Summer in Goa is that time of the year when the hills, orchards and taverns start reeking of that familiar pleasantly nauseating aroma of feni. The cashew is in bloom and the harvest, both of cashew feni and cashew nuts is a plenty.
Keeping in sync with the times and the tradition, a south Goa based resort is presently organising its biggest cashew festival in Goa ‘Cashew Trail’, an annual event that was conceptualized by Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa in association with Madame Rosa Distillery way back in 2012.
The event showcases the legacy of the cashew fruit in its many avatars and manifestations to a much wider audience.
The fifth season of the ‘Cashew Trail’ includes spending an afternoon sipping cashew feni cocktails. This afternoon you can head down to south Goa to shake it up with Maynard the friendly bartender. From 4 pm to 6 pm, the cocktail session features cocktail master Maynard Dcosta and his wondrous wizardry with the local fiery brew, feni.
And speaking of cashew experiences, we bet this one is a first for many of us.
A cashew ritual at the Sereno Spa is a unique sensorial spa experience comes combined with a blend of indigenous ingredients and contemporary spa techniques.
Begin your treatment with an aromatic cashew scrub made of a handmade mixture of cashew nuts, oils and kernels that gently exfoliates and cleanses the skin. What follows, is a detoxifying cashew wrap as well as a deep-tissue massage with cold pressed virgin cashew oil in its purest form.
The cashew trail experience
Park Hyatt Goa, Arossim
Contact: 832 272 1544
