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{{Short description|Brand of Indian single malt whisky}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox beverage
| name = Amrut
| image = Amrut singlemalt whisky 2013-06-11 18-39.jpg
| caption = A bottle of Amrut single-malt whisky
| type = Indian [[single malt whisky]]
| abv =
| manufacturer = [[Amrut Distilleries]]
| distributor =
| origin = India
| introduced = {{Start date|df=yes|2004|08|24}}
| colour =
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| ingredients =
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| related = {{unbulleted list|MaQ Scotch|MaQintosh|Prestige}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.amrutdistilleries.com/}}
}}

'''Amrut''' is a brand of Indian [[single malt whisky]], manufactured by [[Amrut Distilleries]]. It is the first single malt whisky to be made in India.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|author=Ishani Duttagupta |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news/31477540_1_amrut-distilleries-whisky-bible-rakshit-jagdale |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804010225/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-29/news/31477540_1_amrut-distilleries-whisky-bible-rakshit-jagdale |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2013 |title=How India's first single malt brand Amrut Distilleries cracked luxury market in West |work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=29 April 2012 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> ''Amrut'' (अमृत) or ''[[Amrita|amrit]]'' is a [[Sanskrit]] word which can be translated as "nectar of the gods",<ref name="outlookindia1"/><ref name=":0" /> "nectar of life",<ref name="amrutdistilleries3" /> or "drink of the gods".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=209 |title=Whisky - Scotsman.com |publisher=Whisky.scotsman.com |date=2004-04-13 |accessdate=2013-07-18}}</ref> The company translates it as "Elixir of Life".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amrutwhisky.co.uk/validated/pages/singlemalt.html |title=Amrut Single Malt |publisher=Amrutwhisky.co.uk |accessdate=2013-07-18}}</ref> The brand became famous after whisky connoisseur [[Jim Murray (whisky writer)|Jim Murray]] gave it a rating of 82 out of 100 in 2005 and 2010. In 2010 Murray named Amrut Fusion single malt whisky as the third best in the world.<ref name="outlookindia1">{{cite web|url=http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?279968 |title=High Spirits |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |date=18 February 2012 |accessdate=21 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308050149/http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?279968 |archivedate=8 March 2012 }}</ref><ref name="financialexpress1">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/now-amrut-distilleries-mulls-premium-rum/693082/0 |title=Now, Amrut Distilleries mulls premium rum |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=6 October 2010 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100314/jsp/graphiti/story_12209471.jsp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624234025/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100314/jsp/graphiti/story_12209471.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2013 |title=Raising a toast |work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|date=14 March 2010 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> John Hansell, editor of American magazine ''Whisky Advocate'', wrote that "India's Amrut distillery changed the way many think of [[Indian whisky]] – that it was, in the past, just cheap [[Scotch whisky]] blended with who knows what and sold as Indian whisky. Amrut is making whisky, and it's very good".<ref name="business-standard1">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-malt-of-india-112021800056_1.html |title=The malt of India |work=[[Business Standard]]|date=18 February 2012 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref>

Amrut launched their whisky on 24 August 2004 in [[Glasgow]]. Amrut single malt whisky is sold in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/090511/the-whiskey-diaries |title=The whiskey diaries |publisher=GlobalPost |date=26 May 2009 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref name="outlookindia1"/><ref name="financialexpress1"/><ref name="whiskyintelligence1" />

