mumbai you will soon be able to taste drink and buy premium liquor brands from super premium liquor shops or markets in the state besides walkin and selfservice facilities for this the area of the super premium outlet has to be 601 sq m and above while in elite liquor outlets measuring 71 sq m600 sq m only walkin selfservice and tasting areas will be available to set up such super premium and elite facilities shop owners have to upgrade their existing licences by paying additional excise duty this experience of buying liquor would be akin to the present dutyfree imported liquor outlets at airports said state excise officialsalso the niche category liquor made from fruits and flowers like mohua and green cashew cover kaju bond will be called indigenous indianmade foreign liquor imfl instead of country liquor and will be available at a wide range of shops to gain a large customer basethese major decisions related to excise were taken at the maharashtra cabinet meeting held on wednesday the decision to create a new category of fruit and flowerbased liquor will not only encourage entrepreneurship but also bring the niche products in the upscale market for larger customers to buy from a range of premium shops while states like madhya pradesh have branded them as heritage liquors we have named them as indigenous imfl principal secretary of excise department valsa nair singh said besides homebased processing units farmers and labourers in horticulture and floriculture will benefit due to the decision as such liquors will fetch them better prices said excise officials already the state has allowed such liquors to be used for blending with other fruitbased liquors however singh said the duty charged on fruit and flowerbased liquor will increase to rs 50 per bulk litre from rs 10 the retailers said with this new branding premium fruit and flower liquors will be available more reliably and at legitimate costs in upscale city markets moreover these decisions will earn more revenue for the state