In reminiscence of its late distiller, Nao Spirits and Drinks, the craft gin distillers type India, have introduced the Jay Dhawan Scholarship in affiliation with the Gin Guild.
The distillery will sponsor one scholar yearly from India, with a choice for candidates from the F&B trade, to pursue an MSc in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot Watt College within the UK.
Anand Virmani, co-founder and grasp distiller at Nao Spirits, stated: “Jay was a bundle of power proper from day one. It was clear to him that he wished to interrupt out of the norm and he noticed distilling as the trail to make this occur. We contemplate ourselves extraordinarily fortunate to have shared this journey with him and it solely is sensible for us to now have the ability to present that very same alternative to others like Jay who work within the F&B trade and dream of pushing their boundaries.”
Dhawan began his profession behind the bar at Mumbai’s Bombay Canteen, he then took the chance to hitch Nao Spirits and be educated to be a distiller beneath Dr. Anne Brock, who later went on to turn into grasp distiller for Bombay Sapphire. He educated in 2017 alongside Virmani, and went on to supply India’s first craft gins, Better Than and Hapusa.
The Gin Guild, the worldwide physique of Gin distillers and associates, is supporting the scholarship by contributing 10% of the whole quantity.
Pal Gleed, director basic of the Gin Guild, stated: “The Gin Guild is delighted to assist this superb alternative for a member of the Indian F&B trade. Jay was extremely nicely considered and often called an actual rising star of the gin trade. He was a proud member of the Gin Guild, and liked to study, so this scholarship in his identify could be very applicable.”
Functions at the moment are being accepted for subsequent yr’s batch in September 2023, with all data on how you can apply out there right here.
