Of Amrut's three distilleries, the main one was built in 1987, they use a mixture of locally grown barley and imported Scottish peated barley, maturation is a log quicker due to the climate so most bottles are sold as NAS.
They distill a number of whiskies...
Indian Single Malt Whisky a 46% NAS
Distillery notes: Nose: Distinctly confidant liquorice-bourbon notes with near perfect bitter-sweet balance; burnt honeycomb and toffee also abound. Taste: 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 molassed sugar normally associated; but the barley adds that extra dimension. Finish: Long, wonderfully layered oak offering variations of a sweet dry theme; a touch silky with some cream toffee at the death.
My thoughts:
Appearance: A lovely dark fold in the glass, swirls stick to the glass and fall as thin slow legs.
Nose: Although not a high ABV, the alcohol hits you immediately. There's some green apple and a little citrus too. A little oaky spice comes through after a little while in the glass.
Palate: Smooth oily arrival with a nice kick of spice. The apple and citrus from the nose is there along with a little toffee. It's very mouth coating, surprisingly so! A few more sips reveal hints of chocolate and ginger spice.
Finish: Warming, slightly sour citrus and a small hint of smoke. The oak spice comes through on the finish and lingers for a while.
Overall: A nice easy drinking dram, not complex but the 46% helps elevate it above cheap standard drams from other distilleries. It's fairly cheap and easy to get hold of - worth a try!
Thanks to @WhiskyRover for the sample swap!
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