Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Amrut
Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Amrut is a 110-proof (55% ABV) American whiskey in a 750mL bottle, blending 8- and 9-year Indiana straight rye finished 18 months in Amrut Indian single malt whisky casks with 10-, 11-, and 14-year Kentucky straight bourbons. The rye carries the Amrut casks' exotic, malty influence — India's pioneering single malt distillery — while the mature Kentucky bourbons anchor it in classic American oak sweetness. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 55% (110 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Blend: 43% 9yr + 20% 8yr Indiana rye (Amrut-cask finished) / 37% 10-14yr Kentucky bourbon
- Origin: Bardstown, Kentucky — finished in Amrut Indian single malt casks (Bangalore, India)
- Production: limited Collaborative Series release; 18-month Amrut cask finish on the rye components only
Kentucky Rye Meets Indian Single Malt
Bardstown's Collaborative Series exists to do exactly this kind of thing: take the high-rye Indiana stock the company is famous for blending, finish it in casks from one of the world's most unexpected whisky regions, and pair it with older Kentucky bourbon rather than blending the whole thing down to one finish. The Amrut casks — the first time Bardstown left the bourbon components unfinished — add tropical, malty notes you simply don't get from American oak alone. It picked up Double Gold at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and a 94 from Whisky Advocate (#4 of its Top 20 of 2024). See more straight rye whiskey and the bourbon collection, or everything from the Bardstown Bourbon Company collection at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Retail and review sources describe baked cherry, vanilla, and campfire on the nose with cinnamon and herbal tea. The palate brings ginger, malt, black cherry, peppercorn, and maple; the finish is long with milk chocolate, malt, and oak char. Bourbon Obsessed's review adds pears, brown sugar, toffee, and dark caramel with black pepper and dry oak on the finish.
How to Enjoy
Best neat or with a splash of water to open the layered spice — a 110-proof limited release like this deserves a Glencairn and fifteen quiet minutes, and it pairs beautifully with dark chocolate or a fine cigar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bardstown Amrut Collaborative Series a bourbon or a rye?
Both: it blends straight rye whiskey (finished in Amrut casks) with straight Kentucky bourbon, which is why Bardstown sells it under the Collaborative Series rather than a single style name.
What makes the Amrut finish special?
Amrut's Indian single malt casks impart tropical, malty, exotic flavors from hot-climate maturation in Bangalore that American oak can't replicate.
Is this a limited release?
Yes — the Collaborative Series releases are limited editions and do not stay on shelves long.
Cross-continental whiskey this interesting doesn't linger — order Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaborative Series Amrut online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA, while the release is still around.