{"id":4770,"date":"2015-07-24T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T04:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officechai.com\/?p=4770"},"modified":"2015-07-30T07:20:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T01:50:46","slug":"alcohol-reviewer-sommelier-karina-aggarwal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officechai.com\/uncorporate-jobs\/alcohol-reviewer-sommelier-karina-aggarwal\/","title":{"rendered":"In Conversation With Karina Aggarwal, Alcohol Connoisseur And Reviewer"},"content":{"rendered":"

While most of us crunch numbers, work with words, and rely on the odd weekend drink to help the stress melt away, here’s a professional whose job revolves around alcohol. Yep, you read it right.<\/span><\/p>\n

27 year old Karina Aggarwal has turned her love for travel, a passion for words and being a connoisseur of alcohol, into a profession the hedonist in us can only dream of. However, when she’s not being invited to the most exotic countries of the world to review and judge their finest wines and spirits, Karina is working hard on ensuring that you are more aware and knowledgeable about yours.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an exclusive Uncorporate Jobs<\/a><\/span> series where we feature people who have chosen an unconventional career path, we talk to Karina Aggarwal, beverage expert and author of India’s only alcohol centred content website.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your educational background? Were you interested in studies?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I have majored in English Literature from St. Xavier\u2019s College in Mumbai and a post graduation in Journalism from XIC. I wouldn\u2019t say I was particularly interested in studies, but I was competitive and it would annoy me if I wasn\u2019t top of my class. Then again, my friends would probably say \u2018annoy\u2019 is a mild term for what I felt and I have been called a nerd more often than I\u2019d like to admit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When did you get into alcohol tasting and reviewing?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After my PG, I began working with an alcobev magazine and that\u2019s where the interest developed. Until then all I drank were mojitos with extra sugar syrup. I\u2019m the type that delves into research, so before every event, interview, or tasting I would do more than my share of homework. When I actually got around to tasting what I had read so much about \u2013 whether whisky or wine \u2013 it all came together beautifully. I enjoyed learning about the intricacies before experiencing first-hand how it turned out and evolved. It was the story that I loved. And still do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soon after I started my beverage themed website \u2013 Gigglewater411.com<\/a><\/span> and began freelancing for various publications. Today I also do workshops, trainings, and consult with beverage brands on their social media marketing. Most recently I\u2019ve been working on fun videos around wine, whiskey, beer etc.<\/span><\/p>\n