:thumbsup:
Amrut supposed to be Tops, better than most Scotch Malts
Any single malt afficionados here?
- Thread starter GeorgeO
- Start date
Amrut supposed to be Tops, better than most Scotch Malts
Fantastic
Well-Known Member
Tried it. Nice, but.....after nearly a year the bottle is still full !
navinsinha
Active Member
anubisX
Well-Known Member
Whisky Trivia - Interesting!
The world's most expensive bottle of Scotch whisky is Isabellas Islay ($6.2 million).
The oldest Scotch whisky on the market is the Aisla TOrten 107 years old, distilled in 1906. It costs $ 1.43 million
Glenfiddich is the world's best-selling single malt
Johnnie Walker Red Label is the world's best-selling Scotch
The Famous Grouse is the best-selling whisky in Scotland
Glenmorangie is the best-selling single malt in Scotland.
The world's fastest growing Scotch today is Black Dog. India is a major contributor to its sales.
The five most popular single malts globally are Glenfiddich, The Glenlivet, Glenmorangie Original, Aberlour and Laphroaig
Bruichladdichs The Octomore is the most heavily peated whisky in the world (167ppm)
The three oldest single malts currently sold are Glenturret, Oban and Glenlivet
The oldest distillery in Scotland is Glenturret (1775), followed by Bowmore (1779)
With each bottle of Laphroaig that you buy, you are entitled to a lifetime lease of one sq foot of the distillerys land, along with a personalized certificate of ownership
Cadenheads Whisky Shop on Canongate, has a unique selling point: customers can have a bottle poured straight from a cask and labeled with their name. When sealed it has a label with the born on date, as whisky stops aging as soon as it leaves the wooden barrel, so each bottle is a unique blend.
The highest price paid at an auction for a bottle of Scotch was $631,850 for a 6-liter The Macallan M single malt, in a decanter by Lalique. (The highest price paid at an auction for a standard sized Scotch was $460,000 for a 64-year-old Macallan malt whisky)
Edradour is the smallest distillery in Scotland. The entire operation is run by just three people
The Glenmorangie distillery is one of the smallest in the Highlands and employs just sixteen craftsmen, called The Sixteen Men of Tain
The most expensive country in which to buy Scotch, ironically, is the UK, where it is made
In the UK, its home country, the five most popular blended Scotch whiskies are The Famous Grouse, William Grants, Bells, Teachers and J&B Rare. Note: Johnnie Walker does not feature in the list of best-selling blends in its home country.
A closed bottle of Scotch can be kept for 100 years and still be good to drink. After opening, a bottle of Scotch whisky will remain good for five years.
The Australian Wine Research Institute has introduced a measure called a standard drink. In Australia, a standard drink contains 10 g (12.67 ml) of alcohol, the amount that an average adult male can metabolize in one hour.
Although their proof differs, standard drinks of beer, wine and spirits contain the same amount of alcohol 0.6 ounces each. Theyre all the same to a breathalyzer.
18,000 litres of Scotch whisky worth over $800,000 were accidentally flushed down the drain at Chivas Brothers Dumbarton bottling plant in 2013.
Experts advise you to drink single malt with just a dash of water. The water supposedly releases the serpent from the whisky
If there is a serpent, there is also an angel. As it ages, 2-2.5 % of the whisky maturing in a barrel is lost to evaporation every year. Distillers refer to this as the angels share.
There is also a devil. The whisky absorbed by the wood of barrel during maturation is known as the 'devil's cut
Some sources claim that the Irish whiskey distillers brought the Irish custom of triple distillation with them to Scotland. Auchentoshan was probably started by Irish settlers, led by the MacBeathas, starting this custom. The source of the name Auchentoshan is Gaelic. It means 'corner of the field'.
The United States and Ireland spell it as 'whiskey'. A simple way to remember the spelling: if it comes from a country without an e in its spelling, then it is spelt 'whisky'. (e.g., Scotland, Canada, Japan, India, etc.)
Indian 'whisky' is technically flavoured spirit, because it's essentially made from grain.
The world's most expensive bottle of Scotch whisky is Isabellas Islay ($6.2 million).
The oldest Scotch whisky on the market is the Aisla TOrten 107 years old, distilled in 1906. It costs $ 1.43 million
Glenfiddich is the world's best-selling single malt
Johnnie Walker Red Label is the world's best-selling Scotch
The Famous Grouse is the best-selling whisky in Scotland
Glenmorangie is the best-selling single malt in Scotland.
The world's fastest growing Scotch today is Black Dog. India is a major contributor to its sales.
The five most popular single malts globally are Glenfiddich, The Glenlivet, Glenmorangie Original, Aberlour and Laphroaig
Bruichladdichs The Octomore is the most heavily peated whisky in the world (167ppm)
The three oldest single malts currently sold are Glenturret, Oban and Glenlivet
The oldest distillery in Scotland is Glenturret (1775), followed by Bowmore (1779)
With each bottle of Laphroaig that you buy, you are entitled to a lifetime lease of one sq foot of the distillerys land, along with a personalized certificate of ownership
Cadenheads Whisky Shop on Canongate, has a unique selling point: customers can have a bottle poured straight from a cask and labeled with their name. When sealed it has a label with the born on date, as whisky stops aging as soon as it leaves the wooden barrel, so each bottle is a unique blend.
