▁introduced ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁Raj . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁Edward ▁D yer ▁moved ▁from ▁England ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁India ▁at ▁K asa uli . ▁The ▁bre wer y ▁was ▁soon ▁shift ed ▁to ▁nearby ▁Sol an ▁( close ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁summer ▁capital ▁Sh im la ), ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁abund ant ▁supply ▁of ▁fresh ▁spring water ▁there . ▁The ▁K asa uli ▁Bre wer y ▁site ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁dist illery ▁becoming ▁India ' s ▁first ▁dist illery , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁operated ▁by ▁Moh an ▁Me ak in . ▁Production ▁of ▁alco hol ▁from ▁gra in ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁short age ▁of ▁extra ▁gra in , ▁due ▁to ▁food ▁short ages . ▁Allow ing ▁gra ins ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁alco hol ▁manufact ure ▁is ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁subject ▁in ▁India , ▁due ▁to ▁pover ty ▁and ▁alco hol ' s ▁amb ivalent ▁reputation . ▁Econom ic ▁liberal isation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁moder ate ▁reduction ▁of ▁import ▁duties , ▁to ▁about ▁ 3 5 %, ▁giving ▁dist ill ers ▁access ▁to ▁better ▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁whis ky ▁from ▁m alt ed ▁gra ins ▁in ▁India ▁was ▁pione ered ▁by ▁Am rut ▁Dist iller ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Am rut ▁Dist iller ies ▁began ▁pro cur ing ▁bar ley ▁from