In 2021, Maharashtra has the highest number of grain-based distilleries in India. In total, there were around *** grain-based distilleries operating in India during that year. Carew & Co. Ltd. established the country's first distillery in Cawnpore (Kanpur) in 1805 to produce rum for the army.
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