==History==
Amrut Distilleries Ltd was founded in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka in 1948 by JN Radhakrishna Rao Jagdale.<ref name="dnaindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1700807/report-bangalore-s-amrut-distilleries-hhigh-on-success |title=Bangalore's Amrut Distilleries hHigh on success |work=Daily News and Analysis |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> The company initially manufactured [[Indian Made Foreign Liquor]] (IMFL), and mainly supplied it to the [[Canteen Stores Department (India)|Canteen Stores Department]], as well the states of [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name="bus-ex1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bus-ex.com/article/amrut-distilleries |title=Amrut Distilleries |publisher=Business Excellence |date=1 November 2009 |accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amrutwhisky.co.uk/validated/pages/management.html |title=Management Team |publisher=Amrutwhisky.co.uk |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="amrutwhisky2">{{cite web|url=http://www.amrutwhisky.co.uk/validated/pages/chairman.html |title=Chairman's Statement |publisher=Amrutwhisky.co.uk |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> The current main distillery was built in 1987.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3">{{cite web |url=http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/validated/pages/outlookbusiness.html |title=High Spirits; Amrut Fusion is the only Indian brand to find global acceptance in the rarefied world of single malt whiskies |first=Kripa |last=Mahalingan |work=Outlook Business |publisher=Amrut Distilleries |date=18 February 2012 |accessdate=21 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714040315/http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/validated/pages/outlookbusiness.html |archive-date=14 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is located on a {{convert|4|acre|adj=on}} site<ref name="business-standard1"/> in Kambipura.<ref name="business-standard1"/><ref name="hindu2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/03/stories/2005030301660100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203121902/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/03/stories/2005030301660100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2014 |title=Kambipura to Edinburgh |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 March 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="livemint1">{{cite web|author=Poornima Mohandas |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/gr38dzdMdPmjGGrpfEMnSJ/Blend-it-like-Amrut.html |title=Blend it like Amrut |publisher=Livemint |date=5 March 2010 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="amrutdistilleries2">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/validated/pages/tmoi.pdf |title=The malt of India |magazine=Business Standard|accessdate=21 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722060437/http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/validated/pages/tmoi.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Radhakrishna Jagdale's son Neelakanta Rao Jagdale, joined in 1972.<ref name="dnaindia1"/> Radhakrishna died in 1976, and his son assumed the role of chairman and managing director of the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/validated/pages/about.html |title=About Amrut Distilleries |publisher=Amrutdistilleries.com |accessdate=21 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708215943/http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/validated/pages/about.html |archive-date=8 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company faced difficulties until the 1990s, as good equipment was not available locally. According to Neelakanta Jagdale, "The alcoholic beverages industry was not a priority in the country. Although we received help to a certain extent from the [[Central Food Technological Research Institute]] (CFTRI) [[Mysore]], we had to find our own ways to learn about improved distilling methods".<ref name="dnaindia1"/>

In 1982, Jagdale had decided to create a premium whisky from [[barley]]<ref name="business-standard1"/> [[blended whisky|blended]] with [[malt]], while most distillers in India were manufacturing whisky using [[molasses]]. Amrut Distilleries began using locally grown barley, in addition to molasses,<ref name="livemint1"/> and launched Prestige Blended Malt Whisky in the Canteen Stores Department in 1986.<ref name="outlookindia1"/> The first batch of single malt whisky was ready within 18 months. Because India had no habit of consuming single malt at the time, the company did not consider bottling it as a single malt. Instead, the whisky was blended with alcohol distilled from [[sugarcane]] to produce MaQintosh Premium Whisky.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> Initially, Amrut aged [[malt whisky]] for around a year before blending it. However, due to changing customer preferences, less malt whisky was being added into blended variants.<ref name="outlookindia1"/> The company discovered that hot weather makes whisky [[Barrel ageing|mature]] faster in India than it does in Europe or the United States. The fraction lost to [[evaporation]] during ageing, known as the [[Angel's share|angels' share]], is also higher in India, at 11–12% per year, than in Scotland, where the annual evaporative loss is about 2%.<ref name="outlookindia1"/> Surinder Kumar, the [[master blender]] at Amrut Distilleries, has estimated that one year of barrel-ageing in India is equal to three years of ageing in Scotland.<ref name="business-standard1"/> Jagdale felt that "the taste profiles were much better, almost matching some of the 12-year-old [Scotch] whiskies".<ref name="outlookindia1"/> The company then decided to launch their whisky in the European market.<ref name="outlookindia1"/> European operations are now headed by Mr Pramod S Kashyap.

In 2001, Neelakanta Rao Jagdale asked his son Rakshit Jagdale, who was pursuing an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA course]] in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], England at the time, to investigate the potential of exporting their products to that country.<ref name="business-standard1"/> Consultants Tatlock and Thomson Ltd of Scotland<ref name="livemint1"/> were hired to help hone the company's processes at their Bangalore distillery.<ref name="business-standard1"/> Amrut Distilleries conducted [[Blind experiment|blind tests]] of their single malt whisky in Scotland, where most consumers said they liked the drink and compared it to [[Speyside single malts]].<ref name="outlookindia1"/><ref name="telegraphindia1"/><ref name="island2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2004/08/29/busine05.html |title=India's 'chocolate-ty' single malt finds favour with Scottish palates |publisher=Island.lk |date=26 August 2004 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref>

