Feni is a spirit of cashew and coconut and is made in Goa. We are endeavouring to get it registered under the Geographical Indication Bill, which is likely to be in place within the next four months. We in India have failed to appreciate and explore its export potential as a revenue earner. Feni can be an exotic spirit, which can give many other exotic spirits in the world a run for their money. When Goans return to the homeland, they prefer native feni for its ethnic, nostalgic reasons.
Foreigners enjoy it.
It travels to the Arabian Gulf, UK and Canada too. It has a taste which you have to acquire. It doesn't naturally enhance itself to many as its rather offensive smell tends to put people off. My wife is English and she enjoys it as well. But for some unknown reason, it is not the same drink when taken abroad.