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Light sherry, hints of citrus fruits, good sweetness but not sticky, no sulphur and no leather - just young and easy drinkable. OK, the price should be lower but why not?

In no way a great whisky. Over exposed and extreme.... I like extreme, so a few points scored. The rest is for ompf and spice attack.

A grandiose dram, a lot of wood, dry sherry, somehow also clear, filigree and deep. Class. In comparison to the good Batch 39, one has to say that this one is a bit more canny, but also clearer and more direct and aromatically deeper. Just a little better

Wonderfully strong sherry with an orangey/Cointreau tang in the mouth. For something only in a sherry cask for a period between other woods it has oodles of taste. Very strong sulphur note makes it quite a standout. The thing that is wrong is the name: I know the sherry is intermediate to the other maturations but it does not exactly scream at you from the shelves with a name like that.

Serge says: Amrut 'Intermediate Sherry Matured' (57.1%, OB, 2010) This one was first matured in bourbon and new oak, then in sherry, then in bourbon again. Interesting, especially the way the distillery ‘treated’ the sherry casks.They ordered casks from Spain but instead of letting the suppliers burn sulphur into them – which I believe is the normal procedure – they shipped cases of Amrut CS to Spain and asked the Spaniards to fill each butt with some whisky and then roll them, so that the distillate would protect the wood from bacteria and mould during transportation from Jerez to Madras and then Bangalore. What’s funny is that with my friend and winemaker Olivier, who does it with some of his own wine casks, we had already told several Scots that they should do that with their own spirits, so that they could avoid the dreadful sulphury notes. Not sure they ever followed our advices, as it’s a very expensive method! But let’s try the result now… Colour: deep gold. Nose: it’s sherried but not that much. Notes of cherries, raspberry, kirsch, a little orange liqueur, rosehip tea... Maybe old roses as well. All that is very clean, fragrant... Notes of raspberry ganache. With water: more spices from the wood, ginger and lemon balm. The oak was quite active here. Mouth (neat): rich and creamy, very appealing, sweet, more aromatic than the “average” sherried malt. Notes of Turkish delights, rose water, orange marmalade... Very pleasant spiciness (star anise, cinnamon). Again, it's very clean, almost a little zesty. With water: very nice citrusy notes and many spices. Most unusual but perfect. Liquorice, pepper, ginger and marmalade. Finish: long, on the same notes, with a faint saltiness and maybe a little peat. Comments: this new style is impressively to my liking. Perfect first fill sherry without any cloying elements, and no single traces of burnt matches/rubber whatsoever. SGP:553 - 91 points.

from http://www.drankgigant.nl/sterke-drank/whisky/amrut-intermediate-sherry-matured.html

an incomparably beautiful spicy drink despite the heavy presence of Sherry is not overwhelming. a very good balance and a nice drink. Although it is to watch out when drinking, because the high alcohol percentage you can not really taste it.

Batch 26, 11/2015 Regionals - Amrut Session 2016 w Ashok

Sample All the rage for a while back in the day. I think I had a later batch before and had luke warm enthusiasm. Let’s check the OG

Amrut Intermediate sherry 50% is bottled at cask strength (british standard 100 Proof) and got its name because after initial maturation in ex-bourbon barrels it is "temporarily" moved to maturation in ex-sherry barrels and then moved again for finishing (?) in ex-bourbon barrels. This innovative method brings a pleasant fruity aroma, a perfectly integrated taste of overripe red fruit (almost candied), fruit marmalade, oranges or other sweet fruit coated with a slightly tannic (wine) skin. In the end it dries for a long time with an aniseed accent.

Definitely a great dram and worth trying, if you can get it outside of Ontario, CA.

Very sherry-dominated nose, practically indistinguishable from a Scot. Quite alcoholic without water. Not a bad, but very barrel-heavy and therefore exchangeable whisky

Rich sherry, citrus, wet wood, sweet and inviting, vanilla and spices join the palate, the oak here has a nice bite. Amrut signature malt comes through strong in the finish. Great value here.

a balanced sherry but without originality either, except for its maturing history. Batch 08 August 2012

HWF-VBT7 Sample 4

I am not convinced by this one.

Quite a deterrent without water. With patience and water, he shows idiosyncratic corners and edges. Interesting, but somehow confused.

Amrut Intermedit sherry are DICONTINUED now...i think is time for buy some for drink in 2020

N: Very spicy, all kind of spices. 5 spices. Fresh, oranges. Oak, ginger, vanilla. Some herbs and earth. Feels very Indian :) Sweet. Some cinnamon, more ginger, but nice. "kruidkoek" T: Sweet and spicy. Citrus, oranges, orangina. Peppery spice. Thick taste. Rounder with some water. F: Easy. Some spices in the back. Rather drying oak. Nice lenght. Ginger and raisins Interesting spices from the oak.

