Distillery/Brand: Amrut
Region: India
ABV: 62.1%
Colour: Amontillado Sherry
Nose: 25
Taste: 24
Finish: 24
Balance: 24
Review
I chanced upon this gem of a whisky by accident some time ago and managed to secure a bottle. After tasting it and realizing how scarce it was on the ground I stored it away for a special occasion. Little did I know that special occasion would be me buying another two bottles more than a year later. So now here I am writing another review.
Nose: Just gorgeous. Absolutely flawless. It starts off like a sherried-whisky (only I know it’s port but it has all the characteristics of one). The strong red grapes come crunched with pepper corns, almonds and a fistful of dark raisins and figs. This is covered in the most divine of thick, dark honey slathered on fresh toast sitting atop an oak slab strewn with a touch of hay.
Palate: The full bodied texture is exactly like a good quality after-dinner port apertif. First the strong cinnamon then the flowing charred caramel and the aniseed infused maple syrup cascade over your palate and wrestle your taste buds into a delightful submission.
Finish: The gloriously long finish is chock full of exotic spices like star anise and black pepper on honey; all of which is encompassed in an oaky brilliance.
This is the dram against which all drams will forever be measured.
Rating: 97
The Malt Activist 
AMazing Amrut. Still undecided if I prefer this or the Intermediate Sherry. Quite possibly my second favorite distillery on the planet.
For me this one wins hands down as the best expression from Amrut with the Two Continent and Intermediate Sherry a close second.
What is your favorite distillery then if Amrut is second?
Ardbeg. From all of the glorious, almost untouchable, older expressions, through all of the newer bolder innovation…every whisky they release is a great dram. Not all spectacular, but certainly better than 90% of what hits the mainstream market.
Mine too! Looks like we have very similar tastes…