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Amrut Peated Cask Strength

malty woody
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(12)€68India, Single Malt

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Amrut put Indian single malt on the world map in 2004. This is the distillery at full force. Bangalore's fierce heat speeds ageing dramatically, packing years of maturation into a short time. The result hits hard at 62.8% ABV with no added colour and nothing held back. Smoke and dried apricot lead. Then come waves of dark chocolate, cardamom, and black pepper. It is bold, complex, and unmistakably from India. Add a drop of water if you want, but this whisky thrives neat.

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Amrut

Amrut is a whisky distillery located in Bangalore, India. It was founded in 1948 and originally produced Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) before switching to producing single malt whisky in 2004. Amrut single malt whiskies are made using locally sourced Indian barley and pure Himalayan mountain water. They are aged in a variety of casks, including ex-bourbon, virgin oak and sherry casks. Amrut's core range includes expressions like the Amrut Fusion, which is a blend of Indian and Scottish barley, and the Amrut Cask Strength, which is bottled at cask strength without chill filtering. One interesting fact about Amrut is that their whisky was initially met with skepticism in the global whisky community due to the fact that it was produced in India, a country not typically associated with whisky production. However, the quality of their whisky soon earned them numerous awards and accolades, helping to put Indian single malt whisky on the map.

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About the Amrut Peated Cask Strength

Amrut Peated Cask Strength is a single malt whisky from Bangalore, India. Bottled straight from the cask at 62.8% ABV with no added colouring. Amrut Distilleries pioneered Indian single malt on the global stage when they launched in Europe in 2004. This expression takes the distillery's peated house style to its most direct form. Bangalore sits at altitude and bakes in heat for much of the year. That climate accelerates maturation far beyond what Scotland sees. One year in barrel in India is said to equal roughly three years in a Scottish warehouse. The spirit develops fast and concentrates hard. The result is a whisky with unusual depth for its age. Amrut Peated Cask Strength delivers on the nose with earthy peat smoke, dried apricot, and a thread of floral grain. The palate builds quickly: dark chocolate, cinnamon, charred oak, and citrus arrive in waves, underpinned by a deep caramel sweetness. Cedar and black pepper push through in the finish, which lingers with dried fruit and a warming cedar note. The high ABV carries every layer cleanly to the end. Amrut was founded in Bangalore in 1948. The distillery name comes from Sanskrit and means nectar of the gods. The company chose labour-intensive production deliberately, and its single malt output remains small relative to its total volume. That focus shows in the quality of expressions like this one. Each batch reflects a genuine commitment to craft over volume. Pour it neat to get the full measure of it. The high ABV carries the flavours cleanly and nothing is lost.