Amrut Distilleries jumps to 27th place in 'World’s Most Admired Whiskies' list by Drinks International

Amrut Distilleries climbed to 27th place in Drinks International’s 2025 “World’s Most Admired Whiskies” list, up from 43rd in 2023 and 40th in 2024.

Rakshit N Jagdale, Managing Director, Amrut Distilleries comments “I could not have asked for more than to see Amrut achieve this historic milestone—ranking 27th in the prestigious Drinks International list of the World’s Most Admired Whiskies 2025. To represent India in the Top 30 is a remarkable honor and a signal of our country’s rising influence on the global whisky stage.

Single malt refers to whisky from one distillery—prized for its unique taste—as opposed to a blend of whiskies. Amrut and Paul John were the first Indian single malt brands, launched in the 2000s. However, in recent years, the market saw a flurry of new single malt distillers, including Piccadily Agro—which launched Indri and Kamet — and the likes of Radico Khaitan with its Rampur single malt that was launched in 2019 for the Indian markets. Global liquor companies such as Pernod Ricard and Diageo are also adding their own Indian brands such as Longitude 77 and Godawan.


For decades, the success of the single malt whisky has been closely tied to perceptions about age, quality and price—the older the better, and more expensive. Indian single malts, however, don’t carry age statements because of local climatic conditions. In Scotland, for instance, the evaporation during barrel ageing—known as the angels’ share—is 2-3% a year, while in the heat of India, it is commonly more than 10%.