - all of which lie on the NH-5. National capital New Delhi is 320 km south. Nearest airports are Chandigarh Airport, Shimla Airport and Delhi IGI Airport.
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