It was in 2010, I tasted Amrut Fusion Single Malt for the first time. I've been a fan of Amrut's single malt range since that very day. I was excited to receive an invite to a single malt appreciation event organized by none other than Amrut Distilleries.
Here's a photo tour of the event...
Amrut is a brand of Indian Single Malt whisky that has been receiving awards and accolades from across the world ever since its launch...
The Saturday afternoon was just perfect and the folks at The Glass House, Bangalore were all geared up to host the event...
I took my seat eager to hear and learn...
Rakshit Jagdale and his team from Amrut gave a review of their incredible journey so far...
It was a blind tasting session with six samples and a scoring sheet to rate each on the aspects of smell, taste, balance, finish, age and origin. We started with nosing...
Warming the glass with your hand helps release the aroma of the drink...
Nosing is a critical aspect of the tasting process. With practice, one can identify many different fragrances out of over 30 primary aromas...
Next is taking a sip to feel the effects in different parts of the mouth...
Colors can give you an indication of age and wood finish. Normally whiskies grow darker with age...
All aspects were recorded in the scoring sheet...
Each whisky was tasted blind before the identity was revealed...
My scorecard in the end. Highest score went to Amrut Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky. At number two was my favorite Amrut Fusion Single Malt. Amrut had beaten other biggies like Jim Beam, Black Label and even Glenmorangie...
Some good food were served by the host, The Glass House.
Here's the Beef Carpaccio...
Goat's cheese lollipops...
Chicken fire crackers with red dynasty cabbage slaw...
Pizza...
Eggplant Roulade...
Fish and chips inspiration...
By carefully examining a glass of whisky, one can appreciate the experience even more.
Leaving you with some pretty faces from the event...
