Spotlight - 01.2020

IN THE SPOTLIGHT 1/2020 Spotlight 7

INDIA

Raise a glass

ADVANCED

It’s a perennial problem: what gift do you give a man for
Christmas? For many, a high-end bottle will do the trick. As
The Economist reports, Stranger & Sons, a newcomer to the gin-
producing market, is banking on its “made in India” bona fides
to boost business by the end of the year.
After all, the gin and tonic originated in India during the colo-
nial era as a malaria cure. Many of the big brands made in Britain
even sound Indian, like the Bombay Sapphire, Jodhpur and Gin
Wala. A market-research firm says that Stranger & Sons’ sales
are in line with those of more famous gins, which are growing
by 20 per cent annually. This is part of a positive global trend:
sales of gin are increasing nearly three times as fast as those of
other premium spirits. The three young entrepreneurs behind
the brand can look to this and their increased production — up
from 1,800 bottles a month to 21,000 by the end of 2019 — as
good reasons to raise a glass.

Age: 19

From: Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

Background: Andreescu began playing

tennis when she was seven, won lots of

national and international competitions

and became a professional tennis player

in 2017.

Famous because: Last year, she became

the first Canadian woman in 50 years

to win the Canadian Open, and the first

Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam sin-

gles title at the US Open, where she beat

Serena Williams in 2019.

Quote: After winning the US Open, she

told reporters: “I’ve been dreaming of

this moment for the longest time.”

My advice

to him would be

to tell the truth,

I think, for a

change and also

to cut back on his

Twitter feeds...

bank on sth. [(bÄNk Qn]
, auf etw. setzen

bona fide [)bEUnE (faIdi]
, Referenz, guter Ruf

boost [bu:st]

, antreiben, ankurbeln

high-end [)haI (end]

, Spitzen-

perennial [pE(reniEl]

, ewig, immerwährend

THE NEWCOMER

Bianca Andreescu EASY

impeachment [Im(pi:tSmEnt]

, Amtsenthebungsverfahren

inquiry [In(kwaI&ri]

, Untersuchung

— Jimmy Carter, former US president,

on MSNBC, on the impeachment inquiry

into President Donald Trump.