Amrut 'Little Greedy Angels' 8 Year Old Indian Single Malt Whisky

Amrut 'Little Greedy Angels' 8 Year Old Indian Single Malt Whisky is what eight years tastes like in Bangalore's tropical heat — a 50% ABV (100 proof) 750mL peated Indian single malt from Amrut Distilleries, aged in Oloroso sherry casks and drawn from the Chairman's Reserve. In Scotland, eight years is a teenager; in India, where the angels' share evaporates brutally fast, eight years drinks like thirty. Whiskey Advocate gave it 94 points — one of the highest scores any Indian whisky has ever received. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV / size: 50% ABV (100 proof) — 750mL (some retailers list 700mL — bottle read to confirm)
• Age: 8 Years Old, matured in Oloroso sherry casks
• Barley: peated in-house at Amrut — the first-ever in-house-peated Indian single malt (Aberdeenshire peat)
• Origin: Amrut Distilleries, Bangalore (Bengaluru), India — family-owned since 1948, distilling at ~3,000 ft in a tropical climate
• Series: the junior line of the cult Greedy Angels series, part of Amrut's Chairman's Reserve — a limited release
• Score: 94 points, Whiskey Advocate

The Angels Take Their Cut

"Little Greedy Angels" is Amrut's tribute to the angels' share — the evaporation their casks suffer in Indian heat, far beyond anything a Scottish warehouse loses. When peated malt became unobtainable, chairman Shri Neelakanta Rao R. Jagdale made a bold call in 2014: peat the barley in-house with Aberdeenshire peat. This bottling is the result — tropical-matured, sherry-casked, gently peated, and the accessible sibling of the collector-grade Greedy Angels. Discover more international whisky or explore the rest of Amrut Distilleries at Del Mesa.

Tasting Notes

Whiskey Advocate (94 points): "an elegant whisky with aromas of rich caramel, vanilla wafer, fresh-baked cookies, ripe banana, pear, and a hint of peppermint ice cream. There's earthy smoke, but it's only slightly peaty. The palate takes us on a beautiful journey, with Lotus Biscoff, caramel, pepper, clove, and caramelized apple... Smooth and mouth-coating, ending with darker fruits, toffee, sultana, malt, vanilla pod, chocolate wafers, and cappuccino."

How to Enjoy

Neat, with a few drops of water to open the sherry and smoke. This is a collector's pour and a conversation piece — serve it when the whisky nerds come over.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "Little Greedy Angels" mean?
It refers to the angels' share — the portion of spirit lost to evaporation during aging, which is dramatically higher in India's tropical warehouses than in Scotland.

Is it heavily peated?
No — Whiskey Advocate calls the smoke earthy but "only slightly peaty"; the Oloroso sherry casks lead.

How limited is it?
It's a limited Chairman's Reserve release, but reported bottle counts conflict — the rarity is real, the exact number is not confirmed.

India's highest-rated whisky style, in one bottle — order Amrut Little Greedy Angels 8 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.