India's Single Malt Whisky Pioneers...15 Years Later!

 


15 years ago, two Indian entrepreneurs took a few bottles of
their single malt whisky to Glasgow, just to see if it would
stand up to blind tastings by Scotch Whisky lovers. Rick Jagdale
and Ashok Chokalingam survived those initial taste tests, and
today, Amrut single malt whiskies can be found all over the
world. Now, they're in charge of Amrut's future...Rick Jagdale as
managing director and Ashok Chokalingam as the distillery
manager. We'll talk with Ashok on this week's WhiskyCast
In-Depth, and we'll also have highlights from this weekend's
George Washington Whisky Festival at Virginia's Mount Vernon -
where most of this episode was recorded. In the news, whisky and
politics are still intertwined as British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson pleaded with U.S. President Donald Trump to remove the
new 25% import tariff on single malt whiskies from Scotland and
Northern Ireland. We're also celebrating WhiskyCast's 14th
anniversary this week as Mark gets the tables turned on him!