Amrut INDIAN SINGLE MALT Whisky
Amrut INDIAN SINGLE MALT Whisky
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DOUBLE GOLD PR%F AWARDS 2020, 98 POINTS. AMRUT Distilleries Ltd is the KING of INDIAN SINGLE MALT WHISKIES. It is best known for its eponymous AMRUT brand of single malt whisky, which is the first single malt whisky to be made in India.
The brand became famous after world famous whisky connoisseur Jim Murray gave AMRUT FUSION a stellar 97.5 point rating in 2010. Murray named Amrut Fusion single malt whisky as the third best in the world and whisky heads began to turn.
John Hansell, editor of American magazine Whisky Advocate, wrote that "India's Amrut Distillery changed the way many think of Indian whisky - that it was, in the past, just cheap Scotch whisky blended with who knows what and sold as Indian whisky. Amrut is making whisky, and it's very good". Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky is crafted in Bengaluru India.
The core range of Indian Single Malt Whiskies includes Single Malt 46%, Cask Strength, Peated and Peated Cask Strength, whiskies to be enjoyed often.
Awards & Accolades
2023
ASCOT Awards -DOUBLE PLATINUM
TAG Global Spirits Awards -DOUBLE GOLD
2022
New York International Spirits Competition -GOLD
Ultimate Spirits Challenge -91 Points
John Barleycorn Awards -GOLD
2021
JOHN BARLEYCORN AWARDS -DOUBLE GOLD Award
PROOF Awards -GOLD Medal in a Masked Tasting
Beverage Testing Institute, 93 Points, GOLD Exceptional
Whiskey and Barrel Consumer Choice Awards -GOLD
Whiskies of the World, GOLD in the category of Malt: Single
Ultimate Spirits Challenge, 94 Points
San Francisco World Spirits Awards, GOLD Medal
2020
Pr%f Awards -DOUBLE GOLD -98 Points
Whiskies of the World -SILVER
Bartender Spirits Awards -GOLD -91 Points
2019
Whiskies of the World - GOLD Outstanding
Bartender Spirits Awards - World Whisky Producer of the Year
2018
Malt Maniacs - Best Natural Cask Award
2017
World Whiskies Awards - Winner in the ‘TASTE’ Category
2016
Whisky Bible - 94.5 Points
Bottle Tasting Notes
NOSE: Distinctly confident liquorice-bourbon notes with near perfect bitter-sweet balance; burnt honeycomb and toffee also abound.
PALATE: Outstanding richness and sheen to the enormous barley-oak sweetness. Again there is a big bourbony cut to the cloth with all the liquorice and molasses sugar normally associated; but the barley adds that extra dimension.
FINISH: Long, wonderfully layered oak offering variation of a sweet dry theme; a touch silky with some cream toffee at the death.
Distillery Notes
Amrut and their many fans, consider Amrut to mean "Elixir of Life". AMRUT means "Immortality" in Sanskrit or in ancient Indian texts it means "NECTAR. Amrut is a Sanskrit word which can be translated as "nectar of the gods", "nectar of life", or "drink of the gods".
AWARDS : Amrut Distilleries have won over 50 international awards for both the distillery and it's Single Malt Whiskies and Rums.
PEDIGREE : AMRUT was the first Indian distillery to export an Indian Single Malt Whisky produced according to Scotch Whisky Association Standards.
CLIMATE : Bangalore or Bengaluru in modern India, experiences a tropical savanna climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. The city is situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above sea level and usually enjoys a moderate climate throughout the year. Winter temperatures rarely drop below 12 °C (54 °F), and summer temperatures seldom exceed 34–35 °C (<100 °F). The altitude and climate have a profound effect on the aging process and how Amrut works with their Angels.
AGING : Research done in Scotland has shown that Amrut Single Malt Whisky aged in Bangalore, India ages approximately 3.5 times faster than Scottish aged whisky. This is due to the altitude of 3000 ft above sea level and the constant climate temperature of 78 degrees F. If on average an Amrut Whisky is aged for 4.5 years in Bangalore, then it has the smoothness and profile of a Whisky aged in Scotland for 12 - 15 years.
PEOPLE : The company prefers to avoid automation in order to maintain jobs at the distillery. A large number of the employees on the bottling and packaging lines are woman who are considered key income earners in their families.
THE BARLEY used in Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky is 6 row, vs 2 row in Scotland. This results in smaller grains with more flavors and a slightly sweeter taste profile. Barley is 100% Indian grown and comes from Northern States of Haryana, Punjab + Rajasthan.
CASKS : Amrut buys bourbon barrels from Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace and Jack Daniels. Amrut uses both American new oak and used bourbon barrels in it's aging process.
TIME : Amrut's first Single Malt Whisky made it's debute in Glasgow, Scotland on August 24, 2004. It's first rum was produced in 1950. Amrut Distillieries was founded in 1948 by JN Rao Jagdale and the company is currently operated by the third generation of Jagdale family members.