The whisky, under the brand name Amrut Single Malt Whisky, debuted in Glasgow, Scotland on 24 August 2004.<ref name="outlookindia1"/><ref name="island2004"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-08-26/news/27413839_1_whisky-amrut-distilleries-rakshit-jagdale |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930130428/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-08-26/news/27413839_1_whisky-amrut-distilleries-rakshit-jagdale |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2013 |title=Amrut launches its whisky in Scotland |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=26 August 2004 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=William Lyons | url=http://whisky.scotsman.com/viewnews.aspx?id=228 |title=Currying favour with Indian whisky |work=The Scotsman |date=25 August 2004 |accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref> The company faced difficulties convincing European distributors and consumers to try the product, as most believed that a good single malt could not be produced in India. According to head of international operations Ashok Chokalingam, the initial strategy of offering the product in restaurants was dropped, as "the resources needed are too high, both financial and human". They switched their focus to retailers and bars.<ref name="business-standard1"/> Following the UK launch, the brand spread across Western Europe and the Scandinavian countries within two years.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> Amrut single malt whisky was launched in South Africa in 2008 and Australia in August 2009.<ref name="bus-ex1"/>

On 4 February 2010, Amrut Distilleries held a tasting session in [[Bangalore]] to launch their single malt whisky. The brand began retailing in Bangalore the same month.<ref name="livemint1"/> Domestically, it continued to be available only in [[Karnataka]]<ref name="indiatimes1"/> until November 2013 when it was launched in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Amrut Fusion: Bengaluru whisky one of the world's best single malts|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/amrut-fusion-bengaluru-whisky-one-of-the-worlds-best-single-malts/articleshow/34465402.cms|access-date=2021-08-19}}</ref> The company went with a Scottish launch for marketing reasons. According to Neelakanta Jagdale, "From a marketing perspective, we thought if our product had to pass the test, why not do so in the toughest location. Scotland is the home of Scotch. If they acknowledge our single malt, then that's good enough for me".<ref name="dnaindia1"/> The company also feels that "the high entry costs and complex excise laws in different states are a deterrent to further expansion in India".<ref name="outlookindia1"/><ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> The brand was launched in North America in April 2010. Purple Valley Imports is its distributor in the United States.<ref name="indiatimes1"/>

==Production==
Amrut single malt whisky is manufactured at Amrut Distilleries' main distillery located on a {{convert|4|acre|adj=on}} site in Kambipura, a village on [[State Highway 17 (Karnataka)|State Highway 17]].<ref name="hindu2005"/><ref name="business-standard1"/> The distillery was built in 1987.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> Amrut single malt whisky is made from barley, and for some variants, peated barley. Barley is procured from [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Rajasthan]], while the peated barley is imported from Scotland.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> [[Peat]] is a [[fossil fuel]] traditionally used in Scotland to dry malted barley before [[distillation]]. It imparts a distinct smoky flavor to whisky. Barley strains, cultivated in Haryana and Punjab, produce smaller grains with more flavors.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shreekanth Iyer |url=http://www.grotal.com/Blog/Single-Malt-Whisky-Of-India-Bs$ |title=Single Malt Whisky of India |publisher=Grotal.com |accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref> The manufacturing process involves the use of six 10,000-litre [[stainless steel]] [[Industrial fermentation|fermenters]], two unique [[Cone|conical]] 5,000-litre copper [[Pot still]]s with copper [[condenser (heat transfer)|condensers]] and new and used ex-[[Bourbon whiskey|Bourbon]] barrels. The water used in the manufacturing process is transported to the distillery by truck from a well, {{convert|15|mi}} away, in a pesticide-free agricultural area owned by the company.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/>

[[Malted barley]] is [[Mashing|mashed]] with water and put into the stainless steel fermenters, which are [[Water cooling|water-cooled]] to prevent their temperature from exceeding {{convert|28|°C|°F}}, as ''[[Lactobacillus]]'' [[bacterial growth]] starts at {{convert|30|°C|°F}}. The [[fermentation]] process lasts six days and uses commercial distillers [[yeast]]. The [[fermented wort]] is then pumped into a 5,000-litre Indian-made semi-conical wash still, where it undergoes slow distillation for 14 hours. Surinder Kumar, the [[master blender]] at Amrut Distilleries, says that this allows for "more [[reflux]], more contact time with the copper". The spirit is then distilled again in Scottish-style, but Indian-made, 5,000-litre copper spirit still with a boil ball. This produces spirit between 68% and 70% [[Alcohol by volume|abv]]. If the spirit is diluted to 62.8%, each distillation run makes enough to fill 20 barrels. The whisky is aged in a mix of new [[oak]] and used Bourbon barrels imported from the United States. The distillery initially tried importing [[Stave (wood)|staves]] to save money, but abandoned the practice due to the smell of the barrels.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> It has also used its own [[rum]] and [[brandy]] barrels to [[Finishing (whisky)|finish]] its single malts.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> The Amrut Intermediate Sherry variant is aged in [[Sherry]] casks from Spain and Portugal.<ref name="amrutdistilleries2"/> Amrut Distilleries has a [[Cooper (profession)|cooperage]] on site to handle repairs.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/>

