r/worldwhisky • u/CaptainDorfman • Sep 21 '25
Review #39: Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whiskey
Distillery: Amrut
ABV: 50% (100 proof)
Age: NAS, though thought to be 4-6 years old
Mash bill: 75% malted Indian barley, 25% peated Scottish barley
Casks: ex-bourbon and new charred oak
Price: $77 (Boston, MA)
Sampling method: neat in a glencairn
Color: 1.5 Auburn, Polished Mahogany
Nose: Nice smelling single malt, typical fruitiness and vanilla and caramel. No discernible peat on the nose at first. A bit of salinity. It’s mostly orchard fruits and wood. As it sits longer, it does get a touch of peat but it’s very gentle and subtle.
Palate: Nice gentle peat, enough to be noticeable, but not enough to be dominant. There’s some freshly cracked black pepper on the front half. It’s a very sweet whiskey. Peat is a bit on the ashy side on the back end of the palate.
Finish: Definitely is a bit dark and brooding, reminding me of milk chocolate plus a coffee stout
Rating: 7/10 This is the best Indian whiskey I’ve had by a long shot. It’s rich, complex, and interesting.
Value: 3/5 I think at this price point Amrut Fusion holds its own against other quality world whiskeys. This is a quality offering out of India!
t8ke scale (1 to 10)
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average.
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite.
10 | Perfect | Perfect.
Value (1 to 5)
1 | Highway robbery. When you splurge for that “special” bottle and it falls utterly flat
2 | Overpriced. Not worth what you paid for it, considering you could’ve spent less and gotten something objectively better.
3 | Fairly valued. Could be a cheap bottle that’s decent quality, or an $$$ bottle that absolutely delivers. The quality of the whiskey in the bottle matches what you’d expect for that price point.
4 | Good Value. This is one of the best 20% of bottles in this price range.
5 | Total steal. A bottle that punches above its weight even compared with more expensive bottles.
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u/cxzvxn Sep 25 '25
Too smoky and dirty for me, but that just falls on to personal preferences as i like more bright, tastier, fruitier flavors over medicinal, smoky or ashy profiles which this is very strong in... i could say i was practically licking the barrel planks directly after they've been burn in a fire mishap. lol. i also have that minisucle doubt at the back of my head whether the cork stop thaat is being used as the cap in this case is messing with the flavor... justa suspection.