Goa Now Has An Alcohol Museum Dedicated To Its Staple Drink Feni
Planning to go to Goa? If yes, there's a new attraction other than the famous beaches and indigenous food varieties. Goa just got a museum that is entirely dedicated to the locally brewed alcohol, Feni, which is Goa¡¯s one of the most loved features among the tourists, apart from beer.
Situated at Candolim
As per the reports, the museum All About Alcohol is located in the tiny beach village of Candolim, which has been started by local businessman Nandan Kudchadkar, who is known for collecting antiques.
Kudchadkar, who collects antiques, has set up the museum to highlight the state¡¯s rich heritage as well as the history of the drink, starting with how the fruit arrived in India from Brazil.
He stated that this museum will make people aware of the historical trail of this much-loved liquor from Brazil to Goa. Referring to this, Goa MP Vinay Tendulkar took to Twitter to share this news, and added that this museum will also help promote local manufacturers, and empower their business.
In-house feni tasting session
The museum is now home to hundreds of artefacts related to Feni, a drink made from cashews, and also houses traditional glass vats in which the liquor had been stored centuries ago, as per the reports.
Spread across 13,000sqft and five rooms, the museum in Candolim houses centuries-old glass vats, quaint-looking glass bottles, ancient alcohol-making implements, and distilling equipment from India and the world. You can sample aged feni dating back to 1946 in the feni cellar. And sign up for an in-house feni tasting and pairing session.
About Feni
Feni, a drink that is commonly and socially consumed by the locals of Goa, was notified as the state heritage drink by the Goa government in 2016 in a bid to allow its manufacturers to market the drink globally.
As per the records, the cashew nut plant is believed to be first imported into Goa by its colonial rulers, the Portuguese, from Brazil in the 1700s. And if we go by the records, both Brazil and Goa share a common Lusophonian colonial influence, and after the cashew nut plant was brought to the shores of Goa, cashew found its roots in Goa and so has the Feni.
