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Dispatches from Kolkata

The Old Monk is dying!?

By Sandip Roy
Published August 5, 2015 at 6:45 AM PDT
Old Monk Rum

A beloved Old Monk is dying in India. 

Not that kind of monk, it’s a rum. Not just A rum. The iconic Indian rum. A rite of passage for Indians for the last 6 decades.  

Dispatches from Kolkata
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