Made using 50% malted barley harvested from the foot of the Himalayas and 50% peated malted barley from Scotland, the Amrut Fusion is a fantastic single malt that shares some characteristics with its older Scottish brother. Boasting remarkable maturity despite its young age (approx. 5 years) due to accelerated ageing triggered by semi-tropical temperatures, it veers from exotic fruits to spices. Reminiscent of some Speyside single malts, Amrut is distributed exclusively by La Maison du Whisky in France and now across Europe. “When East meets West”: this Amrut Fusion is the result of a blend of two special vintages from the Bangalore malt distillery. The first vintage is made from malted barley harvested at the foot of the Himalayas, while the second is produced using malted Scottish barley that has been dried with peat smoke. Each is aged separately for four years at almost tropical temperatures that accelerate the ageing process, as with old Caribbean rums! A wonderfully rounded single malt with average peatiness, non-chill filtered and bottled at 50%, that reminds us of some Speyside ‘collector’ editions!