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Indri Single Malt launches ‘The City Series’

First Travel Retail Exclusive for Bengaluru Duty Free

Indri single malt launched its first travel retail exclusive ‘City Series’ with the debut Oloroso-Sherry cask expression exclusively crafted for Bengaluru Duty Free. The limited edition is solely available for travel retail and is also the first in a series of bespoke single cask expressions, where each release will embody the spirit and essence of a different Indian city, available solely through select duty-free outlets across India and the world. 

This travel retail exclusive single malt whisky is specially made, designed, and bottled for Bengaluru Duty Free, celebrating the city in every bottle. The 750 ml bottle of the Indri Single Malt Bengaluru Duty Free Expression is Rs. 9,500 and will have an ABV of 58.8%. The exclusive edition is also available only in the Duty Free, Terminal 2 Departure, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.

David Grady, Country General Manager, Avolta with Surrinder Kumar, Master Distiller & Blender, Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd.,

The Bengaluru Duty Free Expression captures the spirit and essence of Bengaluru, paying homage to its blend of vibrant modernity and rich traditions. It showcases the intricate craftsmanship Indri is known for, presented with iconic Bengaluru landmarks incorporated into the bottle design. 

The makers state that each sip of this Oloroso-Sherry single cask expression offers a taste of the city, combining complexity and warmth with layers of tradition and innovation. This expression boasts a rich and full-bodied nose, revealing sweet caramel, fresh red fruits, and gentle spices, all beautifully intertwined with nutty, caramelized notes and earthy undertones. 

On the palate, it offers a warming and balanced experience, featuring fresh red berries, subtle toffee, vanilla, and nuttiness, complemented by soft spices and a gentle dryness. The finish is long and smooth, with lingering flavours of sweet vanilla, spice, and fruity undertones, creating a lasting impression of depth and complexity.

Watch the review of Indri Single Malt here.

“We are thrilled to unveil the first expression of our ‘City Series’ with Bengaluru Duty Free. Each expression of this series is a celebration of India’s diverse cities, their unique essence, and cultural richness,” said Siddhartha Sharma, Promoter, Piccadily Agro Industries Limited. Piccadily plans to launch each expression of the ‘City Series’ that will be an ode to a city’s unique culture, essence, and personality. City specific expressions will be released at other exclusive duty-free outlets, allowing travellers to embark on a flavourful journey through India.

Indri Indian Single Malt Review

Indri Single Malt comes from the house of Piccadilly Distilleries who also jointly brought us the Kamet Whisky. But Indri is now independently brought to you from the house of piccadilly and what makes this single malt special is that recently it won the top honours catapulting its demand amongst the favourites for consumers. So let’s taste and see how it is and if you like viewing video review then click above and enjoy watching the experience instead of reading it.

The price of this whisky is Rs. 5,100 in Maharashtra and it is much cheaper in some of the other States like Haryana, Goa, UP, Delhi and Bangalore at Rs. 3,100.

What’s in the Name?

Now you might be thinking what’s in this name Indri? It is very unique and different from what we have seen? So the name of the malt is based on Indriya, which are the five golden senses of our body like the smell, taste, touch, sight and sound and also on the name of the distillery based in Indri, Haryana.

Now there is another important thing about this malt, which is the word Trini – which denotes the word three, meaning 3 woods that have been used to mature this malt. Now what’s interesting is that the Kamet whisky was also matured using the same woods. These include ex- bourbon, ex-wine, and PX sherry casks and as we know these add a unique flavour to that blend. And like Kamet this also comes from Piccadily’s Distillery based in Kurukshetra. Indri has been developed by two people, a Master Blender, Surrinder Kumar and a Master Distiller, Graeme Bowie, who was also one of our judges at the Ambrosia Awards this year. They both come from a rich experience and combined they have the capability of blowing your senses away.

Now this malt is made from six-row barley and then distilled in an onion head pot still and then maturing it in 3 casks that adds a unique flavour to the blend.

Packaging

But before we taste it let’s take a look at the packaging and at first look although this is a 750ml bottle it really looks tall and makes you feel like a 1 ltr bottle. The colours are nice soothing beige with a slight gold on the outside with the words Product of India beaming loud and clear. You do have the signature of the blenders as well alongwith all the necessary info.

On the inside it is you have the label and also the packaging material and colour that looks familiar like the Kamet whisky. What we liked is also that there is a QR code that takes you to the dedicated Indri Page. I wish more manufacturers would do this so that the consumer can get more info on the product.

Nosing

Now let’s get to the nosing and at the first instance you get a little bit of those spices, some sweet notes, surely some wood as well. The spirit does seem refined and also doesn’t really hit you hard, which is always a good thing.

Tasting

The spirit does feel really smooth and relaxed. There is a hint of that nutty, caramelly flavour with a little spice. You do get sweet savoury fruit as well which is nice and balanced. Not something that is over powering or over bearing.

Kamet Whisky Tasting

Since we also tasted Kamet Whisky recently, we did a quick taste of that as well to see the difference honestly. Now you do get a nice flavour profile and also those notes of the sweetness, spiciness.

Conclusion

Indri is nice and you can get the sense of the consistency as well from these, which means that there is a method that has been followed while making these malts. And finally what do we think about Indri? It is really good. It is balanced, nice, smooth and also consistent in delivering the taste it does, which naturally explains why it won the accolades. Is it worth Rs. 5,100 in Maharashtra. Not really, especially since you can get it for Rs. 3,100 at other places. So if you can get your hands on this outside of Maharashtra then surely it is something that you should taste because there is something there that will surely satisfy your taste buds.