Himmaleh Spirits ยท Kumaon, Uttarakhand
As co-founder of Himmaleh Spirits, Ansh Khanna is part of a new generation treating the Kumaon foothills as a serious home for spirits. Neoli takes that idea to rum, beginning with fresh Himalayan sugarcane juice.
Himmaleh Spirits built its reputation around craft expressions from Uttarakhand. Neoli moves beyond molasses-based rum with fresh sugarcane juice, spontaneous fermentation, and double distillation in Kumaon. Khanna's co-founding role places the rum within a wider producer-led effort to put Himalayan terroir on the map.