Name: Amrut Single Malt – Cask Strength
Color: Light Yellow
Nose: Malt, tropical fruits, wood
Taste: Malt, white fruits, mango, oak
The Amrut Distillery is headquartered in the Rajajinagar neighborhood of Bangalore, India and was founded in 1947 as a laboratory and became a distillery in 1948 when liquor laws changed. The distillery is mainly known for producing brandy, rum, vodka, and gin. In the beginning of their whiskey production they had trouble breaking into the market as they aged product fast and the quality of their product was questioned. Also, it did not help that most people thought India could not produce a good whiskey. In 2005 Jim Murray gave a high rating to their whiskey which brought worldwide attention to their expressions.
Amrut Cask Strength is 100% malted barley, aged 4+ years in ex-bourbon and new charred oak barrels, and bottled at 61.8% abv. It is non-chilled filtered, natural colored, and “Amrut” is a Sanskrit word which means “nectar of the gods”. It is a very Scotland malt tasting whiskey and needs a little water to open due to the cask strength. It is very good and different than the few Paul John expressions that I have sampled. I am sure their methods and regions in India have a role in the taste difference, but I have only previously experience Paul John so I will need to learn more.
Other expressions are: MaQ Scotch, MaQintosh, Prestige Fine Whisky, Prestige Blended Malt Whisky, Prestige Rare Whisky, Single Malt Whisky 46%, Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky 46%, Fusion Indian Single Malt Whisky 50%, Cask Strength, Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky Cask Strength, Intermediate Sherry, Two Continents Single Malt Whisky, Portonova, Kadambham, Single Cask, and Amrut 100.
Priced around $75 and very good and I recommend you try it. I look forward to sampling more expressions in the future.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
