Envision a store that rides two stories, flaunts six-foot-tall signage, and is spread north of 25,000 square feet in the actual heart of Bengaluru. A store to meander at relaxation, perusing the racks for interesting whiskies and rare wines. Where you could enjoy an invitees-just tasting with your number one Italian winemaker. Or on the other hand check with a prepared sommelier assuming you ought to pick that Côtes-du-Rhône red over an Australian Shiraz for your end of the week informal breakfast.
Envision no more. Anith Reddy-claimed Hyderabad-based Tonique, rumored to be Asia’s greatest wine and alcohol shop, has opened a significantly greater, more excellent station in Bengaluru this end of the week. This is India’s subsequent Tonique: the main opened in the City of Pearls in December 2016. A few outlets will follow, remembering one for Mumbai’s Linking Road and at Hyderabad air terminal. Bengaluru is scheduled to get six more modest arrangement stores, Q by Tonique (3-5,000 sq ft).
The Outset
Its first day of the season stock was worth ₹6 crore alone. The ground floor houses spirits and brew, with a determination of 55 whiskies: Johnnie Walker Blue Label (₹17,680 for 750 ml) sits close to the Talisker 30YO (₹24,160), Glenfiddich 26YO (₹40,350), and The John Walker (₹2,79,570). Lager incorporates each brand accessible in the state, homegrown and imported, housed in one end to the other chillers. Head supervisor tasks, GLN Das, lets me know clients can browse a scope of 27 vodkas, 20 gins, 23 tequilas, and alcohols like Cointreau and Absinthe, in addition to a scope of top-end blenders and tonics. Extravagant a Remy Martin Louis XIII (₹2,32,000)? Simply inquire.
Next level up is the devoted wine floor. An immense scope of almost 1,000 Indian and worldwide marks will be on offer, going from ₹500 (Indian) upwards, including Château Margaux (₹1,22,340) and Pétrus (₹3,89,700). There will be 30 Champagnes and shining wines from around the world, and Das says they can supply up to 24 jugs of Moët and Chandon NV off the rack. They will be the main retailer displaying both Dom Pérignon and Krug, and could add one of a kind Champagnes should the interest emerge. The store will likewise have the country’s biggest presentation of sakes. Eight names are as of now coming up and Das says they intend to add one more 10 to 12.
In – Store Service
While Tonique’s solidarity will be its huge stock, the cherry on the cake will be their wine permit to serve wines available. Sommelier and winemaker-drove tastings will be routinely booked for their clientèle, and the store will stay open until 10.30 pm consistently, with valet stopping for the traffic-focused. Committed WSET-prepared staff, including sommeliers and brewmasters will be available to talk, examine provenance, food pairings and serving ideas. An expression of wariness: there will be no home conveyances or limits presented with regards to state regulations.
Tonique has taken advantage of the arrangement of each Indian wine and spirits maker, and shipper of note, to offer their clientèle the best alcohol purchasing experience potential, says Reddy, 43, the Hyderabad-based finance manager who investigated widely prior to beginning his fantasy project. “Everything without question revolves around the experience. I accept the opportunity has arrived for the idea of extravagance wine and alcohol shops in India. There was a vacuum here, one that should have been filled and I’m sure that Bengaluru is the ideal locations for the biggest Tonique,” he says. For a major man and beverages better (his number one beverage is Hennessy XO Cognac), it appears to be something remarkable.
And In Bengaluru
Contrasted with other Indian urban communities, Bengaluru has for quite some time been ruined for decision with regards to alcohol stores. With different Not Just Wine and Cheese (NJWC) stores, from the Classic Group, and Madhuloka outlets, there have been various shopping choices accessible for certain years. Each has its own USP. NJWC was quick to open a wine bar and bistro available, while Madhuloka additionally has an eatery and wine school where instructional classes are presented for experts and lovers. More modest outlets like Dewars’ and Cyber Wines offer customized purchasing counsel and have their own fans. The greatest mix happened recently when La Cave (presented beneath), a sweeping 5,000 sq feet wine and spirits shop opened in tony Indiranagar’s 100 Feet street. The stylish store offered purchasers “a refined and vivid shopping experience”. On the money plan and a wide scope of homegrown and global wine and spirits across different cost ranges separates it from different stores. Presently with Tonique included, Bengalureans can drink and be happy.
