Most distilled spirits that are labelled as “whisky” in India are a form of Indian-made foreign liquor, commonly blends based on neutral spirits that are distilled from fermented molasses with only a small portion consisting of traditional malt whisky, usually about 10 to 12 percent. Outside India, such a drink would more likely be labelled a rum.According to the Scotch Whisky Association’s 2013 annual report, unlike the European Union (EU), “there is no compulsory definition of whisky in India, and the Indian voluntary standard does not require whisky to be distilled from cereals or to be matured. Very little Indian ‘whisky’ qualifies as whisky in the EU owing to the use of molasses or neutral alcohol, limited maturation (if any) and the use of flavourings. Such spirits are, of course, considerably cheaper to produce than genuine whisky.” Such molasses-based blends make up 90 percent of the spirits consumed as “whisky” in India,although whisky wholly distilled from malt and other grains, is also manufactured and sold.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep gold. This is an inference based on the bottle presentation and the tropical-matured style of the release.
Nose: Oily, sooty smoke with bitter dark chocolate, a hint of mint, charred wood and salted caramel. This is taken directly from the official published note for the release.
Palate: Oily and mouth filling, with big chocolate cake notes, hints of dark cherry, spicy black pepper and oak. This is taken directly from the official published description for the release.
Finish: Long, with lingering wood smoke. This is taken directly from the official published finish note for the release.
Bold was a 2015 addition to the core range. This is made entirely with Indian barley smoked using Islay peat to around 25ppm. A superb alternative to classic peated Scotch whisky.
‘Edited’ is an Indian single malt whisky created by Master Distiller Michael John using Indian 6-row barley as well as peated Scottish barley. The final vatting contains 15% of the peated spirit with maturation taking place in bourbon casks.
A fruity, lively unpeated single malt from Indian distillery Paul John. Aromas of fruitcake, honeycomb and caramel fill the nose, and the palate offers notes of apricots, raisins, honey, apples and salted caramel.