Indri is an Indian single malt whisky. It is part of the Piccadily Distilleries near New Delhi. They have several distilleries and several brands, with Haryana focusing on producing single malt only. Check th Indri website for more background information.
Now they have two very similar versions of their single malt: there’s Trini – The Three Wood and then there’s another version which says Indri Triple Cask. My miniature bottle says Triple Cask – it was part of the Whisky Tour of the World from Gravity Drinks. From what I can find, this is technically a travel retail expression, but cask types and other elements appear to be the same as Trini. In both cases they’re using local barley and three types of casks: bourbon, PX sherry and French wine casks, bottled at the same strength.
Indri Single Malt – Triple Cask (46%, OB +/- 2024)
Nose: very inviting. Nice mango aromas, with intense nectarines, sour berries and ripe pineapple. Vanilla custard, honeysuckle and mashed bananas. There’s also runny honey and vanilla, with a lightly perfumed scent of toasted wood, pickled ginger and clove. Plenty of caramelized notes as well.
Mouth: quite rich and sweet, almost buttery even. A lot of pastry notes and vanilla custard again, merging with ripe fruits. Melons, pineapple cubes, blood oranges and ripe nectarines. Hints of peach ice tea and mint. Then it moves to generous oaky notes with cinnamon, pepper and other spicy warmth.
Finish: medium, very sweet, with black pepper. Now the wine casks leave a lightly tannic footprint as well.
There’s a nice tropical vibe here (Irish style), with a lot of warming oak sweetness too. Overall quite seductive, but you’ll need to have a sweet tooth. It’s a well made ‘designer whisky’ with a liqueur-like profile, almost a dessert in itself. Master of Malt and The Whisky Shop seem to offer the Three Wood at a good price.
Indri 2017 (58,5%, OB for Prineus 2024, ex-bourbon cask #3052, 144 btl.)
Nose: more woody, much like American whiskey. Slightly plankish hints of oak shavings at first. Honey, oranges and vanilla. Then some ginger ale, liquorice and subtle cardamom. After a while the tropical fruits appear, like mango and passion fruit syrup. A drop of almond essence too.
Mouth: still a bit heavy on the oak. Yellow fruits, still fairly tropical, which is always nice. Mango, nectarines and passion fruits stand out. Cardamom and marzipan too, with ginger and toffee towards the end. There’s a very light cardboardy edge and some alcohol sharpness, but nothing disturbing.
Finish: not too long, ending on oak spice, a bit of caramel and salt.
Similar tropical notes, this time less syrupy. The wood is a bit too loud for my taste, but the flavours are really nice. Good value for a limited single cask at high strength. Only available from DeinWhisky. Score: 86/100