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Cherrapunji Eastern Craft Gin launches Meghalayan Mountain Berry Gin

Cherrapunji Eastern Craft Gin has released its newest expression, Mountain Berry Gin with Cherry Blossom. What makes its special is that it is distilled from rainwater and built on unsweetened, uncoloured foundation based on the character from the high-altitude terrains of Cherrapunji and Mawsynram.

The makers have shaped the profile by an interplay of cherry blossom petals and the sweet-tart Khasi Sohiong berry, which together create a natural pink hue. The gin doesn’t include any sweeteners, colouring or additives – making it a natural product from its place of origin.

The botanical includes Sohiong berries (Meghalayan mountain berries), Cherry blossom petals, Taro root, Chamomile, Eastern Himalayan juniper berries, Khasi mandarin and Kaji Nemu.

The gin can be enjoyed with ice or lengthened with tonic or soda and the gin is expected to taste:

Palette: lush, silken, sweet-tart

Nose: floral, citrus, juniper

Finish: lingering, floral, berry-led

The gin is also paired with a integrated pour-measuring cap — a patent-applied jigger mechanism built into the bottle to ensure precision with every serve. The packaging continues the brand’s stainless-steel architecture, with selectively applied deep-gold embossing that behaves like metalwork rather than decoration. The result is a form that advances the original design language while remaining unmistakably itself.

‘Greater Than’ Brings Back Juniper Bomb

Juniper Bomb, first created in 2020 when a power outage extended a batch of Greater Than’s botanical soak from 10 to nearly 36 hours, the resulting gin was unexpectedly bold, unapologetically juniper-forward, and instantly loved. Originally released as a limited edition, it has found a cult following among purists and has now joined Nao Spirits & Beverages’ permanent lineup. Compared to Greater Than, Juniper Bomb triples the juniper load, delivering a classic London Dry
style gin that is electric—like biting straight into a plump Juniper Berry. It’s bold and complex at first, with a finish of ripe lychees. Its gin designed for those who like their spirit loud and proud; best had with lots of ice and tonic, and no additional garnish, what the team calls ‘Make It Naked’. Commenting on the launch, Anand Virmani, Co-Founder & Master Distiller, Nao Spirits, said, “Juniper Bomb wasn’t part of the plan. It was literally born out of a mistake—but the kind you want to make twice. It packs a punch—just like the juniper that defines it. We like to think of it as a gin with the
volume turned all the way up.”