Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky
- Jeffrey Lavallee
- Jun 30, 2025
- 2 min read
14 Mar 24
“Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky is made from selected Indian Barley grown up the feet of the Himalayas, matured by the water flowing there and cultivated by old & traditional agricultural practices. It is carefully mashed and distilled in small batches to preserve the natural aroma, matured in oak barrels in unique tropical conditions, at an altitude of 3000 feet above sea level at Bangalore, the garden city of India. This Whisky matures by losing almost half its volume to the angels.”
Now, that’s the write-up on the VA ABC Amrut page. While they could probably use an editor, they certainly don’t need to be told how to make their whiskey. There's a slight hint of smoke, but very approachable for those who don’t like peated whiskies. Amrut is probably a good place to start before getting deep into scotches.
According to Wikipedia, ‘Amrut’ is a Sanskrit word which can be translated as "nectar of the gods", "nectar of life", or "drink of the gods". Founded in 1948 Amrut makes a variety of distilled spirits, not just whisky. In 1982 they started producing single malt whiskies.
Several years ago I was at the Jack Rose tasting a list of whiskies I wrote earlier. After enjoying them I did what I recommend everyone do when they’re tasting at a bar: I asked the bartender to surprise me. She brought me Amrut. When she told me it was from India I was surprised all right! After making a joke about the source water being the Ganges, I took a sip. That was the second surprise. It was really delicious. I’ve been a huge fan ever since. I’ve also enjoyed Rampur, and Paul John. You can’t go wrong with any of them.
The Amrut Fusion tasting notes can be found here.
VA ABC - $87.79
MD Total Wine - $79.99
Amrut website and tasting notes: https://www.amrutdistilleries.com/amrut-fusion-single-malt-whisky.php
Distilled in Bengaluru, India
