'Old Monk + Engineering + Friends = Best days of our Life': Twitter pays tribute after Kapil Mohan passes away

Kapil Mohan, Chairman and MD of Mohan Meakin since 1973, passed away on January 6. Mohan, considered to be the man behind the rum Old Monk, was 88 years old. 

According to reports, Mohan was extremely unwell in the last few days and died of a cardiac arrest in Ghaziabad's Mohan Nagar Area.

Brigadier (retd.) Kapil Mohan led the first known brewery, Dyer Meakin Breweries. He was also the managing director and chairman of the Maringer Mohan Hospital in Ghaziabad. 

Brewed in the Himalayas by Mohan Meakin, the famous Old Monk rum is one of the cheapest rums sold in India. He, as the managing director of Mohan Meakin, once said, "We do not advertise. I will not, and as long as I am in this chair, we will not (advertise)."

A Padma Shri recipient, Mohan worked at the Trade Links Pvt Ltd. before 1966. He was also a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal and has also retired as a brigadier in Indian Armed Forces. 

There was an outpouring of nostalgia on Twitter, as individuals removed their favourite drink.

Here are some of the best tweets: 

If I ever go missing, please put my photo on an #OldMonk bottle, not in a newspaper.
My friends would come to know I am missing.
Thank you Kapil Mohan. Time for God to taste #OldMonkRum.

— barroom (@barroom_mehfil) January 9, 2018

#OldMonk rum's been delightful companion of #IndianArmy 4 as long as we remember! HisGorkhaSoldiers woud boast 2 Dad 'sir, with old monk in 1 hand, 'Khukri' (Gorkha traditional knife) in another, We'll go Attack even Hell' !!RIP Brig Mohan pic.twitter.com/1jdMHDagk0

— Tashi &Nungshi Malik (@NungshiTashi) January 9, 2018

A man is known for the work he does for the society so will be Dr. Kapil Mohan. #RIP #oldmonk #very true pic.twitter.com/sA3mpTkyi5

— Chetan Pawar (@babahasmukh) January 8, 2018

#OldMonk
Man behind the success & creator of India,s favorite rum. Kapil Mohan Passes away, but the old monk always alive him in India.
RIP pic.twitter.com/yAHBDVTPIV

— मुकेश पाण्डेय (@pandeymukesh23) January 9, 2018

Let's raise a toast to #KapilMohan!#OldMonk and Coke wherever you are pic.twitter.com/j36SreVPbr

— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) January 9, 2018

Will miss you Kapil Sir

Enjoy #OldMonk with gods in Heaven.

Ghaziabad is a place for legends, Lattis, Guns and the great RUM. today it feels the vacuum without you Kapil Sir.. Cheers..!!

pic.twitter.com/qcRYurNwUp

— #GauravPradhan (@DrGPradhan) January 9, 2018

Rest in peace Brig #KapilMohan, the man behind #OldMonk. You have touched millions lives pic.twitter.com/klyAcCy1CH

— Gautam Chintamani (@GChintamani) January 8, 2018

Brig (Dr) Kapil Mohan, Chairman of Mohan Meakins passes away. He was creator of the iconic Old Monk. Hope you are happy wherever you are, Sir...perhaps with a few coursemates. When the sun sets, there will be a toast to old comrades, and with a clink of glass, a loud “cheers”. pic.twitter.com/cMzncBEQxF

— Major Gaurav Arya (@majorgauravarya) January 9, 2018

Brig Kapil Mohan - the man behind the legendary #OldMonk rum passed away today. You guys know the best way to pay your respect.

— Akshaye Rathi (@akshayerathi) January 8, 2018

Can't belive... The man who's Brand ' Old Monk ' i drank as a teenager with my College folks is no More ... will miss u! But the Monk will be alive in Hearts of all #OldMonk #KapilMohan pic.twitter.com/XzdtcnPwMi

— Poonam Pandey (@iPoonampandey) January 8, 2018

Old Monk Rum is an iconic vatted Indian dark rum, launched on 19 December 1954. It is blended and aged for a minimum of 7 years. It is a dark rum with a distinct vanilla flavour.

Alcohol by volume:42.8%

Manufacturer:Mohan Meakin

RIP Kapil Mohan , you'll be Missed & sipped !! pic.twitter.com/5fmCBVASjW

— MAITRAV (@imMaitrav) January 8, 2018

Old Monk + Engineering + Friends = Best days of our Life.

RIP Kapil Mohan , you'll be Missed & sipped !!

— Boring... (@graphicalcomic) January 8, 2018

"Old Monk" is real good Rum, created by an Old Solider Brig Mohan, Brig Mohan is gone but his creation Old Monk will always be there, even 2day I had 2 large, RIP Brig Mohan

— OMESH PAL RAMPAL (@chogawiaan) January 8, 2018

Sad day for #TeamOldMonk :( https://t.co/sDeoYFKKVh

— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) January 8, 2018

Sad to hear of the passing of Brig Kapil Mohan -- and it does unreported in the news media! He is the man who ran Mohan Meakin and the face beind the Old Monk rum brand that is global. Remember meeting him for a family feud story. This is the stuff of business history.

— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) January 8, 2018