 | |
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Alcoholic beverages |
| Founded | Bangalore, Karnataka, India (1948) |
| Founder | J.N. Radhakrishna Rao Jagdale |
| Headquarters | Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka , India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Website | www |
Amrut Distilleries Ltd is an Indian company that produces distilled beverages. It is best known for its eponymous Amrut brand of single malt whisky, which is the first single malt whisky to be made in India.[2] The brand became famous after world famous 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.[3][4][5] 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".[6] In 2019, Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whiskey was awarded the "World Whiskey of the Year Award" and Amrut Distilleries was awarded "Word Whiskey Producer of the Year" at the 2019 Bartender Spirits Awards in San Francisco.[7]
Despite the fame the company has received for the single malt whisky, it accounted for only 4-5% of the company's revenue in 2011–12. The bulk of its revenue comes from the sales of brandy, rum, vodka, gin and blended whisky, particularly the Silver Oak brandy, Old Port rum and Prestige whisky brands.[3][4][6] Approximately 20% of its revenue comes from supplying the Canteen Stores Department.[3] Amrut Distilleries currently sells Amrut single malt whisky in 23 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,[8] Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.[3][4][9]
- ^ "Management Team". Amrutwhisky.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Ishani Duttagupta (29 April 2012). "How India's first single malt brand Amrut Distilleries cracked luxury market in West". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Now, Amrut Distilleries mulls premium rum". The Financial Express. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "High Spirits". Outlook. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Raising a toast". The Telegraph. Kolkota. 14 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ a b "The malt of India". Business Standard. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Amrut Fusion Single Malt Crowned World Whisky of The Year". Bartender Spirits Awards. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "The whiskey diaries". GlobalPost. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Awards Pour in For Amrut Distilleries". WhiskyIntelligence.com. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.