Amrut Kurinji - Single Malts of India (70cl, 46%)

Kurinji is the second release in Single Malts of India, a series in which Amrut acts as independent bottler for whiskies from other Indian distilleries. It follows Neidhal and was bottled in 2022 at 46%, in an edition of 16,000 bottles, without chill-filtering or added colour. The name comes from Tamil Sangam literature, where kurinji describes the hills and their surrounding land. It also recalls the violet-blue flower that blooms in the hills of southern India only once every twelve years. The nose is sweet and floral, with jasmine, honeysuckle, pear and melon. On the palate, caramel toffee meets aniseed, nutmeg and candied ginger. The long finish carries ginger, white pepper and tobacco.