Amrut Intermediate Sherry Batch 6 (2012) 70cl

Amrut Intermediate Sherry (2017) 70cl

This expression reveals a unique maturation style with a first aging in Bourbon barrels before being transferred to Sherry barrels and again transferred to Bourbon barrels. Aromas of fondant cake mingle with juicy fruits and spices crowned by notes of liqueur, orange and honey.

Amrut Intermediate Sherry is an Indian single malt from the Amrut distillery. This delicate and full-bodied sherried whisky first aged in ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks. It was then transferred to sherry casks, followed by a further maturation in bourbon barrels. The Indian company Amrut Distilleries ventured into the world of whisky distilling in the 1980s, the first distillery in India to do so. In 2004, Amrut launched their single malt in Europe. The brand gained worldwide popularity in 2009, when Jim Murray named Amrut Single Malt the third best whisky in the world.

Tasting Notes

Nose : Instead of the usual biscuit aroma, we now get moist cake. And my word: is it fruity and spicy!! Love the freshly waxed oak floor, too. Brain-explodingly complex and multi-layered with one of the most intriguing sherry-style-bourbon-style marriages on the market.

Taste : Cracking delivery and entirely unique in form. The structure is decidedly oak-based, but acts as no more than a skeleton from which the juicy sultana and spices drape. Salivating, too, as the barley kicks in powerfully. But the liquorice-orangey-honeycomb bourbon theme quietly shapes the flavour profile; the spices pulse and glow.

Finish : Quite a chunk of natural caramel quietens the more exuberant characteristics; long and elegant.

About Amrut 

Amrut Distilleries is a Bangalore-based company founded in 1948 that produces a wide range of liquors, including the award-winning Amrut Indian Single Malt Whiskey, which was the first Indian single malt to be exported internationally. The name 'Amrut' comes from the Sanskrit word for "nectar of the gods," and the company uses Indian barley grown near the Himalayas for its whiskies. Due to Bangalore's high altitude and warm climate, the aging process is accelerated, with whiskies maturing faster than those in Scotland, though this also results in a higher "angel's share" (evaporation).

57.1% ABV

70cl