Amrut Pedro Ximenez Cask #2699

Amrut Peated Single Malt Whisky

Nose: Delicate peat. Mostly just that . . . peat. But not your Islay peat. No mud, dirt, or earthy peat. This is a medium peat . . . similar to what you get from Bruichladdich. This is a rocky peat or a hay peat. Maybe I will call this a dry peat . . . yes, that is it: desert peat. With time more malt comes through. That is more or less all there...

Score 80/100

Amrut Peated Cask Strength

I was at the Dublin airport last week, and they had amrut peated CS - I did my due diligence and took the bottles out of the cases and discovered they had two batches on the shelves - batch 28 (bott. Jan 2016) and batch 35 (I can't remember when bottled). Originally, I went for 35, as it was significantly lighter in colour (natural colour) as I...

Score 93/100

Amrut Single Malt Whisky

I have had a love affair with Amrut ever since I first heard of them a few years ago. They are easily the most intriguing brands out there. Young, exotic, brash and not afraid to take risks. And, boy, do they come out with some corkers! And while we all go gaga over their insane experiments it's this humble expression that started it all....

Score 88/100

Amrut Fusion

I was hard on a bottle of Amrut Fusion that I bought last month before Christmas. It's better now and I'm the first to admit that. Air has helped. Nose: a bit weak still, but not bad. rum raisins, brown sugar, molasses, smiling goodness but not a warm hug. Palate: similar to the nose with more staccato. A pleasant oiliness that rolls equally on...

Score 86/100