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Bhakta Spirits
2012 Indian Single Malt Whisky

Category: Indian Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: India
Alcohol: 56.9%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$150

Bhakta Spirits
2012 Indian Single Malt Whisky

Category: Indian Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: India
Alcohol: 56.9%
Medium gold color. Aromas and flavors of mesquite, smoked dry rub spiced cracklings, caramel, cigar box, and leather, and dried red fruit with a round, fat body and a warming, delightful, very long finish with notes of smoked peach, dry spiced apricot, bread pudding cooked in a skillet over an open wood fire, and leather and vanilla with dried red berries but finishes slightly medicinal. Smoky and savory up front with underlying fruit and grain sweetness, this is complex and delicious while holding the ABV extraordinarily well; a contemplative Whisky to sit with and pair with cigars.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: mesquite, smoked dry rub spiced cracklings, caramel, cigar box, and leather, and dried red fruit
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of smoked peach, dry spiced apricot, bread pudding cooked in a skillet over an open wood fire, and leather and vanilla with dried red berries but finishes slightly medicinal
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Very Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Smoky and savory up front with underlying fruit and grain sweetness, this is complex and delicious while holding the ABV extraordinarily well; a contemplative Whisky to sit with and pair with cigars.
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Their Portfolio

98 • Bhakta Spirits 1973 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.3% (France) $399.00.
94 • Bhakta Spirits 1979 Single Vintage Armagnac 54.9% (France) $339.00.
94 • Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Pickerell Barrel No. 26 Islay Whisky Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.7% (France) $450.00.
96 • Bhakta Spirits 1990 Armagnac Cask Finished Jamaican Rum 62% (Jamaica) $500.00.
93 • Bhakta Spirits 2013 Armagnac Cask-Finished Bourbon Whiskey 50.3% (USA) $149.00.
97 • Bhakta Spirits 1964 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.1% (France) $579.00.
94 • Bhakta Spirits 1974 Single Vintage Armagnac 49% (France) $389.00.
93 • Bhakta Spirits 1984 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.9% (France) $299.00.
94 • Bhakta Spirits 1994 Single Vintage Armagnac 55% (France) $194.00.
93 • Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Jackie Barrel No. 27 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.3% (France) $450.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Rasputin Barrel No. 28 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.4% (France) $450.00.
96 • Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old De Gaulle Barrel No. 29 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 48% (France) $450.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Emperor Norton Barrel No. 30 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 48.2% (France) $450.00.
96 • Bhakta Spirits 1928 Blended Straight Rye Whiskey, Calvados, and Armagnac 50% (USA) $69.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 2012 Indian Single Malt Whisky 56.9% (India) $150.00.
98 • Bhakta Spirits 1965 Single Vintage Armagnac 47.1% (France) $539.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 1975 Single Vintage Armagnac 48.8% (France) $379.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 1985 Single Vintage Armagnac 53.4% (France) $289.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 1962 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.3% (France) $619.00.
97 • Bhakta Spirits 1979 Single Vintage Armagnac 54.9% (France) $339.00.
96 • Bhakta Spirits 1982 Single Vintage Armagnac 53.9% (France) $309.00.
98 • Bhakta Spirits 1989 Single Vintage Calvados 45.8% (France) $250.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Iron Lady Aged Brandy Barrel No. 31 49.9% (France) $450.00.
95 • Bhakta Spirits 2014 Armagnac Cask-Finished Bourbon Whiskey 52.7% (USA) $150.00.
91 • Hogsworth Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac 46.9% (USA) $50.00.
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Indian Whisky

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Indian Whisky
Whiskey became part of Indian culture due to the British rule and influence; today, it is quite popular. Much Indian rums is based on molasses, which makes these products actually closer to rum, but in recent decades, traditional whiskeys, made from malted grains, are now being produced and there are even single malts made in India. There are a little more than a dozen distilleries in the country and India is one of the largest producers of whiskey in the world.

Bhakta Spirits 2012 Indian Single Malt Whisky rating was calculated by to be 95 points out of 100 on 5/23/2024. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.