I don't know if you would believe me that I tasted all of these whisky over the past week minus the Henessy XO that I drank neat at a dinner because I personally do not prefer Chivas. Surprisingly I found myself drinking it neat and I was still sober. I guess it must have been a very aged Henessy XO that is devoid of alcohol after years it's been stored in that cupboard!
And back to whisky, yeah I was so lucky to have a chance to taste these 9 bottles, all contributed by different friends, sourced from all over the world over the past week. As I have written before (here), this year I have a resolution - is to try as many whiskies as possible from Ian Buxton's "101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die" and I was assuming that it would at least take me 4-5 years before I try everything if I had one bottle a month. However, I had the opportunity to try 9 freaking bottles all in a week! awww....
Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky
One very interesting whisky and in fact I find it intriguing was that the Indian "Amrut" has been named "World Whisky of the Year" by the influential Malt Advocate Magazine. Last year, the Amrut's Fusion Single Malt Whisky was named "3rd Best Whisky" by the Whisky Bible picked by Jim Murray. It was indeed an eye-opener to see Amrut scored as the best whisky worldwide, beating and outweighing Scottish, American and Canadian whisky producers.
And back to whisky, yeah I was so lucky to have a chance to taste these 9 bottles, all contributed by different friends, sourced from all over the world over the past week. As I have written before (here), this year I have a resolution - is to try as many whiskies as possible from Ian Buxton's "101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die" and I was assuming that it would at least take me 4-5 years before I try everything if I had one bottle a month. However, I had the opportunity to try 9 freaking bottles all in a week! awww....
Amrut Fusion Single Malt WhiskyOne very interesting whisky and in fact I find it intriguing was that the Indian "Amrut" has been named "World Whisky of the Year" by the influential Malt Advocate Magazine. Last year, the Amrut's Fusion Single Malt Whisky was named "3rd Best Whisky" by the Whisky Bible picked by Jim Murray. It was indeed an eye-opener to see Amrut scored as the best whisky worldwide, beating and outweighing Scottish, American and Canadian whisky producers.
The ice ball opens up the whisky well...Priced at about Rs 2000 (USD$45), this bottle contains Indian malted barley and Scottish peated malt that are aged no more than 6 years. Due to the warm climate, it speeds the maturation of the whiskies aging in second-fill casks. I'm glad India’s Amrut distillery changed the way many would think of Indian whisky — that it was just cheap Scotch whisky blended with god knows what and sold as Indian whisky. Not anymore - Amrut is making whisky, and it’s good.
Fusion shows balance, complexity, and surprising maturity for its age. On the nose, there is some hint of vanilla and oak, with some peated smoke. On the palate, you can taste the tropical flavours, the spices and fruity peaty notes. The finish is balance but I wouldn't say it's exceptionally long. Overall, I am very impressed with Amrut.
And it was no easy feat getting hold of this bottle. A friend of mine asked his friend from India to look for this bottle and he couldn't find it in the bottle shops. Then the owners suggested that he call the distributor and which he did. The amazing thing was the distributor hand delivered the 2 bottles to his house in which his address was equivalent to our Damansara Heights in KL. It was difficult to find because apparently this bottle is for sale in Kamataka only.
If you have a friend in India, get them to bring a bottle for you!
Fusion shows balance, complexity, and surprising maturity for its age. On the nose, there is some hint of vanilla and oak, with some peated smoke. On the palate, you can taste the tropical flavours, the spices and fruity peaty notes. The finish is balance but I wouldn't say it's exceptionally long. Overall, I am very impressed with Amrut.
And it was no easy feat getting hold of this bottle. A friend of mine asked his friend from India to look for this bottle and he couldn't find it in the bottle shops. Then the owners suggested that he call the distributor and which he did. The amazing thing was the distributor hand delivered the 2 bottles to his house in which his address was equivalent to our Damansara Heights in KL. It was difficult to find because apparently this bottle is for sale in Kamataka only.
If you have a friend in India, get them to bring a bottle for you!
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