Amrut Greedy Angels

I think i have told you this one hundred times before: Amrut is one of my favorite distilleries. But here is one very interesting fact: the Angel's Share in India is about 14% per year; while in Scotland is between 2-3%. That means, there are not 12 or 10 year old whiskies in India. The Angels have drank every drop of every cask by that time. (There is actually one 10yo Amrut called Greedy Angels as well). The whole story of this expression is that the Angels have been "greedy" with this distillery casks, leaving almost nothing for the people after 8 years of maturation. It is well known that this hot places like India and Taiwan suffer from this high evaporation, but the oxygen that enters the cask make the whisky to "super mature" in a short time. That is why 5yo expressions from this countries tend to be acclaimed. Only few bottles appear every now and then, and they even come with an authenticity certificate. This one in particular, was bottled at 50%abv and it has a dark peach color. On the nose, it is increidle, but it takes some time to develop everything. Starts very fruity, with a nice note old oranges, sawdust, coffee beans and dark chocolate. Peaches have appeared; there is definitively some spiciness. Peach halves with their syrup, It has the "naranjilla" (lulo fruit) note from most Amruts. Tiramisú dessert. The nose started dim but then it blew up to a Milk powder, Chocolate madness, Milk cream aroma. It is ncredibly complex. Definitively Mocha. On the palate, it is sweet, oaky, powerful. There is a peach syrup, sawdust and caramel. Also a thick orange peel note. Sugar syrup, acid oranges, naranjilla (lulo fruit). Aftertaste is where it really feels old and overly oaked. Very dry, oaky with chocolate hints. It is very  woody, it completely dries your palate, like if it was an oak sponge that sucks your saliva. Some hints of sugar notes are here as well. Overall, this really felt like a very old scotch whisky; i have had a few, and some of them, over 30 years tend to develop some overly oaked notes. Those profiles really appeared on the aftertaste here, not in a bad or off-putting way. Finish was not as good as the nose or palate, but it still managed to deliver a nice experience. A mythical single malt, that is really hard to come by, my score for this one is a solid 88 over 100.

Nose - (w/o water) Sweet tropical fruits, toasted barley, sugar cane, toasted coconut, milk chocolate (w/ water) More sugar cane, toasted coconut, toasted barley, sharp sweetness Taste - (w/o water) Bit hot, grilled pineapple sweet, tropical honey, floral, toasted barley, cardamom pods?, lightly drying (w/ water) Greatly tamed heat, more grilled pineapple, grilled sugar cane, toasted barley, floral honey, brown sugar Finish - (w/o water) Lingering chargrilled pineapple sweet, toasted barley, light char-bitterness, sugar cane (w/ water) Lightly drying, grilled pineapple, fried plantain sweet, grilled sugar cane Score - 87/100 Final Thoughts - This falls right in line with what I've had from Amrut. It has this nice tropical fruity influence while at the same time preserving the toasted/malted barley influence. Not sure if they use rum casks or something, but I get a lot of sugar cane influence in this one along with grilled pineapple throughout. I have a feeling this would be absolutely amazing with a bit of coconut water or something for a nice tropical long drink. Would I drink it if offered? - Yes Would I specifically order it? - Maybe Would I buy a bottle? - No

Taste 3 at the Wheated event. $10/pour at discount. Great stuff with tropical pineapple, citrus, and tangy notes with rich malty cereal and a little chocolate.