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Amrut Single Malt Rye
Single Malt — India
Reviewed
December 4, 2017 (edited September 12, 2020)
My experience with Indian malts is extremely limited. In fact, the only ones I’ve tried were solely gifted to me by my friend Pranay. They are spice and ABV beasts, but they do deliver the goods. This is a newer, NAS release that uses European rye that is 5 years old and is aged exclusively in American oak barrels. It has a nice, rounded ABV of 50% and is a beautiful reddish-copper in the taster. It slowly forms oily legs before settling back in the glass.
The nose is quite possibly the best part IMO. It starts with fresh cut, tropical fruit and rye bread before turning somewhat floral with a breezy hit of spearmint washing across the nostrils if you linger in there too long. There’s little to no barrel notes nor is there a heavy hit of alcohol from the higher ABV. That alone is amazing to me.
The palate is where the typical rye whisky makes its appearance known. Strong, peppery rye spice, fresh oak and some serious citrus-like zing. It’s so strong it felt like it stripped all the oils that normally coat your tongue. It’s borderline violent, lol.
The finish is- to put it bluntly- excessive (in a good way, haha). It continues to burn the tongue and throat until you physically make it go away (and it will take more than a sip of water). It’s got a hold of you and ain’t letting go.
Boy, this is perfect for finding out if you’ve been slipping in the whisky game. Are you sure you haven’t been getting soft? Amrut Rye will surely let you know. If you see this stuff at a bar- take the challenge. It’s worth it, I promise you. A huge thanks to Pranay for letting me re-focus my chi, fine tune my game, whatever. This is fine stuff. 4.5 stars. Cheers.
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This was a really different type of rye; really unlike others I've had. Worthwhile to try it, but that full bottle price ($170) is silly high. $10-15 in a bar....yeah, worth the try
My experience with Indian malts hasn't started yet. I have unopened bottles of Amrut and Paul John waiting... next year, I'm thinking. Great review.