ABV: 40 %
Origin: India
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5
Tasting notes
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Additional information
This whisky was aged in ex-bourbon barrels. The batch tried is no. 26, from june 2022. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.
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ABV: 42.8 %
Origin: India
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 2/5
Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and peaty. At first there’s a mild woodsmoke peatiness with a vanilla rich sweetness attached to it. Underneath is a mix of liquorice, green fruits and ginger. On top there’s a menthol layer floating around. When it settles there’s a toffee note forming in the center and the vanilla becomes even more pronounced. With time it shifts back to be peat oriented. This is a very good nose. It lacks a lot of power and complexity but somewhat makes up for it with a balanced nose overall.
Mouth: It starts out very mild and sweet with a hint of black pepper on top and a small green fruitiness underneath. When it develops, the vanilla returns together with a fresh oakiness and some butterscotch. The peatiness increases its precence out on the edges and it’s still a campfire smokiness but it feels a bit ”wetter” and ”earthier” than before. The whole feels quite clean and well made, but as time passes it becomes quite unbalanced and a bit too oaky. The peat fight against it but loses the battle fairly quick.
Finish: The transition is quite uneventful and a lot of the flavours disappears for a good while. At this point a lot of the flavours never return and the peat and oak are what remain. It doesn’t take long before it becomes all about a fresh oakiness which is dry and overpowering. The finish is not long and the last bit is somewhat like chewing on a piece of oak. This is a good whisky overall. It’s clean and simple and uses fresh wood to overcome the lack of age and complexity, which unfortunatly never works.
Additional information
This whisky was aged in barrels made by the ”finest coopers in the country”. It’s made from 100 % indian malt.
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ABV: 46 %
Origin: India
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5
Tasting notes
This was tasted at a whisky festival. No tasting notes were recorded. The impression was that this is a oaky, spicy and very fruity whisky with a mix of malt, honey, baking spices and a lot of mixed fruits. The emphasis lies on assorted tropical fruits. It’s got a very typical flavour profile for an indian whisky.
Additional information
This whisky is made by the Picadilly Distillery. It was aged in ex-bourbon, ex wine french oak and ex-sherry casks. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.
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ABV: 50 %
Origin: India
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5
Tasting notes
This was tasted at a whisky festival. No tasting notes were recorded. The impression was that this is a very fruity whisky with a mild distillate and a spicy oak character. It’s got a tropical fruitiness with a big bucket of mangos, oranges and pineapples as its main character and a base of honey, oak and vanilla. It feels very straight forward and easy to approach.
Additional information
This is a triple distilled whisky. The casks used aren’t stated. This release is limited to 5400 bottles worldwide.
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ABV: 50 %
Origin: India
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5
Tasting notes
This was tasted at a whisky festival. No tasting notes were recorded. The impression was that this is a mix of fruity, spicy and slightly peaty. It’s got tropical fruitiness and oak spices as the main feature and a base of honey, vanilla and peat. It’s an interesting experience.
Additional information
This whisky was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and after that ex-sherry, ex-brandy and ex-rum casks.
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ABV: 50 %
Origin: India
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5
Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. The orange peel fruitiness dominates the nose from the start. It sits on a sweet and soft berry layer. There’s vanilla and a touch of aromatic oak as well. When it settles in the glass the orange peel gets a bit less powerful but it never seems to merge with the sweetness. There are assorted dried fruits added to the mix as well. The distillate becomes more noticable and it’s a rather nice and well made base but it just creates a third individual layer. The whole thing sort of feels like a layered cocktail. This is a nice nose overall though.
Mouth: It starts out with a big sweetness and it’s quite spicy on initial impact. The orange peel and the oak mixes and the whole thing becomes a weird aromatic concoction which almost resembles cedar wood. There’s cinnamon and other baking spices as well. It becomes somewhat bitter after a while which makes the whole thing even weirder. It’s not unpleasant, it just tastes very unorthodox. It feels quite young and spirity which doesn’t help it along.
Finish: A small surge in ABV spicyness gives a much needed rest from the plathora of layered flavours on the palate. When it calms down the Oloroso sherry finally becomes recognizable with the mix of dried fruits in the forefront. There’s still a fresh and slightly bitter orange peel note but it seems to have let go of the other flavours which is a good thing. The oakiness is pretty anonymous on its own though. This is a decent but very weird whisky. It’s interesting in itself, but it’s not the best tasting whisky out there.
Additional information
This whisky is first aged for 3 years in undisclosed casks and then finished for another 3 years in casks which previously held Oloroso sherry with orange peels.
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ABV: 43 %
Origin: India
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 2/5
Tasting notes
Nose: This is dill pickle juice. It’s very acidic and it takes a long time to open up. There’s a strong vanilla note, toffee and a sugar sweetness. Green apples and grapes appear after some time in the glass. There’s a hint of black liquorice around the edges. After a while some milk chocolate appears.
Mouth: It also tastes like dill pickle juice. There’s anis, sugar, dust and a herbal spicyness. The green apples and the grapes is residing in the background. It’s extremely astringent and acidic and it’s very oak forward. It almost feels and tastes like a mild rye.
Finish: After an initial herbal spice burst, some vanilla, anis and liquorice root comes through. It’s bitter and unpleasantly astringent. The dill pickle juice comes back and just won’t go away. The oak is over the top in the end. It gets way better after opening up in the glass, but it’s very strange for a single malt.
Additional information
Rampur Distilllery is the former name of the Radico Khaitan. This whisky is produced, and matured in bourbon casks, in Uttar Pradesh near the Himalaya and is the first single malt released by the distillery.
ABV: 50 %
Origin: India
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 4/5
Tasting notes
This was tasted at a whisky festival. No tasting notes were recorded so only the impression is given.
Additional information
It’s called fusion because it’s made from a mix of 75 % unpeated indian barley and 25 % peated scottish barley. The two varieties are distilled separstly and aged for four years. After the initial maturation they are put together to marry for 3 months. it’s aged in both old and new american oak barrels.
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