Amrut Distilleries Ltd
Welcome to a ‘ New Experience’
About Amrut Distilleries Ltd
 Family Business and was established in 1948
 Located in Bangalore, South of India
 Amrut Distilleries produce, Single Malt Whiskies, Grape
Brandy, Rum, Gin and Vodka
 Amrut Distilleries employ 600 people in India
 Our Annual production is about 6 million cases across all
the products
Geography of India
About Amrut Single Malt Whisky
 Un Peated barley is sourced from North West of India
(Punjab & Rajasthan)
 Peated Barley is sourced from Inverness, Scotland
Critical Factors in Single Malt
Whisky Production
Raw materials
(Barley, Yeast and Water)
DISTILLER’S YEAST
The Distillation process
(Fore shots, the spirit fraction and the Feints)
DISTILLED AT 70% ABV
Maturation
Location of the distillery (Ambience), Selection of Wood for maturation
COMBINATION OF NEW AMERICAN OAK AND EX-BOURBON
What is Unique about Amrut?
The Barley
 North West of India is very fertile
 The barley cultivated in India has high protein content of
13 to 15 per cent as against of 7 to 10 per cent needed
for brewing.
 Arable lands in Punjab are irrigated by five Himalayan
Rivers (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi,
 Beas, Sutlej )
The Distillation Process at Amrut
 Double pot still Distillation (Wash Still and Spirit Still)
 Small still size of less than 5000 ltrs capacity
What is Unique about Amrut?
The Oak
 Amrut Distillery uses Ex-Bourbon Casks and New
American White oak Casks
 New American White Oak – Lot of Vanillin and provides
sweetness to the whisky
 The colour of the whisky is very rich naturally in such a
short span
What is Unique about Amrut?
Location of Distillery
 Location of Bangalore – 3000 ft above the sea
level
 Summer (April – June) – Maximum 36 Degree
Celsius and Minimum 20 Degree Celsius
 Winter (October – February) – Maximum 27
Degree Celsius and Minimum 17 Degree
Celsius.
 South West Monsoon (June – August) – 85% of
rain in the evening time
Drawing a Parallel Among India,
Kentucky and Scotland
 Average maturation Loss in Scotland is between
2 to 3% / Year
 The Ware House temperature in a distillery in
Islay is about 8 degree Celsius year round
 Average maturation loss in Kentucky is 12%/
year.
 Every Bottle is Bottled by Taste, Not by Age.
On average, Marker’s Mark ages their bourbon
anywhere from five to six years.
Drawing a Parallel Among India,
Kentucky and Scotland
 Average maturation loss in Bangalore is some
where between 10 to 16% / year
 This Depends on where the cask is located and
relative exposure to heat
 As in Kentucky, Ethanol concentration goes up
on the top and middle layers and the strength
more or less remains the same at the bottom
layer
Accolades
 Amrut Single Malt 46%
91.5/100 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible and Bronze medal in Malt Maniac awards
2008
 Amrut Single Malt Cask St 61.9%
93.5/100 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, Bronze in ISC 2007, IWSC 2008 and Silver in
Malt Maniac awards 2008
 Amrut Peated Cask St 62.78%
92/100 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2009, Silver Best In Class IWSC 2008 and
Bronze in Malt Maniac 2008 awards
 Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky 50%
Third finest whisky in the world, Jim Murray Whisky Bible - 2010