Description

Ansh’s partner Ken Fredrickson has been a keen enthusiast of the Himalayas for years and was very inspired by Mt Kamet and therefore the name.   Kamet whisky is made using the famous six row barley, indigenous to India sourced from the foothills of the Himalayas, irrigated by melting glacier water.   Maturation The team is very passionate about their casks, and they use a combination of ex-Bourbon American Oak, ex-Wine French Oak and historic ex-Sherry casks. The wine and sherry casks give the single malt a vinous touch, something very close to the hearts of the founders.   A parrot also has pride of place on the label. The Indian parrot from our mythology and popular folklore where the parrot is revered as a messenger, a fortune teller, an important part of the culture in the villages surrounding the distillery near Kurukshetra.   Creators Made in custom Indian-made copper pot stills, with the skills of two legendary master blenders – Surrinder Kumar, the father of Indian Single Malt and Nancy Fraley – Director of Education of the American Distilling Institute.   Kumar has worked at Amrut Distilleries for over three decades before becoming an independent consultant last year, while Fraley is a whiskey and rum blender based in Berkeley, California.