From Amrut distillery, founded in 1948, just one year after Indian independence, this is a stormingly hot and spicy whisky, peated and bottled at a punchy cask strength of 62.8%. A peated, cask strength whisky from Amrut Peated Indian. Distilled from Scottish peated barley with peat levels of 23 ppm, given 92 points by Jim Murray.
Color: Golden Yellow. Nose: Gristy smoked barley, kippers with a salted butter, peppered bite. Taste: The delivery is youthful and barely reaching puberty then suddenly an intensely malty ascendancy followed by a healthy dose of drier oaks. Finish: A sublime finale for its sheer delicacy and elegance; the peat no more than oozes, there are cups galaore of sugarless medium roast Mysore and finally, as a bourbony trail is discovered, soft liquorice and molassed sugar – easily the highlight of the experience: one of the best finishes of the year.
Category | Single Malt Whiskey |
Region | India |
Brand | Amrut |
Alcohol/vol | 62.8% |