Must Try Single Malt Whiskies

05 MAR 2024

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Amrut Peated Indian

Whether you go with the Fusion, Kadhambam, or the newest Little Greedy Angels 8 YO, you can’t go wrong with Amrut’s concoctions. Sweet and peated with a touch of caramel on the nose, this particular single malt under Rs5,000 is the perfect purchase for a warming sip in winter. 

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GianChand

Produced by DeVans Modern Breweries, this whisky is distilled in long swan-neck copper pot stills in Jammu. The result is a sweet, nutty beginning that gives into a gingery, fruity body experience.

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Glen Grant 10 years

This Speyside whisky was crafted by the Scottish distillery in Rothes. Aged for 10 years in bourbon barrels, the rich golden liquid soothes the taste buds with flavours of fruits and malt, and is best enjoyed neat or on the rocks.

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Glenmorangie X

The single malt ‘made to mix’ Glenmorangie X delights with aromas of pear and vanilla and flavours of orange sherbet and chocolate fudge. With an easy price point and profile that complements mixers, this whisky is made for cocktail lovers.

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Godawan

This pale yellow spirit by Diageo India pays homage to the namesake bird Godawan—better known as the Great Indian Bustard—as well as the culture and heritage of Rajasthan.

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Indri

Named after the riverside destination in Haryana that houses its distillery, Indri brings out individual flavours of all three barrels—a former wine barrel, a bourbon barrel, and a PX sherry cask—that it is aged in.

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Kamet

Inspired by Mount Kamet in Uttarakhand, this single malt whisky is produced in a distillery in Kurukshetra. Using the local six-row barley, the whisky is distilled in copper pot stills and matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon American Oak, ex-wine French Oak and ex-Sherry casks.

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Paul John Nirvana

After launching single malts in the UK, Paul John began producing single malts through their distilleries in Goa, which, owing the warm weather, helps whiskies mature faster.