Amrut (whisky)

Amrut

A bottle of Amrut single-malt whisky
Type	Indian single malt whisky
Manufacturer	Amrut Distilleries
Country of origin	India
Introduced	24 August 2004 (2004-08-24)
Related products	MaQ Scotch MaQintosh Prestige
Website	www.amrutdistilleries.com

Amrut is a brand of Indian single malt whisky, manufactured by Amrut Distilleries. It is the first single malt whisky to be made in India.^[1] Amrut (अमृत) or amrit is a Sanskrit word which can be translated as "nectar of the gods",^[2][3] "nectar of life",^[4] or "drink of the gods".^[5] The company translates it as "Elixir of Life".^[6] The brand became famous after whisky connoisseur Jim Murray gave it a rating of 82 out of 100 in 2005 and 2010. In 2010 Murray named Amrut Fusion single malt whisky as the third best in the world.^[2][7][8] John Hansell, editor of American magazine Whisky Advocate, wrote that "India's Amrut distillery changed the way many think of Indian whisky – that it was, in the past, just cheap Scotch whisky blended with who knows what and sold as Indian whisky. Amrut is making whisky, and it's very good".^[9]

Amrut launched their whisky on 24 August 2004 in Glasgow. Amrut single malt whisky is sold in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,^[10] Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.^[2][7][11]