The Amrut distillery was founded in 1948 as Amrut Laboratories. Established by Shri J N Radhakrishna, the company started blending and bottling various alcoholic beverages. During the 1950s and 1960s, Amrut launched products for the Indian armed forces as well as the general market; products included the dark rum Amrut XXX and Silver Cup Brandy. Amrut Single Malt Whisky was launched officially in Glasgow in 2004. Since then its reputation has grown, with its range of innovative whiskies using Indian barley from the Punjab distilled in the tropical garden city of Bangalore at 3000ft. Distilled: 03.2013 Bottled: 10.2017 Cask Type: Portpipe Cask Number: 4668 56.5% ABV / 75cl Bottle Number: One of only 480 bottles released