With World Whisky Day around the corner, we bring you an ambrosial offering of the choicest whiskies that you can savor at a hep bar or atop your lounge. Raise your spirits up to the occasion with these crafted drinks and take a swig of the choicest aperitifs from across India and be left craving for more.
Here’s the list of some premium whiskies unique to different regions that are a must for your bar
Suntory Whisky Toki
Toki signifies "time" in Japanese. The House of Suntory’s fourth Chief Blender Shinji Fukuyo brought the grain component of the blend from the Chita distillery, where the heavy-type grain whisky is distilled only twice on column stills, and is sweet and vanilla-rich in its unblended state. He sourced the malt component from the Hakushu distillery, which produces light, fruity malt similar to many Speyside distilleries. These seemingly dissimilar but deeply accordant whiskies, together with select Yamazaki malts for additional depth and complexity gave rise to the exquisite, silky taste, distinctive character and bold innovation of the blended Suntory Whisky Toki.
Highbury Classic Whisky
Bottled in Goa, Highbury Classic Whisky has layered complexity that can only stem from double charred wood which leaves it with caramel biscuits notes, with hints of berries and touch of peat that lingers just long enough. The smoothness of the seasoned malt ensures that every sip has a consistent pleasing sense of taste and is generously satisfying. The master blender’s pursuit of a perfect blend with his passion has resulted in this becoming everyone’s favourite Whisky drink. On the palate it sees taste of Raisins and stone fruits with hints of cinnamon spice and a dash of vanilla rounded off with Oakwood
Chivas 12 Blended Scotch Whisky
Chivas 12-year-old, blended Scotch whisky is the iconic and most smooth. Blended with the finest malts and grains, crisp orchard fruits, wild heather and sweet honey that bursts of iconic speyside flavours. Aged for at least 12 years, Chivas 12 has a distinctive, warm rich creamy palette with rich taste of vanilla, hazelnut and butterscotch. The smooth, rich, bold and sophisticated Chivas 12 speaks of luxury in every sip and enjoyed best while celebrating moments of success and celebrations.
The iconic Chivas 12 bottle was reshaped and elongated to stand taller and prouder while still retaining its recognizable rounded shoulders The new bottle is lighter and the outer packaging made from fully recyclable materials. The redesign is inspired by the aesthetics of a new, style-conscious generation of Scotch Whisky drinkers who are reforming and re-evaluating what luxury looks like.
Bowmore 12-Year-Old
Bowmore, Islay’s oldest distillery, is home to the world’s oldest whisky maturation warehouse, The No. 1 Vaults. Crafted to perfection in this legendary warehouse for over 240 years, Bowmore 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a delicate blend of citrus notes and mellow honey, teasing the brand’s trademark peat smoke notes all the way. The culmination of this symphony of flavours leads to a titillating experience of the senses. The 12-Year-Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky has been awarded a Gold at San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2018 and International Spirits Challenge 2017
Oaken Glow
Oaken Glow is India’s first premium smoky whisky that has introduced consumers to a new and undiscovered segment. Unfolding a tale of layered richness, Oaken Glow is a blend of aged scotch whisky malts born in Scotland and bottled in India. Tearing up the rule book of traditional whisky making, Oaken Glow has introduced discerning consumers to the unique innovation of a peat fired whisky. The soul of the spirit is the smokiness from distinctive peaty malts from the contemporary yet historical Dalmunach in Scotland’s fabled Highlands. Distilled in copper stills, Oaken Glow is aged in seasoned oak casks which lend it a unique hue and adds to its glow. When combined with the mellowness of fine Indian grain spirits, a whisky whose warmth glows deeper as the evening deepens emerges – there is a distinct glow to the bottle.
Oaksmith® Gold
Oaksmith® Gold - India’s first International Blended Whisky, brings the best of east and west in a bottle. A celebration of craftsmanship and global collaboration, it is a fine balance of smokiness, sweetness and smoothness all put-together with world class Japanese precision. Created by master blender Shinji Fukuyo, with his experience of more than 30 years of creating some of the world’s most awarded whiskies. The name – Oaksmith® is a tribute to this craftsmanship, and the fine oak casks the whisky’s were aged in.
Jameson
Jameson is the fastest-growing whiskey in India, with Jameson Original becoming India’s top selling non-scotch whiskey. Produced in Midleton, County Cork, from malted and unmalted Irish barley, Jameson’s blended whiskeys are triple-distilled, resulting in exceptional smoothness. The brand continues to expand its acclaimed range to offer new taste experiences, especially with new launches such as Black Barrel and Stout Edition.