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The Rise of Fake Whiskey
A Bagpiper ad in Pondicherry, India(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) By Richard Thomas If you mention the term “fake whiskey” in American whiskey circles, more likely than not you’ll find yourself in a...
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By Richard Thomas India’s Allied Blenders and Distillers (ADB) is set to compete with brands like Blenders Pride and Signature for the premium end of India’s domestic whisky market. ADB is the maker of...
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Counterfeit Scotch Ring Uncovered In India
By Richard Thomas India was already in trouble with the Scotch Whisky Association for exporting Indian not-really-whisky products to Europe, but now it seems you can’t even trust the labeling of scotch...
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India And The Future Of Whiskey
The Next Big Market For Whiskey Is India, Not China By Richard Thomas Whisk(e)y’s next big market is India,and always has been (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) As China’s economy took off during the 1990s,...
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Amrut Single Malt Indian Whisky Review
By Debbie Shocair Rating: A- Amrut Single Malt Indian Whisky(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) I have to admit that, after all the research I had done about Indian “whisky,” I wasn’t expecting much from...
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Amrut Fusion Single Malt Indian Whisky Review
By Debbie Shocair Rating: A- Amrut Fusion Indian Single Malt(Credit: Amrut) After my first surprising and very pleasant foray into Amrut’s expressions, I was looking forward to something special in the...
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Amrut Cask Strength Indian Whisky Review
By Debbie Shocair Rating: A- Amrut Cask Strength Indian Single Malt (Credit: Amrut) Once again, Indian whisky-makers Amrut are impressing me, this time with their single malt, cask strength expression,...
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Amrut Kadhambam Single Malt Indian Whisky Review
By Debbie Shocair Rating: B Amrut Kadhambam Single Malt(Credit: Amrut) This was my fourth foray into the litany of whiskies from the Amrut Distillery in India, and this expression showcases the...
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Around The Globe With Five Malt Whiskeys
By Richard Thomas Amrut Single Malt Indian Whisky(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Bourbon is undoubtedly booming, but it’s malted barley that stands as the dominant basis for world whisk(e)y. Leaving aside...
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Amrut Intermediate Sherry Single Malt Whisky Review
By Debbie Shocair Rating: A Amrut Intermediate Sherry Single Malt(Credit: Amrut) Amrut gets extra—and well-deserved—creativity points for this lovely beast. If you have been following my reviews of the...
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Five Whiskey Tasting Surprises
Expect These Unexpecteds At Your Next Whisk(e)y Tasting By Richard Thomas (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Let’s say you are going to your first tasting of Bourbon or Irish or Scotch or some mix therein....
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Amrut Peated Single Malt Whisky Review
By Debbie Shocair Rating: A- Amrut Indian Peated Single Malt(Credit: Amrut) I have put in a lot of work on Amrut’s Indian single malts, and I’m happy to say that, taken as a whole, Amrut has far...
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Amrut Naarangi Indian Whisky Review
By Debbie Shocair Rating: C- Amrut Naarangi Single Malt(Credit: Amrut) The Amrut Naarangi (Naar-An-Ghee) is another experimental whisky from the fine folks at Amrut in Bangalore, and another laborious...
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The World’s Eight Most Underrated Whiskies
By Richard Thomas Whiskey Thieves(Credit: Vendome Copper & Brass Works) Some may be surprised to learn that although whisky-making has been spreading around the globe in recent years, the industry...
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Sazerac Buys Into India’s Paul John
John Distilleries Private Limited (“JDPL” or “Company,”), a leading Indian spirits company, announced at the end of last week that The Sazerac Company (“Sazerac,”) the largest family-owned spirits...
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A Day At Whisky Live Paris 2018
By Emma Briones (Credit: Alvaro/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0) Oh, Paris. The city of lights for some and the City of Love for others. Whatever you want to call it, it’s always a good idea to visit...
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Around The World With Six Whiskies
This World Whisky Day, Hoist A Dram That Takes You Places By Richard Thomas Starward Two-Fold Australian Whisky(Credit: Richard Thomas) World Whisky Day falls on the third Saturday of May, so this 10th...
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Q&A With Michael D’Souza, Master Distiller at India’s Paul John
By Richard Thomas Michael D’Souza, Paul John Master Distiller(Credit: John Distilleries) Even though Japan is routinely listed as one of the five traditional whisky-making regions/countries (along with...
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Paul John Mithuna Indian Single Malt Review
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A Paul John Mithuna Single Malt(Credit: Paul John) India’s Paul John stepped up a notch again with a stellar single malt in 2021, Mithuna. I received two sample bottles...
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Ten Whiskies To Try For World Whisky Day
By Richard Thomas Starward Solera(Credit: Starward) World Whisky Day, that annual celebration for whiskey-lovers everywhere and of whiskeys made everywhere, is around the corner: the day itself if this...
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