Day 3 now we are starting a pattern but let us not get too crazy today’s whisky comes from India and a solid distillery at that. Amrut has lots of tasty offerings under its belt and I feel this is no exception, and even though colour is not everything just look as that bottle. Until recent years India was not one of the countries one thinks of when it comes to whisky but if you haven’t had something from this distillery this is a good example of what they can do.Please enjoy!
Whisky
Country: India
Age: NAS
ABV: 50
Profile
Amrut Distilleries Ltd is an Indian company that produces distilled beverages. 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 it a rating of 82 out of 100 in 2005 and 2010. In 2010, Murray named Amrut Fusion single malt whisky as the third best in the world. 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”.
Despite the fame the company has received for the single malt whisky, it accounted for only 4-5% of the company’s revenue in 2011-12. The bulk of its revenue comes from the sales of brandy, rum, vodka, gin and blended whisky, particularly the Silver Oak brandy, Old Port rum and Prestige whisky brands. Approximately 20% of its revenue comes from supplying the Canteen Stores Department. Amrut Distilleries currently sells Amrut single malt whisky in 23 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
History
Amrut Distillery was founded in 1948 by Shri J.N. Radhakrishna shortly after India had become independent. Amrut soon became successful by supplying the Indian army with spirits. Today the company owns three distilleries and several bottling plants. The current main distillery is located in Kambipura, 20 km (12 miles) away from Bangalore, and was built in 1987. It employs 450 people since many production steps such as bottling and packaging are still done by hand.
In 2004 Amrut started to market Amrut single malt internationally. It was the first Indian single malt but wasn’t marketed domestically until 2010. Blends are still the bestsellers of the distillery at home.
Amrut is now the best-known whisky of India and has received important international awards.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Marsh-mellow orange sherbert, Honeysuckle, Summer squash, Sauternes, White fruit,
Taste: Roasted pine nuts, Warm perfume, Hair spray, Little bit of bite, Underripe fruit, Ginger
Finish: Dry, Strawberry soap, Oaky fruit, Smashed fruit on on oak board
Purchase Links
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