Whisky: In high spirits: The world is acquiring a taste for Indian single malt

The journey of Indian single malt whisky has its roots in old stocks and spunk.

In the 1980s, late NR Jagdale, the Chairman and Managing Director of Amrut Distilleries, started using malt whisky to make blends of higher quality than those that were sold in the country then. In the 1990s, an influx of international brands with lighter whiskies compelled Amrut to reduce the malt content in their whiskies. This resulted in the surplus stock of