Hansel Vaz
Uncover the secrets of a unique Goan spirit with a renowned expert
Visit the historical distillery and sample the cashew-based spirit in the world's first feni cellar set in a natural spring
More...The Experience
Savour a tasting and pairing experience featuring top-of-the-range feni hosted by Cazulo Premium Feni founder Hansel Vaz. You'll join Vaz at his distillery then enter a spring pool in the backyard, where you'll find your tasting table. As cool water laps against your feet, you'll taste different expressions of feni, including cashew and coconut, alongside paired fruits and condiments. Plus, take home a custom bottle of feni and a recipe book as mementos. Exclusively for Mastercard cardholders.
What's priceless
Engaging all your senses as you sip feni beneath a forest canopy filled with twittering birds.
The highlights
- Indulge in a premium feni tasting led by Cazulo Premium Feni founder Hansel Vaz
- Visit Vaz's distillery and step into a spring pool for your tasting session
- Enjoy several expressions of feni, paired with fruits and condiments
- Receive a custom bottle of feni and a recipe book
Details
- Priceless experiences are reserved for Mastercard cardholders
- Experience is available through 30 June 2025
- Experience must be booked at least 4 days in advance
- Experience is for a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 15 people
- If the number of guests is less than 8, the pricing will change
- By clicking "Email to book", you agree to all our Terms of Use
Fine Print
- This experience is non-refundable upon purchase, unless otherwise noted
- For participants below 18 years of age, mocktails / non alcoholic beverages would be served
- This experience is non-refundable upon purchase, unless otherwise noted
- Transport is not included
About our partner
Hansel Vaz
Hansel is widely acknowldged as a true champion of Goa's heritage spirit, Feni all around the world and is also considered as a Feni ' Polymath' by learning.
After 9 years of working as a geologist studying rocks around the world, Hansel Vaz decided that Feni on the rocks was a much better option. Taking over a family business, Feni as a category had to be rethought, reworked and restructured if it really has to compete as a spirit. Audaciously launching the brand Cazulo Premium Feni with, at present, three traditional expressions of Cashew, Coconut and Dukhshiri, Cazulo is now the most premium portfolio of Feni available in Goa. Strongly evangelising the Feni, Cazulo has achieved substantial traction in the cocktail scene, in tastings and now more recently as a Tourism option of culinary and beverage experiences.
Hansel is the secretary of Goa Feni Distillers and Bottlers Association ( GCFDBA ) and was intrumental in drafting the GI Policy for Cashew Feni in Goa. He is also credited with creating the world's first feni cellar, dedicated to give feni its rightful place under the sun. It includes his personal collection of garrafaoes ( glass bottles used to store feni ) from all over Goa serving as a star attraction. The oldest of them is as old as 300 years old.
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