Amrut "Kadhambam",
 
Style & Origin
styleIndian Single Malt Whisky
strength50% (100 proof)
casksRum, Sherry, Brandy
price$85-130
availabilityrare
websitewww.amrutwhisky.co.uk
distillery Amrut
Bar Log
Fri., Feb. 15, 2013bottle #652 added to stock
Fri., Feb. 15, 2013feature presentation of bottle #652 by
Mon., Apr. 15, 2013feature presentation of bottle #652 by
Fri., Jun. 21, 2013feature presentation of bottle #652 by
Fri., Aug. 16, 2013bottle #652 killed
Release Notes
"Kadhambam" is a Tamil word meaning "combination" or "mixture". True to its name , Amrut Kadhambam is a novel Single Malt that combines in itself Rum, Sherry and Brandy notes. Regular Single Malt is further matured consecutively for a further period in each casks that were Previously used to mature Rum, Sherry and Brandy.
Amrut
3rd Party Tasting Notes
Nose : Rich and floral, honeyed, nutty, new oak, vanilla, lifted fruit aromas of citrus and tropical fruits
Taste : Candied fruits, subtle oak with a light dusting of peat and integrated spice
Finish : Warming and complex with a dry, long finish
Amrut
Nose: sweet honey, grassy elements, dusty and a little shy, especially compared to the Intermediate Sherry; as it opens up it becomes minty and floral with soft vanilla notes emerging, Demerara sugar shows late;
Palate: starts out light but develops quickly becoming sweet and creamy with gentle spices; the second sip is a little earthy but the sweetness builds with silky oils coating the palate; Demerara sugar, fresh cut grass and toasty American oak develop later but the spice continues to linger; vanilla seems to dominate the later stages;
Finish: long drying and sweet with spices, green grass and smoky oak;
Comments: this is definitely a lighter whisky than the Intermediate Sherry, but makes up for that in greater complexity. I love sherry, but think this is the better of the two!
Whisky Intelligence
Regular Tasting Results
# Taster Date Nose Taste Finish Balance Total
1 Alex Gurevich 8 9 8 8 33
2 Anthony Lanni 8 6 7 8 29
3 Chase Dodd 7 8 9 8 32
4 Dan Bunn 6 6 7 6 25
5 David Drell 7 6 7 7 27
6 David Lawson 8 8 7 8 31
7 David Menkes 8 6 5 6 25
8 Dmitry Shklyar 7 8 6 7 28
9 JP Cardier 7 6 5 8 26
10 Jason McDade 8 7 7 8 30
11 Jason Sklar 3 5 7 5 20
12 Jim Leuper 9 9 7 9 34
13 John Schweitzer 7 8 5 3 23
14 Kai Wang 8 7 6 7 28
15 Kolja Erman 9 10 9 9 37
16 Kolja Erman 7 8 7 7 29
17 Kolja Erman 9 10 9 9 37
18 Richard Ramazinski 7 8 8 7 30
19 Stuart Campbell 6 8 7 7 28
20 Stuart Campbell 7 8 7 7 29
21 Tom Owens 8 9 9 8 34
22 Tom Owens 9 8 8 9 34
23 Tyler Shelton 10 8 8 10 36
Nose: fruit, floral, hint of sugar coated raisins
Taste: oooh! lovely up front!
Finish: nothing at first then builds to a nice long
Balance: oh yes, yes it is!
Alex Gurevich
Nose: oh I like that. Dark fruit, cognac, chocolate and graham crackers. Pungent and (?)
Taste: smooth, warm and complex, fruit and peat - a bit woody
Finish: a satisfying burn that smells and recedes with your breath
Balance: all around a very satisfying dram.
Anthony Lanni
Nose: pungent, rye, aged, sherry?
Taste: minor (?), heavy, bold, bit of a (?)
Finish: bit of a twist, minor sweat of the cheek
Balance: it would work as a gift of a fine whisky.
Chase Dodd
Nose: sweet, caramel, honey
Taste: nice, (?)
Finish: sweetish, long
Balance: well balanced, tastes young
Dan Bunn
Nose: faint strawberry, caramel, butter, cinnamon... a bit cinnamon rolly
Taste: a bit of berry, sweetness, not especially complex
Finish: surprisingly smooth finish, flavor lingers a bit on the tongue nicely
Balance: a quick punch of alcohol and then a nice smooth ride after
David Drell
Nose: burnt nougat with a faint antiseptic
Taste: warm, round and rich, yumsies
Finish: long tail, fond farewell, but few new dimensions
Balance: wonderful if limited, would buy at the right price, also sleep with.
David Lawson
Nose: musty, leathery, rim raisin
Taste: smoky
Finish: smoky, earthy
Balance: bit too subtle
David Menkes
Nose: sweet apple juice, hint of molasses, alcohol
Taste: wow! surprising given the nsoe, nice and complex, fruity
Finish: herbal, like a cough drop, but does not linger for too long
Balance: great taste but not enough complexity on the nose and finish to make it great overall. Would still buy though.
Dmitry Shklyar
Nose: flowery, fruity
Taste: cool, smooth, strong at the end
Finish: caramel, strong, almost aggressive
Balance: very interesting balance of sweet in the front and strong in finish.
