New Delhi, June 16 (PTI): Goa’s popular alcoholic beverage feni has been granted geographical indication (GI) tag, which gives local producers exclusive brand protection rights.

According to information available with the geographical indication registry office, under the jurisdiction of the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks, feni has been registered under Class 33, which deals with alcoholic beverages (except beer).

The GI tag, already awarded to products like Darjeeling Tea, identifies a product as originating from a particular geographical area.

Feni is made from the juice of cashew apple, the swollen stalk to which the cashew nut is attached.