The highest price paid at an auction for a bottle of Scotch was $631,850 for a 6-liter The Macallan M single malt, in a decanter by Lalique. (The highest price paid at an auction for a standard sized Scotch was $460,000 for a 64-year-old Macallan malt whisky)
Edradour is the smallest distillery in Scotland. The entire operation is run by just three people
The Glenmorangie distillery is one of the smallest in the Highlands and employs just sixteen craftsmen, called The Sixteen Men of Tain
The most expensive country in which to buy Scotch, ironically, is the UK, where it is made
In the UK, its home country, the five most popular blended Scotch whiskies are The Famous Grouse, William Grants, Bells, Teachers and J&B Rare. Note: Johnnie Walker does not feature in the list of best-selling blends in its home country.
A closed bottle of Scotch can be kept for 100 years and still be good to drink. After opening, a bottle of Scotch whisky will remain good for five years.
The Australian Wine Research Institute has introduced a measure called a standard drink. In Australia, a standard drink contains 10 g (12.67 ml) of alcohol, the amount that an average adult male can metabolize in one hour.
Although their proof differs, standard drinks of beer, wine and spirits contain the same amount of alcohol 0.6 ounces each. Theyre all the same to a breathalyzer.
18,000 litres of Scotch whisky worth over $800,000 were accidentally flushed down the drain at Chivas Brothers Dumbarton bottling plant in 2013.
Experts advise you to drink single malt with just a dash of water. The water supposedly releases the serpent from the whisky
If there is a serpent, there is also an angel. As it ages, 2-2.5 % of the whisky maturing in a barrel is lost to evaporation every year. Distillers refer to this as the angels share.
There is also a devil. The whisky absorbed by the wood of barrel during maturation is known as the 'devil's cut
Some sources claim that the Irish whiskey distillers brought the Irish custom of triple distillation with them to Scotland. Auchentoshan was probably started by Irish settlers, led by the MacBeathas, starting this custom. The source of the name Auchentoshan is Gaelic. It means 'corner of the field'.
The United States and Ireland spell it as 'whiskey'. A simple way to remember the spelling: if it comes from a country without an e in its spelling, then it is spelt 'whisky'. (e.g., Scotland, Canada, Japan, India, etc.)
Indian 'whisky' is technically flavoured spirit, because it's essentially made from grain.
Last edited:
Yesterday, tried this for the first time
Except for the strong barley aroma I get nothing else and finished my evening with few rounds of Glenfiddish. Today, poured another round of this barley whiskey. Will update if I am still sober.
Except for the strong barley aroma I get nothing else and finished my evening with few rounds of Glenfiddish. Today, poured another round of this barley whiskey. Will update if I am still sober.
GeorgeO
Well-Known Member
I note 50% alcohol content-looks a shade higher than what we in India drink. Caol Ila and Lagavulin are both 43%. Presumably after drinking some of it you won't remain sober for long!
Caol Ila and Lagavulin are just too expensive over here to be a regular evening drinks. I find Bruichladdish is more of a drink to be enjoyed with a company. I usually use a larger rimmed glass dealing with higher alcohol content. Would I make this my regular? Too soon to tell.
GeorgeO
Well-Known Member
Just got hold of The Yamazaki 12 yr old by Suntory, $90 at Delhi duty free for 750 ml. Now to open it up post Lent and see how it tastes. This has been on my list for a long time.
navinsinha
Active Member
I was trying to get it for quite some time but did not find anywhere. Last October, my son-in-law went to Japan and brought one for me. Waiting for some special occasion to open it........!
I had it last november at my sister's house in delhi. She said it has been lying around with them for the last few years and no one really wanted to have it as they arent whisky/single malt drinkers
. Overall its nice but i guess i am more of a Islay man.navinsinha
Active Member
I love Ardbeg, yet to taste Yamazaki. People say that the 18 YO is out of this world but that's beyond my budget.
I love ardbeg too but anything above 5000/- in rupee terms even at duty free/ abroad means its really really expensive for me. another favourite is bowmore. Smooth and no too smoky.
navinsinha
Active Member
Taliskar is another good one! But the fact remains that once you develop taste for single malt, even best of the blended Scotch don't taste that good.
GeorgeO
Well-Known Member
I've also been looking out for any of the top rated Japanese single malts, like Yamazaki or Hibiki or Nikka, couldnt find it in HK a couple of years ago, and while I did see it in San Francisco the 12 year old was a bit pricey. Being the season of Lent,I'm keeping off the hard stuff( trying to keep off is probably more accurate), but will report after I open it. At my club Yamazaki 12 yr old was available at 700/peg.
How Japanese Single Malts Surpassed Scotlands Finest - Bloomberg Business
How Japanese Single Malts Surpassed Scotlands Finest - Bloomberg Business
GeorgeO
Well-Known Member
I just noticed it's not 750 ml but 70 cl, so US $90 is a bit pricey.
Look out for Ardbeg Corryvreckan. Got one for $72 for 70cl in the US a couple of years back. It was voted Whisky of the year 2009 by Jim Murray. 57% alcohol by volume. Each sip was like liquid gold, intense, the warmth hitting you to your soles. Never had anything like it before - and I've had my fair share of the top brands over the years. Utterly intoxicating, in the best sense.
Totally agree with G401fan. I had a bottle which someone bought for me from singapore. G401 calls it intense but my oh my... was it strong...could get a little overwhelming for some..... but "excellent tharra" in shudh hindi and i just loved it.
Follow HiFiMART on Instagram for offers, deals and FREE giveaways!
