▁far mers ▁in ▁H ary ana , ▁P un j ab ▁and ▁Raj as than , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁mol ass es , ▁and ▁launched ▁Pr est ige ▁Bl ended ▁M alt ▁Wh is ky ▁in ▁the ▁C ante en ▁St ores ▁Department ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁batch ▁of ▁single ▁m alt ▁whis ky ▁was ▁ready ▁within ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁Because ▁India ▁had ▁no ▁culture ▁of ▁cons uming ▁single ▁mal ts ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁company ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁bott ling ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁m alt . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁whis ky ▁was ▁bl ended ▁with ▁alco hol ▁dist illed ▁from ▁sugar c ane ▁to ▁produce ▁Ma Q int osh ▁Prem ium ▁Wh is ky . ▁According ▁to ▁Ne el ak anta ▁Jag dale , ▁" The ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages ▁industry ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁priority ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Although ▁we ▁received ▁help ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁extent ▁from ▁the ▁Central ▁Food ▁Techn ological ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( C FT RI ), ▁we ▁had ▁to ▁find ▁our ▁own ▁ways ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁improved ▁dist illing ▁methods ". ▁Am rut ▁Dist iller ies ▁launched ▁Am rut , ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁m alt ▁whis ky ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁India , ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁production ▁of ▁Am rut ▁single ▁m alt ▁whis ky ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁dist illery ▁having ▁m alt ▁that ▁was ▁age ing ▁far ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁needed ▁for ▁its