Kadamba Single-Malt Bags Medal at USA Spirits Ratings

Cheers Group’s award winning Kadamba whisky has bagged medal at 2025 USA Spirits Ratings, as the company looks to expand its global portfolio, having already reached many continents.

This accolade celebrates not only the brand’s exceptional craftsmanship but also its deep-rooted connection to the Kadamba dynasty, a symbol of Goa’s golden era. The whisky, produced by The Cheers Group, undergoes a meticulous 'Humidity Aging process' and is aged in bourbon sherry and virgin American oak casks, creating a complex, full-bodied flavour with tropical fruit and vanilla notes.

“We’re honored to receive these accolades from the USA Spirits Ratings, which are highly respected in the spirits industry,” 

Dr. Mohan Krishna founder of Cheers group and World’s first alco-bev marketing Doctorate.

The global branded business valuation and strategy consultancy firms put emerging world’s top brands to the valuation test. They evaluate to determine which are the most powerful and the most valuable by country, by industry. Winning over 250 global awards, Cheers group with over 120 brands in it’s portfolio and climbing up the ranks with ultra-premium brands like Kadamba Single-malt, Three Monkeys Single-malt, Labrodog premium Scotch and GinSin gin, with double digit growth are valued at around Rs 950 crores.

“We are grateful to our customers, distributors and supporters who have helped us grow and achieve this recognition” affirms

Ashwin Balivada CEO of Cheers group, who mastered Business Management from Cambridge University UK.

A Masterpiece in a Bottle: a perfect case in point is Kadamba Single-malt whisky. Building on the triumphs and elevating the legacy of Kadamba dynasty rule termed as Golden age of Goa. Kadamba Single-malt has pioneered and ushered in a new era in whisky making, redefining excellence, raising the bar, and transforming the ultra-premium whisky sector with its very high standards.

“Kadamba Single-malt whisky has bagged many world laurels in the recent past and we’re thrilled to be the driving force in the re-emergence of Indian Single-malt whisky’s global prominence– the future of ultra-premium whisky is a responsibility we embrace with great pride” 

Ashwin Balivada CEO of Cheers group, who mastered Business Management from Cambridge University UK.

Kadamba is expertly distilled at the most coveted and celebrated distillery of the Cheers group, located close to the historical town of ‘Kadamba’ in North-Goa, is a phenomenal single malt whisky. It is one of the few triple-cask matured whiskies in the world and is the perfect symbol of Royalty. It’s like a hidden gem, a whisky that surprises us all with its complexity and true glory!