Hansel Vaz

There’s a 100-year-old bar in Pomburpa village of Goa, a small state on India’s west coast. Rose Bar is run by Joao Fernandes, atodekar(coconut plucker) who is 85 years old. Once a hunter, his bar is strewn with trophies like porcupine hair and a collection of ancientgarrafões– traditional glass-blown containers used to store the local brew,feni.

In the quaint Pomburpa village ofGoa, there exists a 100-year-old bar called Rose Bar. Managed by 85-year-old Joao Fernandes, a dedicated coconut plucker ortodekar, this bar showcases a collection of hunting trophies and ancientgarrafões—traditional glass-blown containers for the local spirit,feni.