This Indian whiskey won ‘Best in Show Double Gold’ at Whiskies of the World Awards 2023

The unique whiskey offers notes of smoke, subtle spices, candied dried fruits, oak, toasted nuts, and bittersweet chocolate. (Image credit: Indri.in)

Indian-made whiskey, the Indri Diwali Collector’s Edition 2023, recently won the ‘Best in Show, Double Gold’ title at the 2023 Whiskies of the World Awards. One of the largest whiskey-tasting competitions in the world, Whiskies of the World Awards judges over 100 varieties of whiskies from across the globe every year. The Indian single malt beat hundreds of international brands, including scotch, bourbon, Canadian, Australian, and British single malts.

Launched in 2021, the homegrown brand Indri from the Piccadilly Distilleries in Haryana started its journey with the first triple-barrel single malt from India, known as Indri-Trini. In the last two years, it has won more than 14 international awards, The Sunday Guardian reported. The Whiskies of the World Award places India at the top spot in the global whisky landscape as a formidable producer of single malts, also redefining the way spirits manufactured in the country are perceived.

"From smoky whispers to a symphony of flavours, it’s a masterpiece that’s now reached the pinnacle of recognition with the ‘Best in Show, Double Gold’ award at Whiskies Of The World 2023," Indri shared on Instagram.

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The unique whiskey undergoes a substantial period of maturation in PX sherry casks in North India’s subtropical climate and offers notes of smoke, candied dried fruits, toasted nuts, subtle spices, oak, and bittersweet chocolate.

Indri-Trini is already available across 19 states in India and 17 other countries and will be available in the US, and in select European countries from November.

Meanwhile, whiskey lovers in the country have also been celebrating this unique win.

"I don't drink but this made me immensely proud as an Indian so am sharing. Indians are smart and hardworking and when we set aside the small things and focus on the big things we are pretty much unbeatable," X user Shubho Sengupta wrote, sharing the winning announcement.

I don't drink but this made me immensely proud as an Indian so am sharing. Indians are smart and hardworking and when we set aside the small things and focus on the big things we are pretty much unbeatable.

"The Whiskies of the World Awards is one of the largest whisky tasting… pic.twitter.com/NTqWlyVXFX

— shubho sengupta (@shubhos) September 29, 2023

"This is such great news. I have never really gotten into whiskey, but I bought this offhandedly at Goa this year, and my oh my, it was love. Gorgeous," wrote another user.

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