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95 points

Amrut 10 year old Greedy Angels Bourbon Cask-Finished Single Malt (2019 Release), 55%

An intense and enthralling whisky on the nose, with honey, brown sugar, and caramel, then molasses, cooked fruit, vanilla, shredded orange peel, chocolate, and baking spices, yet it still retains a barley freshness. This elegantly carries its potent ABV with aplomb, producing a palate of baked orange, dried pineapple, malt, milk chocolate, and a cascade of spice, sugar, caramelized fruits, and toasted oak. Simply incredible. (900 bottles, 300 for U.S.) Collectible

Reviewed by: (Fall 2020)

94 points

Amrut Spectrum 004, 50%

Although it sounds more like the warped master plan of a sinister Bond villain, it’s actually named after the four different woods in Amrut’s second wave of spectrum casks. Prune stone, dried fig, black cherry flesh, raspberry, cinnamon, and a hint of macchiato aromas. Dense concentrated cherry and sultana, cooked apple and pear, heavy spices, and fruit and nut chocolate. Finish of hot, sticky dates and baked orchard fruit. Commendable.

Reviewed by: (Fall 2017)

94 points

Amrut Greedy Angels, 50%

A whopping three-quarters of the spirit put in these casks was taken by greedy angels. It has a big waft of crystallized pineapple, tropical fruits, and spiky spice on the nose. On the palate, red licorice, syrupy jellied fruits, some mandarin, cherry lozenge, and tinned strawberries, and the same menthol rancio you’d kill for in a 30 year old scotch. This is Amrut's oldest-ever whisky; it's as rare as hen's teeth…and just 8 years old. Awesome.

Reviewed by: (Summer 2013)

94 points

Amrut 6 year old Aatma Single Cask Single Malt (Cask No. 4675), 57.1%

Sweet saline peat on the nose, along with red berries, milk chocolate, hazelnuts, dates, and nougat. It’s lush and rich, qualities that extend to the palate’s oily, dense character, which is floral and soapy before shifting into plummy red berry fruit, dark chocolate, roasted hazelnuts, and a panoply of spices. The finish is ashy, peppery, sweet, and mouthwatering, with long, lingering smokiness. Water is a must to showcase the rounded, powerfully flavorful balance of this whisky. (360 bottles; U.S. exclusive)

Reviewed by: (Summer 2020)

94 points

Amrut Greedy Angels 8 year old, 50%

Rejoice! Those greedy angels have left sufficient liquid behind in the Amrut warehouse for a new release. Chocolate ganache, dark fudge, rye bread, toasted fennel seed, overripe mango, lavender, and parma violet aromas. It’s divine: chocolate brownie, orange peel, espresso, bramble, candied fruit jellies, toffee, and blackened oak, with a finish of fruity chocolate. Repay such celestial avarice by acquiring some of this heavenly whisky for yourself. (180 bottles for the U.S.)

Reviewed by: (Winter 2017)

94 points

Amrut Greedy Angels 12 year old Chairman’s Reserve, 60%

Aromas of concentrated bramble, plum, sweet baked tarts, and aromatic spices, this bourbon cask-finished version pulls off decadence and effortless balance with aplomb. Sipped neat, it tastes like what you would imagine it feels like to bite into the color indigo. Given all the intensity and power, water helps to unlock notes of milk chocolate, latte, purple fruit skins, plum flesh, Brazil nut, and bitter plain chocolate. Rather special. (36 bottles for the U.S.)

Reviewed by: (Summer 2022)

94 points

Amrut Aatma Single Cask Single Malt (Cask No. 661), 56.5%

amrut aatma single cask 661 Fragrant, exotic spices permeate the nose, like a perfumy incense shot through with sandalwood; there’s also black currant, cooked plums, crushed raspberries, dark chocolate, and pineapple. The intensity of the nose builds on the palate, as rich flavors of lime zest, mango, raspberry jam, and dark chocolate swirl with the pull of oak tannins. The finish loses none of the tension between spirit and cask, balancing the dueling richesse of dark chocolate-covered pineapple and polished oak. (90 bottles; U.S. exclusive)

Reviewed by: (Winter 2020)

94 points

Amrut Norfolk Wine & Spirits Single Cask Single Malt (Cask #662), 60%

Expressive and aromatic on the nose, with mingling aromas of spiced smoke—like burning sage—dried herbs, sandalwood, rose petal, and citrus oil. Its high proof equals big flavor on the palate: a rush of guava, pineapple, and kiwi dusted with cinnamon, then almond, pipe tobacco, and mocha. Adding water brings out more savory notes that meld seamlessly with the spice, nuts, and rich dark chocolate. The lush finish swirls with chocolate, raisins, bitter almonds, and tropical fruit. You’d be forgiven for thinking this was sherry cask-finished, but it’s actually from a single bourbon barrel. (120 bottles; Norfolk Wine & Spirits exclusive)

Reviewed by: (Fall 2019)

93 points

Amrut Single Cask Caroni Rum Cask (No. 5149), 60%

With exceptional flavors across the nose, mouthfeel, and palate, this delivers great flavor both at cask strength and at various dilutions. Strong aromas of barley mingle with thick peach puree, fruity syrups, grassy notes, barley sugars, and orange Jell-O. Sweet and rich with tropical flavors of mango, passion fruit, papaya, and baked peach, it handles the high alcohol and builds through a slow crescendo in flavor to reach the peak. (120 bottles for Norfolk Whisky Group)

