Indian Whisky
One year of cask maturation in Bangalore is roughly equivalent in flavour terms to three years in Scotland - India's tropical climate dramatically accelerates maturation, but also drives up the so-called "angel's share", the evaporation loss from the cask, to 8-12% per year compared to just 2-3% in Scotland. Amrut, whose corporate history dates back to 1948, brought the first-ever Indian single malt to the international market in Glasgow in 2004, causing a stir in the traditionally Scotch-dominated whisky world. The younger competitor Paul John from Goa, founded by Paul P. John, followed in 2012 with the ambition of capturing India's warmth and vitality in its whiskies - and is now sold in around 40 countries.
Content: 0.7 Liter (€64.27 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€54.27 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€34.27 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
CODE: BLACK25
Content: 0.7 Liter (€75.70 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€55.70 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Code: PFINGSTEN26
Content: 0.7 Liter (€54.27 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
CODE: BLACK25
Content: 0.7 Liter (€87.13 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€55.41 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€87.13 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€69.99 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€79.99 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.04 Liter (€224.75 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
CODE: BLACK25
Content: 0.5 Liter (€73.98 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€159.99 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€137.13 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.04 Liter (€199.75 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.04 Liter (€174.75 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.04 Liter (€224.75 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Code: PFINGSTEN26
Content: 0.7 Liter (€158.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
CODE: BLACK25
Content: 0.7 Liter (€124.27 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.04 Liter (€149.75 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.04 Liter (€174.75 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.04 Liter (€149.75 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€448.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Why does Indian whisky mature so much faster than Scotch?
The tropical heat of Bangalore and Goa significantly accelerates the chemical maturation processes in the cask - one year of maturation there is roughly equivalent to three years in Scotland's cooler climate.
What does the high "angel's share" mean for whisky production?
With 8 to 12% annual evaporation, Indian distilleries lose considerably more whisky to the cask and surrounding air than their Scottish counterparts (2-3%) - making production more costly, but also more flavour-intense.
Facts and figures
Amrut: company history since 1948, first international single malt launch 2004 (Glasgow). Paul John: founded 2012 in Goa. Angel's share in India: 8-12% annually (Scotland: 2-3%). One recommended representative is Paul John Bold.