The duration of [[Barrel ageing|barrel-ageing]] for Amrut single malt whisky is much lower than that of [[Scotch whisky]], due to India's hotter climate. The hot weather makes whisky mature faster in India than it does in Europe or the United States.<ref name="outlookindia1"/> Surinder Kumar, the master blender at Amrut Distilleries, has estimated that one year of barrel-ageing in India is equal to three years of ageing in Scotland.<ref name="business-standard1"/> The whisky is generally aged for four-and-a-half years, although it may be higher for some variants. [[Bangalore]], where the distillery is located, experiences a [[tropical savanna climate]] with distinct [[wet season|wet]] and [[dry season|dry]] seasons. The city is situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above sea level and usually enjoys a moderate climate throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/18/stories/2005051818670300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235819/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/18/stories/2005051818670300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2007|title=Rise in temperature 'unusual' for Bangalore|accessdate=2 July 2007|date=18 May 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Winter temperatures rarely drop below 12 °C (54 °F), and summer temperatures seldom exceed 34–35 °C (<100 °F).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imd.ernet.in/section/climate/bangalore1.htm| title=Bangalore|publisher=India Meteorological Department, Government of India|accessdate=7 February 2007|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708113015/http://www.imd.ernet.in/section/climate/bangalore1.htm |archivedate = 8 July 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result of these conditions, whisky is ready to be bottled after 4–5 years of barrel-ageing. According to Kumar, the whisky starts "reaching its peak in four years", after which it has to be tasted regularly because "by five years it starts to get too much [[tannin]]".<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> The fraction lost to [[evaporation]] during aging, known as the [[Angel's share|angels' share]], is also higher in India, at 11–12% per year, than in Scotland, where the annual evaporative loss is about 2%.<ref name="outlookindia1"/> Most of the angel's share is water due to Bangalore's dry climate.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/>

The company decided against using computers and [[automation]] in their distillery in favour of providing more jobs to people.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/> The distillery employs 450 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.connosr.com/worldwhiskyreview/issue-3/destination-bangalore-amrut-distillery/ |title=Destination Bangalore: Amrut Distillery – World Whisky Review |publisher=Connosr.com |date=15 March 2012 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref> Most of the staff at the distillery involved in [[Bottling line|bottling]] and [[Packaging and labeling|packaging]] are women.<ref name="amrutdistilleries2"/> The distillery produces 4 million cases of liquor a year, of which about 25% are [[blended whisky]] and around 10,000 cases are Amrut single malt.<ref name="amrutdistilleries3"/>

==Variants==
Amrut single malt whisky is sold in 11 variants. Apart from the ones listed below, Amrut whisky is also sold in the Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky 46%, Amrut Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky 46%, Amrut Cask Strength, Amrut Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky Cask Strength, Amrut Portonova, Amrut Single Cask and Amrut 100 variants.<ref>"Products", [http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/ Amrut Distilleries] (website). Retrieved 22 June 2013.</ref> Amrut Distilleries does not state the age of its single malts on the bottles because the company fears that consumers who do not know about the brand or the faster maturation process in India, would mistake it for a young whisky, and not be willing to pay a higher price.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://nationalpost.com/appetizer/fusion-whisky-when-glasgow-met-gangtok |title=Fusion whisky: When Glasgow met Gangtok |work=National Post |date=16 March 2011 |access-date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624235841/http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/03/16/fusion-whisky-when-glasgow-met-gangtok/ |archive-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky===
[[File:A 50ml bottle of Amrut Fusion single malt whisky.jpg|thumb|A 50ml bottle of Amrut Fusion.]]
Amrut Fusion was launched in 2009. It is produced using 25% Scottish peated barley and 75% unpeated Indian barley.<ref name="whisky-pages1">{{cite web |author=Gavin D Smith |url=http://www.whisky-pages.com/stories/amrut-innovations.htm |title=Amrut Innovations: Kadhambam and Intermediate whisky |publisher=Whisky-pages.com |accessdate=23 June 2013 |archive-date=29 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529004725/http://www.whisky-pages.com/stories/amrut-innovations.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to Neelkanta Jagdale, "We did not want to pass it off as Scotch whisky, which it isn't. The [[Unique selling proposition|USP]] of Fusion was its Indian origin. That is another reason we never seriously considered giving it a foreign name".<ref name="dnaindia1"/>

