Nose : powerful. Notes of camphor, roasted walnuts, citrus fruit (lemon) and spices. Palate : round. Aromas of peat and smoke. Notes of coffee and milk chocolate. Opens with candied fruit (pear, apple) and heady florals. Overall : long. Vegetal and herbaceous notes followed by tar and disinfectant.
Palate:
Sooty peat, apricot, malty sweet, vanilla, minerality and some light herbal pops and a yuzu-like sweetness. Palate sits like a near carbon copy of the aroma with a bit more sweetness but it’s so light and dominated by that sooty peat it’s hard to really get much out of it.
Please note that taste might differ between individuals
Nose:
Sooty peat, apricot, malty sweet, vanilla, minerality and some light herbal pops. It’s so light coming out of the glass it’s hard to pick up much after the sooty peat and the apricots, but when you get those noteful whiffs, it’s nice.
Expert review:
The Whiskey Jug
Dominated by the sooty peat with little else going on, this is a soft light dram that floats through the senses like a dirty ghost. I don’t know what more to make of it, there just isn’t a whole lot going on with this Amrut Peated Indian Single Malt.<br><br>SCORE: 2/5
Background:
Distilled in India, this single malt is made from Scottish barley that has been malted and dried in an intense peat kiln at Port Ellen. Impressively mature, this version is clearly a serious competitor for the symbolic title of the world’s best young peat.