Reviewed by: (Spring 2021)

93 points

Amrut Spectrum, 50%

Amrut’s chimeric five-wood cask has been one of the greatest whisky innovations of this year. The aromas release Madagascan chocolate, the fruitiness of Panamanian Geisha coffee, a sturdy granite core, new oak extractives, fresh walnuts, wood spices, treacle, and mango peel. Like velvet, the palate develops lush fruits, Gianduja chocolate, rich, dark coffee, nut oils, and oak tannins, before the red juicy fruits soak through the chocolate. Heat, dry spices, and ground coffee finish. Clever concept: a seminal whisky. £100

Reviewed by: (Winter 2016)

92 points

Amrut Rye Single Malt, 50%

What’s a rye single malt, you ask? It’s 100% malted rye distilled in pot stills, bursting with rye spices, thick toffee, malt loaf, chocolate, licorice, burnt sugar, and tropical fruits. Praline, cinnamon, and burnt orange flavors succumb to an assault of spice, tropical fruits, and licorice, ending with virgin American oak char before a gum-numbing aniseed finish of Fisherman’s Friends. Water just mutes the enjoyment, so leave it.

Reviewed by: (Fall 2017)

92 points

Amrut 100 (U.S. release), 57.1%

The whisky gets its name from the fact that 57.1% ABV is 100 proof in the British measuring system: the alcohol concentration needed to sustain flaming gunpowder. It comes in 100 cl bottles and only 100 bottles are being released in each territory. This malt takes no prisoners, with big, bold flavors dominated by peat, but with chutney-style fruit and an array of spice making for a rich, intense taste experience.

Reviewed by: (Spring 2014)

92 points

Amrut Double Cask Batch 3, 46%

The dark chestnut liquid results from maturation in bourbon and port casks, and it has an equally enticing nose: squishy prunes, dried fig, blackcurrant, sour cherry, apple tarts, and nutmeg. The concentration of fruit on the palate circulates around dark cherry, red apple, and raspberry flavors. Then vanilla, caramel, and milk chocolate flood the mouth and everything turns deliciously gooey. Go on, give in to your urges. (240 bottles for the U.S.)

Reviewed by: (Winter 2017)

92 points

Amrut Aatma Port Pipe Single Cask (No. 4670), 56.5%

The color of polished horse chestnuts with the opulent aroma of mature vintage port, this concentrates the fruits around a firm spicy core, with red Twizzlers and a mischievous smirk of hot paprika. Red jelly and black grape flavors tangle with oak tannins, vanilla pod, red apple, clove, black pepper, plain chocolate, and vanilla essence. An almost local-anesthetic effect on the tongue at cask strength, so dilute liberally. (360 bottles)

Reviewed by: (Summer 2021)

92 points

Amrut Spectrum 004

Licensed to thrill, Amrut finished this single malt in ingenious custom four-wood barrels. It has a deep ruby color with a nose of pomegranate, damson, sloes, black grape, baked apple, and mild spices suggestive of PX influence. It’s time to taste: More rounded than the inaugural Spectrum, this boasts bramble with chocolate, fruit skins, and an intense surge of slightly burnt spices, then semi-sweet chocolate, black currant, and oak. (1,050 bottles for the U.S.)

Reviewed by: (Summer 2022)

92 points

Amrut Portonova, 61.2%

This release is a port version of Amrut’s Intermediate Sherry — a sort of port pipe sandwich. The spirit is matured in both unused casks and bourbon casks, then spends a few months in port pipes, and then returns to bourbon casks. The result is a Pink Floyd show of a whisky: vibrant, colorful, complex, and nearly too much. A blackcurrant and wispy, smoky nose gives way to an intense and bittersweet mix of chili, blackcurrant, oak, damson, dark chocolate, and peat. Astounding.

Reviewed by: (Fall 2011)

92 points

Amrut 10 year old Greedy Angels Peated Rum Cask-Finished Single Malt (2019 Release), 57.1%

The smoke on the nose is comfortingly thick and peaty, layered over cooked peaches in syrup, mango, and hints of ripening strawberry, becoming almost gum-like, with a back wall of oak and mild dry spices. On the palate, intense fruitiness assails the senses, with bitter plain chocolate, spices, and smoke. Be kind and add a generous dash of water, or prepare your taste buds for a pummeling from the cask-strength alcohol. (900 bottles, 150 for U.S.)

Reviewed by: (Fall 2020)

92 points

Amrut Madeira Finish, 50%

This limited edition is quite a color: deep orange with beautiful rose tints. Quite vinous on the nose, with orange peel, crème brûlée, honey, toasted coconut, grated chocolate, and preserved lemons all benefiting from the higher bottling strength. It’s darkly sweet with piquant plums, juicy raisins, sweet shortbread, fig, chocolate, honeyed lemons, and tangy candied peel. Truly excellent, the spice dominating the dark fruits and chocolate throughout the finish. (4,800 bottles)

Reviewed by: (Fall 2018)