===Amrut Intermediate Sherry===
Amrut Intermediate Sherry was launched at Whisky Live Paris on 25 September 2010.. The spirit used in the product is matured in either ex-Bourbon or new casks, and then in [[Sherry]] casks imported from Spain and Portugal.<ref name="amrutdistilleries2"/> According to head of international operations Ashok Chokalingam, "In our belief, it is not all about the influence of Sherry in the whisky. It is about the balanced profile of the whisky – to see how the Sherry butts can complement the whisky rather than dominating it".<ref name="whisky-pages1"/><ref name="drinksint1">{{cite web|url=http://www.drinksint.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1721/India:_Amrut_launches__intermediate_sherry_matured__whisky.html |title=India: Amrut launches 'intermediate sherry matured' whisky |publisher=Drinks International |date=17 September 2010 |accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref>

===Amrut Kadhambam===
Amrut Kadhambam is aged in various casks, which each impart unique characteristics to the product.<ref name="whiskyintelligence1">{{cite web|url=http://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2012/03/awards-pour-in-for-amrut-distilleries-indian-whisky-news/ |title=Awards Pour in For Amrut Distilleries |publisher=WhiskyIntelligence.com |date=30 March 2012 |accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref>

===Limited editions===

====Amrut Two Continents Single Malt Whisky====
Amrut releases a limited edition of the Two Continents variant, usually every two or three years. The Second Edition used second-fill Bourbon casks and was bottled at 50% abv, while the First Edition was matured in ex-grain casks and bottled 46% abv.<ref name="whiskymag1">{{cite web |url=http://whiskymag.co.za/digital/2011/10/05/amrut-single-malt-unites-two-continents/ |title=Amrut single malt unites two continents |publisher=Whiskymag.co.za |date=5 October 2011 |accessdate=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202134643/http://whiskymag.co.za/digital/2011/10/05/amrut-single-malt-unites-two-continents/ |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Second Edition of 1,260 was released in October 2011.<ref name="whiskymag1"/>

====Amrut Greedy Angels====
Amrut Greedy Angels was a limited edition 50% abv, 8-year-old single malt whisky released in April 2013. Amrut Distilleries claims that it is the oldest Indian whisky ever produced. Its name comes from the term angels' share, the portion of whisky lost during maturation. The eight-year maturation in Bangalore resulted in a high evaporative loss of 12% per annum, or a total loss of 274 litres of spirit over eight years, from the two Bourbon casks the distillery had used.<ref name="thespiritsbusiness1">{{cite web|author=Tom Bruce-Gardyne | url=http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2013/04/amrut-releases-oldest-ever-indian-whisky/ |title=Amrut releases oldest ever Indian whisky |publisher=Thespiritsbusiness.com |date=23 April 2013 |accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref> When filled in 2004, the casks held approximately 360 litres of spirit.<ref name="dramgoodtime1">{{cite web|last=Gemmell |first=WM |url=http://dramgoodtime.com/2013/04/30/amrut-distilleries-releases-oldest-whisky-to-date/ |title=Amrut Distilleries Releases Oldest Whisky to Date |publisher=dramgoodtime.com |date=30 April 2013 |accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref> Only 144 bottles or 86 litres of whisky were released worldwide.<ref name="thespiritsbusiness1"/> Greedy Angels was dedicated to celebrate the 60th birthday of Amrut Distilleries chairman and MD, Neelakanta Jagdale.<ref name="dramgoodtime1"/>

====Amrut Double Cask====
Amrut Double Cask was a limited edition of 51 cases released in March 2010.<ref name="telegraphindia1"/>

==See also==
{{portal|Liquor}}
*[[Indri Whisky]]
*[[Paul John (whisky)|Paul John]]
*[[Amrut Distilleries]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/ Amrut Distilleries official site]
*[http://www.amrutwhisky.co.uk/ Amrut Distilleries UK site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130712003311/http://www.amrutdistilleries.com/validated/pages/singlemalt.html Amrut Distilleries official site Amrut Single Malt page]
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