We’ve all come to respect Amrut for making Indian single Maltwhisky that deserves its place in the market. However, they’ve come a long way. I dug up a bottle that I bought in 2008, with Indian text on the label and a pink Indian tax label…

Amrut single malt (40%, OB 2007, Batch 07)

Nose: sweet, with an industrial side. Stale butter, cardboard. Dusty dried flowers. Hints of oranges after a while, some honey and caramel. Perhaps a hint of marshmallow. Mouth: again very sweet, but in a rather indefinite way. Caramel, biscuits, mocha glaze. Then some...