What is "amrut"

Amrut is a brand of Indian single malt whisky, manufactured by Amrut Distilleries, and launched on 24 August 2004 in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the first single malt whisky to be made in India. Amrut or amrita is a Sanskrit word which can be translated as "nectar of the gods", "nectar of life", or "drink of the gods". The company translates it as "Elixir of Life". The brand became famous after 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. 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".

Amrut Distilleries sells Amrut single malt whisky in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Amrut may refer to:

• Amrut, Afghanistan, a village in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan
• Amrut Nagar, a neighbourhood in the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai, India

• Amrut Distilleries, a distiller based in Bangalore, India
• Amrut (whisky), a brand of single malt whisky manufactured by Amrut Distilleries
• Amrut or Amrita, a Sanskrit word that literally means "immortality", and is often referred to in texts as nectar
• Amrut Ghayal, the pen name of Indian poet Amrutlal Laljee Bhatt
• AMRUT, a flagship scheme implemented in India