Rampur Pedro Ximenez Finish Single Malt Indian Whisky (700ml)

Tasting note: Rampur began distilling in 2004 debuting their first single malt in 2016. This latest offering sees forty eight stand-out American oak casks transferred to PX sherry butts for a special finishing. The resulting sherry- drenched malt smells of dates, dried apricots and sultanas with a touch of citrus peel. It's medium sweet with good body and a slightly broad mouthfeel, lifted by ginger snaps, raisin spice cake and cinnamon warmth at the finish. Beautifully presented in a corded cloth bag. Non-chill filtered at 45% Alc./Vol.

Other reviews... Blender Anup Barik follows up his No. 5 whisky of our Top 20 of 2017 by deploying a Pedro Ximénez sherry-butt finish to the same winning formula. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, tiffin, honeydew, cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg, and hints of vanilla. A mouth-clinging concoction of swirling honeys and caramel, kumquat, redcurrant, banoffee pie, chocolate ganache, and cinnamon, with emerging pepper and clove, highlighting the blender’s enhancement of flavor by the finishing vessel.
91 points - whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by: Jonny McCormick (Winter 2018)

A real shame this. It is obvious that the underlying malt is very attractive... Indian distilleries have to learn, like some in Scotland and Ireland refuse to, that using Spanish oak can be a very dangerous game. 86 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2021

Notes from the producers... Nose: A flare of sweet spiced aroma evoking the nostalgic notes of toffee, dried fruits and cinnamon; a dash of creamy vanilla and rain forest honey follows. Palate: Rich sweet caramel twirled with layers of spices entices the taste buds to detect winey texture & mouth feel. Finish: Long finish with dried fruits; complementing the vanilla & honey after taste.