Mini bottle Whisky Amrut Indian whisky

Amrut is a brand of Indian malt whisky, manufactured by Amrut Distilleries, and launched on August 24, 2004 in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the first single malt whisky to be made in India. ^[1]Amrut (अमृतृत) or amrita is a Sanskrit word that 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 whiskey 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 the third best in the world. ^[2][7][8] John Hansell, editor of the U.S. magazine Whisky Advocate, wrote that "India's Amrut distillery changed the way many think of Indian whiskey, which in the past was cheap Scotch blended with who knows what and sold as Indian whiskey. Amrut is making whisky, and it's very good."