We had the honor of sitting down with Anand Virmani, CEO of NAO Spirits and master distiller for Hapusa Gin, the world's first Dry Himalayan Gin. NAO also produces Greater Than, the distillery's first spirit and a traditional London Dry Gin.

Anand shares his path through the beverage alcohol world and running a coffee, wine, and cocktail bar of his own. He also explains how he learned about distillation, who his mentor is, and how he approaches educating bar teams on both Greater Than and Hapusa. These are two incredible spirits that embody a real sense of culture: Greater Than is India's first craft gin, and NAO introduced the world the first-ever Himalayan Dry Gin with Hapusa, a gin designed to be "garnished with time."

To learn more, please check out the NAO Spirits website, and be sure to hit Instagram to follow Greater Than Gin and Hapusa Gin. Connect with the Bar Hacks podcast on Instagram and Twitter, and with host David @david.ex.machina. Cheers!