Can't say it's bad, far from it, but the varnish is a bit dominating for me. Maybe with a more aerated sample and more time I'd get another experience.

this is a big sherried whisky new style : i adore this one !

So this is a bit problematic. Without dilution, drinking is quite uncalled, after dilution, my taste profile is completely caught by my heart. But objectively, it's definitely above average

Harsh on the palate definitely on the alcoholic side and a good amount of solvent notes. After all it's not as bad as it started. It opens its citrus notes, mild sherry, wood, caramel, bitter chocolate. Finish is long on wood and spices mainly

This half-sherried Amrut is a very successful experiment. The smoothness of the sherry is amazing and the bourbon oak adds compexity with vanilla and spices.

If you give it time, you will be surprised with a great, fruity nose. Delicious! The taste is significantly spicier. The associations with curry are interesting - is my brain playing tricks on me? Diluting with water doesn't really bring about any improvement, especially in the mouth. Due to the unfulfilled high expectations that this fruity nose triggers, the taste slips a bit for me. It lacks the honey sweetness and fruit. Although I like the fine, bitter spice aromas, they make it quite drinkable. However, for me it is in no way worth the currently advertised price range of €115 to €130.

The whisky initially presented itself to me as very short-matured and with a strong alcoholic pungency. The aromas that I still find in the nose disappear in the taste. Cask strength sherry bombs do fit my profile with favorite examples like Aberlour A' Bunadh or the Edradour Single Casks, but this one isn't well rounded, nor is there an interesting load of flavors to transport through the alcohol. When I've almost given up, after about 60 minutes, it becomes even rounder and more mature. The bourbon cask binds itself in more and the alcoholic sharpness largely disappears. It remains a pleasant, if so-so, experience. 83/100.

Another good but boring sherry whisky

Normally, sherry bombs are the whiskys that find the least thanks to my eyes. Case of taste. I must admit that this one is excellent, I find it different from the classic Scottish sherry. A great success. Batch 8. Rating review from 90 to 89 and comment translated into French.

A great Amrut for a reasonable price!

Don’t get the high ratings. Way better, not NAS, whiskies available for this price. I like the spice and the sherry but that's pretty much the only.thing it offers. A bit unbalanced, aggressive.and watery.

Very pleasant with lots of complexity Tasted at www.romfestival.dk 2012-11-04

Wow, that's a cool bottling! After the ingenious Amrut Fusion, still an increase .... so slowly I am becoming a huge Amrut fan. Good for water. With 57.1% vol he has enough power to be diluted a bit. So it will in my opinion a bit rounder and opens more.

Sample of 3cl. Bottle opened for 1 month.

It is a nice and spicy sheried whisky but if you're sensitieve for sulfur beware...It is a whisky with more layers but there is sulfur (at least this batch, but because it's a sample I don't know what batch this is... Probably 2015/2016 botle) and once I noticed it I could not get arround it anymore... Probably my problem but if you know you have it too walk arround this one...

Peatbogger has got this spot on. In no way a great whisky, and I struggle to even call it a good one. I don't like slightly overwooded cognac, I like whisky, if you like cognac you should buy this because that is what the profile is, it doesn't taste like whisky. I have tried a few of the Amrut 'whiskies' and have now decided that they are not to my taste, they are overly spicey, hot, and cognacy..... they lack class, finesse and are just not that good. Massively overrated. I wonder why certain people think so highly of them....Could be a matter of taste...but when people call what I consider overt dryness and wood-overdose 'star anise' you have to wonder.... I dunno. Perhaps just a matter of taste.This is a heady whisky imitation made in India but cunningly marketed as an above premium product. The marketting department of Amrut are the real craftsmen in this operation in my opinion. I'll finish the bottle.....but it's not much of joy.

Combined rating between two whisky brothers: We're not fully delighted with this whisky. Spicy and bitter tastes overlay all other, leaving it monotonously dry and alcoholic.

When I first opened it I really didn't like. Way too much ethanol coming off it, and this was overpowering. Also very hot on the palette. It needs some time with air in the bottle (at least a neck poor or slightly more). However surprisingly over time the hidden beauty comes out. I found that with water (or even some ice) interesting smells and flavors come to the surface. A very nice stewed pineapple odor, and taste. Light floral notes, and ripe fruits. Towards the end of the bottle I really found a true appreciation in the metamorphosis that takes place over time, with this whisky and some of the unique elements that present themselves. It takes patience though.