{"id":592523,"date":"2025-11-25T09:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/592523\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T09:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:25:24","slug":"spirit-of-the-year-india-by-usa-spirits-ratings-2025-maya-pistola-agavepura-launches-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/592523\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Spirit of the Year &#8211; India&#8217; by USA Spirits Ratings 2025: Maya Pistola Agavepura Launches in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">LONDON, Nov. 25, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Maya Pistola Agavepura, Asia&#8217;s first aged 100% agave spirit, was awarded <b>&#8216;Spirit of the Year \u2013 India&#8217;<\/b> at the <b>USA Spirits Ratings 2025<\/b>, the highest recognition awarded to an Indian brand this year. The milestone coincides with Pistola&#8217;s <b>official launch in the UK via The Whisky Exchange<\/b>, marking a defining moment for Indian craft spirits globally.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2831638\/Maya_Pistola_Agavepura.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Maya Pistola Agavepura Expressions Available in the UK\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"298\" width=\"400\" class=\"yf-1gfnohs loader\"\/><\/a> Maya Pistola Agavepura Expressions Available in the UK      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">With over <b>50 international accolades<\/b>, solidifying their reputation, Pistola has, since its launch in 2022, been reshaping the agave landscape with <b>refined ageing techniques<\/b> and a <b>bold sense of provenance<\/b> to create an entirely new category of premium spirits: &#8216;Agavepura&#8217;. This term and spirit category refers to the purity of the spirit, the fact that it is <b>100% agave<\/b>, and produced using <b>no additives<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">The <b>USA Spirits Ratings<\/b> is among the world&#8217;s most respected competitions, judged for <b>Quality, Value, and Packaging<\/b>. This international recognition comes just as Pistola reaches the UK &#8211; one of the world&#8217;s most discerning markets. Four premium expressions, <b>A\u00f1ejo, Extra A\u00f1ejo, Reposado and Joven<\/b>, are available at all The Whisky Exchange London outlets and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/search?q=maya%20pistola\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:order online;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">order online<\/a>\u00a0for delivery across the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><b>Rakshay Dhariwal, Founder &amp; Director of Maya Pistola Agavepura,<\/b>\u00a0said, &#8220;Winning &#8216;Spirit of the Year \u2013 India&#8217; is a milestone not only for Pistola, but for the entire category of Agavepura that we are building. Launching in the UK at this exact moment makes it even more meaningful \u2013 it&#8217;s proof that Indian craftsmanship is more than just whisky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><b>Product details: <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><b>A\u00f1ejo:<\/b>\u00a0700ml at 40% ABV, priced at \u00a339.95<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><b>Extra A\u00f1ejo:<\/b>\u00a0700ml at 48% ABV, priced at \u00a363.95<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><b>Reposado:<\/b>\u00a0700ml at 40% ABV, priced at \u00a334.95<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><b>Joven:<\/b>\u00a0700ml at 38% ABV, priced at \u00a331.95<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><b>About Maya Pistola Agavepura<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Maya Pistola Agavepura (Pistola) is Asia&#8217;s first aged 100% Agave spirit made from the Wild Agave Americana that thrives on the highlands of India&#8217;s Deccan plateau. Each small batch has been aged, blended and bottled in Goa to bring out the smooth flavours from oak while allowing the naturally occurring variation in minerality that can be expected from Wild Agave to shine. Made completely naturally with no use of artificial colours, the core value of Pistola is authenticity. Each bottle is unique, has its own character, and its own truth. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pistola.in\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/pistola.in\/;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/pistola.in\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2831638\/Maya_Pistola_Agavepura.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2831638\/Maya_Pistola_Agavepura.jpg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2831638\/Maya_Pistola_Agavepura.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Cision\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" class=\"yf-1gfnohs loader\"\/> Cision      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">View original content to download multimedia:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/spirit-of-the-year--india-by-usa-spirits-ratings-2025-maya-pistola-agavepura-launches-in-the-uk-302625419.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/spirit-of-the-year--india-by-usa-spirits-ratings-2025-maya-pistola-agavepura-launches-in-the-uk-302625419.html;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/spirit-of-the-year&#8211;india-by-usa-spirits-ratings-2025-maya-pistola-agavepura-launches-in-the-uk-302625419.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONDON, Nov. 25, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Maya Pistola Agavepura, Asia&#8217;s first aged 100% agave spirit, was awarded &#8216;Spirit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":592524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[186506,186509,186507,49,978,659,186508],"class_list":{"0":"post-592523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-maya-pistola-agavepura","9":"tag-pistola","10":"tag-the-whisky-exchange","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-us","13":"tag-usa","14":"tag-usa-spirits-ratings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115609621170814205","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}