Indri is an Indian single malt whisky. It’s a part of the Piccadily Distilleries close to New Delhi. They’ve a number of distilleries and several other manufacturers, with Haryana specializing in producing single malt solely. Test th Indri web site for extra background info.
Now they’ve two very comparable variations of their single malt: there’s Trini – The Three Wooden after which there’s one other model which says Indri Triple Cask. My miniature bottle says Triple Cask – it was a part of the Whisky Tour of the World from Gravity Drinks. From what I can discover, that is technically a journey retail expression, however cask varieties and different parts seem like the identical as Trini. In each instances they’re utilizing native barley and three sorts of casks: bourbon, PX sherry and French wine casks, bottled on the identical power.
Indri Single Malt – Triple Cask (46%, OB +/- 2024)
Nostril: very inviting. Good mango aromas, with intense nectarines, bitter berries and ripe pineapple. Vanilla custard, honeysuckle and mashed bananas. There’s additionally runny honey and vanilla, with a flippantly perfumed scent of toasted wooden, pickled ginger and clove. Loads of caramelized notes as effectively.
Mouth: fairly wealthy and candy, nearly buttery even. Plenty of pastry notes and vanilla custard once more, merging with ripe fruits. Melons, pineapple cubes, blood oranges and ripe nectarines. Hints of peach ice tea and mint. Then it strikes to beneficiant oaky notes with cinnamon, pepper and different spicy heat.
End: medium, very candy, with black pepper. Now the wine casks depart a flippantly tannic footprint as effectively.
There’s a pleasant tropical vibe right here (Irish type), with loads of warming oak sweetness too. General fairly seductive, however you’ll have to have a candy tooth. It’s a effectively made ‘designer whisky’ with a liqueur-like profile, nearly a dessert in itself. Grasp of Malt and The Whisky Store appear to supply the Three Wooden at worth.
Indri 2017 (58,5%, OB for Prineus 2024, ex-bourbon cask #3052, 144 btl.)
Nostril: extra woody, very like American whiskey. Barely plankish hints of oak shavings at first. Honey, oranges and vanilla. Then some ginger ale, liquorice and refined cardamom. After some time the tropical fruits seem, like mango and fervour fruit syrup. A drop of almond essence too.
Mouth: nonetheless a bit heavy on the oak. Yellow fruits, nonetheless pretty tropical, which is all the time good. Mango, nectarines and fervour fruits stand out. Cardamom and marzipan too, with ginger and toffee in the direction of the tip. There’s a really gentle cardboardy edge and a few alcohol sharpness, however nothing disturbing.
End: not too lengthy, ending on oak spice, a little bit of caramel and salt.
Related tropical notes, this time much less syrupy. The wooden is a bit too loud for my style, however the flavours are very nice. Good worth for a restricted single cask at excessive power. Solely obtainable from DeinWhisky. Rating: 86/100
