FROM THE LAND OF THE GREAT HIMALAYAS
A story of two types of barley, one grown in the Punjab at the foothills of the Himalayas and malted in Delhi, the other grown and peated in Scotland—a fusion of East and West. Bottled at 50% abv.
COLOUR: Golden Yellow
TASTING NOTES:
NOSE: Heavily oaked and complex, some curious barley-sugar notes shrouded in soft smoke. Big, though seductively gentle.
TASTE: The delivery, though controlled at first, is massive; gentle smoke turns into warming, full-blown peat, aided by a subtle custard trifle note. An oaky vanilla hammers home that barley, alongside an intense chocolate fudge which absolutely resonates through the palate.
FINISH: A mouth-filling sweetness accompanies the malt to a satisfying end, though. After this, the spices, rather than lying down and accepting their fate, rise up and usher this extraordinary whisky to its final curtain-call.
Reviews
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible - Rated 97/100 "Third finest whisky in the world"
Malt Advocates Whisky Awards - World Whisky Of The Year
2019 Bartenders Spirits Award - World Whisky Of The Year
2011 London Spirit Business Awards - Grand Master of World Whisky
About the Distillery
Amrut are the pioneers of Indian single malt whisky being the first to be made in India. Amrut or amrita is a Sanskrit word which can be translated as "nectar of the gods", "nectar of life", or "drink of the gods". The distillery sources its barley from the Himalayas and ages the whisky at an altitude of over 3,000 feet above sea level in Bangalore. In this climate, the angels take way more than their share as up to 15% of the whisky is lost to evaporation per year. The resulting spirit has netted Amrut with hundreds of awards around the globe.
"Great quality is not a choice,
It is the inevitable result of the environment we create."
Neelakanta R. Jagdale
Chairman & Managing Director
