Amrut Single Malt Cask Strength

Nose: chocolate, cookies, citrus, floral Taste: spice, ginger, sweet After: spicy

Nose: Honey, cinnamon, red apple, pear Palate: Oak, cinnamon, lime. Finish: Woody, tobacco

Rating: 17/23 Presumably this is somewhat better than the regular Amrut Single Malt. N: The nose is big and funky, with sweet-tart cherries mixed with mushrooms, a lot like if it had been aged in cherry wood. Giving it a minute, more spice and wood come out, along with a more caramel sweetness. There's a toasty nuttiness like pecan to the wood that's really nice. The complexity on the nose is quite solid, though it is fairly aggressive being at cask strength. I do get some wet wood with the mushrooms, but it isn't moldy. P: Initially, this does not impress me. It's quite good, but no better than the regular Amrut Single Malt. It's just like the Amrut Peated Cask Strength had the peat layer removed, reducing its complexity to a very small amount and highlighting that cherry candy flavor too much. With water added though, it surprisingly develops some of that Westward funk! I get some mushroom in with the wood along with some spices, giving that cherry wood profile from the nose. With the right amount of water, the profile is actually pretty similar to Westward's, but with more cherry. I get some tropical fruits jumping out from time to time as well and the spiciness - although a bit hot - has a nice cinnamon presence. F: Some sweet cereal flavor with a bit of cardboard-like wood lingers while some toasty nuttiness comes out. Not amazing, but the nuttiness is quite nice. It's a pretty tough call between the this and Westward, so I have to declare a tie. Considering the pricing, this is actually better VFM if you can find it. Considering that it matches Westward and I gave Westward a 16 previously, I think that Westward might have been rated a tad low. This is substantially better than the regular Amrut Single Malt. This is either a 16 or 17, but I'm leaning toward 17.

AMRUT INDIAN CASK STRENGTH 61.8% NOSE : 코코넛, 빗속 엄청 가벼운 바닐라 PALATE : 솔티, 옅은 플로랄 FINISH : 스모키, 스파이시, 쌉쌀함

Amrut; distilled in the heat of India. Yes, that means more barrel contact for the juice inside in a shorter period of time and yes, the cask strength means that this guy is a hot beast. Almost too hot. Now don't get me wrong, I like my whiskey cask strength, but the heat on this one distracts from the coffee/toffee flavors buried inside. I suggest add water....and don't be shy about it. Once added, this tames the beast and the flavors start to reveal themselves. Cloves, baking spices, coffee, malt, they are all there. Thank goodness. I like this bottle. It is distinct, like most of the Amrut line, so this bottle is good to have on the shelf for diversity purposes. Would I buy one again. Eh, probably not now.