Kamet Single Malt Whisky

Kamet is a joint venture between Peak Spirits (Mumbai-based Ansh Khanna and Chicago-based sommelier Ken Frederickson) and Surrinder Kumar, former Master Blender for Amrut Distilleries and current Master Blender for Piccadily Distilleries. Kumar cultivated the single malt program at Amrut, showcasing India’s ability to produce quality single malts of great complexity.

Kamet is distilled in Haryana, India, at Piccadily’s Indri distillery, on pot stills that were installed in 2012. Quite notably, Piccadily also employs its own onsite cooperage that handles all charring, assembling, and leak repair of the unique combination of ex-bourbon, ex-wine, and ex-sherry casks used for Kamet’s flagship single malt.

The six-row barley from which this whisky is distilled is harvested from the foothills surrounding Mt. Kamet, the third-highest peak in the Himalayas. The brand takes its name from these fertile plains, represented by the sacred parrot on the Kamet label.