JP Cardier
Nose: caramel, pleasant
Jason McDade
Nose: pungent, light burn
Taste: light tar but in a good way
Finish: relatively quiet finish, no real afterburn, slight (?) til hits throat
Balance: so-so, a little youthfulness
Jason Sklar
Nose: lovely, floral notes, (?) into pine woods
Taste: vanilla cream followed by an explosion of tingling tastebuds
Finish: a little hot, probably from the alcohol content, oddly chocolatey
Balance: overall a beautiful whisky, lots of complexity and a remarkable evolving character
Jim Leuper
Nose: soft yet spikey caramel
Taste: "giddy up", sour pop start, caramel, cardamon, with water: ouch, spiceout!
Finish: hot back, not getting any solid finishes today
Balance: 1st time finding the balance not fit together
John Schweitzer
Nose: smell like old wood shop with fresh cut wood. There is a little bit of sweet finish and the end
Taste: smooth with little smoky taste. It finishes witha little bit of gum taste
Finish: the finish is very forgetful. Simple smooth, clean, smoky feeling
Balance: smokey, smooth whisky that is kind of forgetful
Kai Wang
Nose: takes time to lose burn, then nice, subtle sweet and complex
Taste: wow, this is deep, lots of stuff going on, hard to break out details and flavors
Finish: long, warm, rich, smooth, complex
Balance: this is quite amazing!
Kolja Erman
Nose: off notes floats on top, eventually dissipates, blackberry bubblegum?
Taste: ah! much nicer here, wine comes through, a dullness floats underneath
Finish: nice warmth, bitterness hangs around, echoes of peat
Balance: bits and pieces get in each others' way, oddly good and off at the same time
Kolja Erman
Nose: rich, complex, vanila, spices (subtle)
Taste: sharp, rich, amazing
Finish: just a little too short
Kolja Erman
Nose: sweet, full bodied
Taste: fruity, spicy, hits all in back of the mouth
Finish: tart finish, has a good back of the throat/roof of the mouth burn, lasts
Balance: solid, thick
Richard Ramazinski
Nose: nothing much going on to begin, with a couple drops water it opens up the front
Taste: fruity but also a little spicy, water pulls out these flavours more
Finish: oily around palate, a little short on the front flavours
Balance: quite nice overall.
Stuart Campbell
Nose: sweet, vanilla
Taste: great, simple but strong
Finish: a little short for what it is but still worthwhile
Balance: solid
Stuart Campbell
Nose: fruity, warm leaves (juicyfruit gum??) nice! touch of medicine
Taste: dark chocolate on back of tongue burnt orange and vanilla
Finish: smooth, vanilla extract
Balance: wonderful stuff!
Tom Owens
Nose: wow - so much going on, band aids and vicks to start, then fruit and wood, not peated but still smokey
Taste: toasted orange rind! scorched wood - chocolate cherries
Finish: so good! warm + sherry-like, comforting...
Balance: terrific
Tom Owens
Nose: sweet, fruity, but very balanced
Tyler Shelton
The Distillery: Amrut
Established: 1948
Silent since: False
Address: 36 Sampangi Tank Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560027, India
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The history of Amrut Distilleries is as old as the history of independent India itself. Indeed, just as India itself, after six decades of notable progress, is now noted as among the global economic leaders, so too has Amrut Distilleries grown both in stature and in size. Among the earliest to enter the then arcane field of liquor making, Amrut Distilleries Limited began in 1948 under the name and style of Amrut Laboratories, with an initial investment of barely a few lakhs. The founder was the late Shri J.N. Radhakrishna, J.N.R as he is fondly called to this day. Much of this fascinating story was made possible by the resolve of successive generations of the Jagdale family to embrace value and to discount form for substance. Under the leadership of the founder, Amrut Distilleries made rapid strides to entrench itself as a significant, for many the preferred, supplier of Indian Made Liquor (IML) in the Defence Market. In its state of origin, Karnataka, too, Amrut Distilleries grew to be one of the dominant suppliers, especially in the old Mysore area. After the untimely demise of J.N. Radhakrishna Rao Jagdale in 1976, the mantle devolved on his son, Shri Neelakanta Rao, the present Chairman and Managing Director. Building on the solid foundations laid by his later father, his stewardship has seen Amrut Distilleries blossom into a multi-national brand respected as much for the superlative quality of its products as his campaign for transparent practices by the IML industry.
The Amrut distillery is situated in Bangalore "the garden city" of India. The distillery sits in a tropical locale 3000 ft above sea level with its water source being the Himalayan Mountains.
According to Indian Mythology, when Gods and Rakshasas - the demons - churned the oceans using the mountain Meru as churner, a golden pot sprang out containing the Elixir of Life. That was called the "Amrut" The great founders of our distillery aptly named it Amrut Distilleries
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The Owner: N.R. Jagdale Group
Established: 1948
Silent since: False
Address: #41/1, 72nd Cross, Rajajinagar 6th Block, Bangalore, 560 010, India
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This company owns and operates Amrut Distilleries in India.
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