Amrut Spectrum

These notes are from memory---I bought a bottle about 8 months ago, at a colleague's recommendation. I think it's discontinued now. On to the notes----I really wish I was a fly on the wall at Amrut's creativity lab. I am so sure those chaps there first smoke something mind enhancing , and then come up with these ideas. Their Intermediate sherry was where it starts off in bourbon, then sherry, back to bourbon, all the while shipping back and forth from Spain to Bangalore. Another one of theirs was sent to mature at a small island in northern Germany. And now this. I can imagine some guy in the Amrut lab sitting in a chair, smoking mind enhancing products, and then "dude, what if we take slabs from 6 different woods, krazy glue them together, and mature our stuff in there?" And there you have it...Spectrum. Or better known as Bat S**t Crazy Experiment #4. That aside, this is a pretty solid drink. I remember the nose was all over the place, from red wine to candy apples. Taste was thick and sweet. Walnuts and pecans, roasted marshmallows, a bit of sea salt (??? Bangalore isn't anywhere close to the ocean!!). Finish is long and lingering of Christmas spices and cardamon. Now that I think of it, all of Amruts have that cardamon finish. I gotta google map them, I'm sure there's a cardamon plantation close by their distillery. Looking forward to another experiment of theirs. In fact, I think they should open up a contest to see who can come up with the next crazy idea, and the next whiskey will be named after them. I'll partake if they provide the mind altering smoking products.

Sample reivew So this is the newest release, not sure which one that is? But anyway lets go. Nose - Right away that wonderful armut dirty yet savory malt. Then an insane blast of god knows how many wines and sweet notes. Burnt coca, cinnamon, cherries, raspberries, dates, figs, fall candles at bed bath and beyond, pastry dough, milk chocolate, and yeah it's good a bit of alcohol on the nose. Taste - The taste is a bit less WOW. It's not as big and rich and full as the nose. Still an explosion of intense fruity jams but it's more vanilla and some spice from the amrut malt, followed by some of that dirty burned chocolate. And it follows up with a nice long linger. Very very solid whisky, but comes up a bit underwhelming vs expectations. 3.25

Aatma Cask 873. Fantastic with flavors from each cask component shown with vanilla and coconut from the american oak, cinnamon and nuts from the french oak, raisins, spices, and dried fruit from the spanish oak and sherry casks, and hints of smoke, curry, and cardamom. Nose: Raisins, Dark Chocolate, Coconuts, Makuna Honey, Hazlenuts, Figs, Apricots, Raspberries, Bananas, Toffee, Vanilla, Gingerbread, Plum Cakes, Christmas Cakes Palate: Raisins, Smoke, Figs, Pineapples, Apricots, Honey, Raspberries, Date Syrup, Marzipan, Peaches Finish: Apricots, Bananas, Raspberries, Smoke, Coconut Curry, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Marzpian, Rose Petals, Peaches

Even better than spectrum 004 as more complex and less bitter. Nose: Raisins, Dates, Figs, Almonds, Hazlenuts, Milk Chocolate, Honey, Toffee, Pineapples, Oranges, Pecans, Walnuts, Prunes, Nutmeg, Raspberry Jelly Beans, Espresso, Banana Bread, Cardamom, Passion Fruit Palate: Dates, Raisins, Milk Chocolate, Raspberries, Toffee, Honey, Cinnamon, Hazlenuts, Nutmeg, Brown Sugar, Vanilla, Mocha, Tobacco, Chili Peppers, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Finish: Figs, Raisins, Prunes, Luxardo Cherries, Dates, Strawberries, Almonds, Raspberries, Apricots, Peaches, Mulled Wine, Cranberries, Mocha

Very interesting dram that takes a bit to open up. The noise isn’t the greatest, but the palate is superb.