🥃 After Dark
Indian whisky brand of Radico Khaitan (formerly Rampur Distillery), sold as After Dark Fine Grain Whisky; launched in 2011; 1.9 million cases in FY2025 (company report).
After Dark is an Indian whisky brand of Radico Khaitan, sold as After Dark Fine Grain Whisky. According to the company's annual report, it was launched in 2011, and in 2022 the After Dark Blue variant was introduced for a younger audience. The company positions it in the deluxe segment, the largest within premium whisky.
Company. Radico Khaitan began in 1943 as Rampur Distillery and is one of India's large makers of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL). After Dark Fine Grain Whisky is also on its list of brands registered for the Indian defence canteens (CSD).
Sales. The FY2024-25 annual report says After Dark sold 1.9 million cases in FY2025, more than double the previous year, after 50% volume growth in FY2024, and that a 180 ml pocket pack was launched. In a press release of 10 June 2025 the company said the brand debuted in the Drinks International Millionaires' Club (brands that sold over one million nine-litre cases in 2024) and ranked third among the fastest-growing brands globally.
Why this matters to you. Rules for whisky differ between countries: under EU Regulation (EU) 2019/787, whisky must be made from cereals, matured at least 3 years in wooden casks and be at least 40% ABV. Check the label of the bottle you buy. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Year founded | launched 2011 (After Dark Blue — 2022); Radico Khaitan (Rampur Distillery, 1943) |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | Indian regulations; in the EU — Reg. (EU) 2019/787, category 2 (whisky) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 After Dark → kind of → 🥃 Whisky → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it contains
- 🧪 Water, 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Traditions
- 🧑🤝🧑 Indians
- Part of
- 🥃 Whisky
- Related to
- 🌍 South Asia
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Royal Challenge
Frequently asked questions
Who makes After Dark?
Radico Khaitan, an Indian spirits company that began in 1943 as Rampur Distillery.
When did After Dark appear?
According to the company's annual report, it was launched in 2011; After Dark Blue followed in 2022.
How big is After Dark?
The company reports 1.9 million cases sold in FY2025 and a debut in the Drinks International Millionaires' Club in 2025.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🧪 Water — ~87% of milk.
- 🌍 South Asia — The Indian subcontinent between the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean: a third of the world's milk, buffaloes and zebu, ghee, dahi, chhena.
- 🥃 Royal Challenge — Indian whisky brand launched in the early 1980s; now made by United Spirits, a Diageo subsidiary; a blend of Scotch, Indian malt and grain spirits.
Similar
🥃 Indri · 🥃 Signature · 🥃 Antiquity · 🥃 Teaninich · 🥃 Loch Lomond Distillery · 🥃 Glen Elgin
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Radico Khaitan: Annual Report 2024-25 (After Dark Whisky launched in 2011; After Dark Blue 2022; 1.9 million cases in FY2025; deluxe segment; 180 ml pack; company began in 1943 as Rampur Distillery)
- Radico Khaitan: press release 'Radico Khaitan secures global spotlight with Eight Brands in Drinks International Millionaires' Club 2025' (10.06.2025; After Dark Whisky: 3rd fastest growing brand globally, debut in the Club)
- Radico Khaitan: Defence key vertical (After Dark Fine Grain Whisky among CSD-registered brands)
- Radico Khaitan: Domestic key verticals (earlier known as Rampur Distillery, operations since 1943; After Dark Whisky among domestic brands)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I (category 2 whisky/whiskey: cereals, at least 3 years in wooden casks, min. 40 % vol.)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)