DesmondJi is a brand of alcoholic beverages manufactured by Agave India, founded by Desmond Nazareth.

[5] In the 1980s Desmond Nazareth, an alum of IIT Madras, went to America to study filmmaking at Temple University, Philadelphia.

When Desmond moved back to Mumbai, India, in the year 2000, he found that the main ingredient of the Margarita, Tequila, was both difficult and expensive to procure.

[4] Wondering why Tequila, which is made from the agave plant, was only made in Mexico,[2] but almost all equally well known alcoholic beverages have multiple producers in multiple countries; this is true for Whisky, Brandy, Rum, Gin, Vodka, Beer and Wine,[7] Desmond set about researching the plant and the conditions for its growth.

[2] In 2007, Desmond started Agave India, a craft distillery that uses Indian know-how and raw materials, and launched the brand DesmondJi in 2011.