Amrut Herald

Amrut Portonova

As the name suggest, this Indian malt was finished on port casks, albeit after an initial maturation on both refill bourbon casks and new American oak. In fact, after the finish on port pipes, it was returned to bourbon casks for a final finish. It was launched in 2011. The experiment – if you can call it that – yielded only 270 bottles – at a...

Score 88/100

Amrut Rye

Amrut created this Rye with European rye and left the spirit to mature for 5 years on American oak. Only 1000 bottles at 50% were released. The nose is candy-like sweet with lots of tropical fruit. Think mango, pineapple and papaya. There is a good balance between that tropical sweetness on the one hand and clear spicy notes from the rye on the...

Score 85/100

Amrut Cask Strength bottled 2007

I haven’t tried all of the Amruts yet, but I should make it a life mission to do so. The Intermediate Sherry and the Two Continents are both on my dream team wishlist, but they’re both in the $150+ range. However the CS release isn’t and it doesn’t disappoint. This one is at 61.9% and was bottled in 2007. Nose: Lovely orange tang, like Orangina....

Score 91/100

Amrut Double Cask 7 Year Old

Amrut blended two 7 year old casks for this release, filled in 2002 and 2003. These are the oldest casks that were ever bottled at Amrut distillery. While it may seem young, Amrut says it’s unlikely that they will be able to produce such an aged whisky again in the Indian climate. The casks were filled with 360 liters of spirit and the end result...

Score 90/100