Tasmac to sell whisky, wine from other states

Chennai | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

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Whisky and wine account for two per cent and one per cent, respectively, of the total sales by TASMAC. Allowing domestic wines into the city will be good for pubs especially,” he said. Currently, wine is supplied by a lone winery in the state and another in Puducherry to TASMAC shops. TASMAC sources said supply of brandy, beer and rum will not be opened to distilleries from other states.“So far, it's been easier to sell my Indian wines in France than in Chennai because of the policies here regarding domestic wines. But we will be allowing sales of domestic wines at the TASMAC outlets within a month or so,” Tamil Nadu state marketing corporation managing director R Kirlosh Kumar told TOI.TASMAC has floated tenders calling for supplies from wineries and distilleries manufacturing Indian-made 'Scotch' whisky, Indian-made whisky and domestic wines..