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Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask
(0.7l, 57.1%)
Kavalan ex Bourbon Cask will make you believe that Taiwanese wear kilts.
If you have not heard of Kavalan yet, get ready for us to blow your Whisky-loving mind. That’s because Kavalan Distillery is located on the island of… Taiwan. And this relative newcomer to the pantheon of single malt deities is kicking serious single malt butt — winning awards and beating some of the most famous Whiskies in blind taste tests. Even Jim Murray himself has become a fan. Kavalan was founded in 2005 by Mr. Tien-Tsai Lee and is now owned by Taiwan’s King Car Group. They have developed a range of eighteen single malt offerings.
Let’s start by saying that Kavalan ex Bourbon Cask has won just about every gold medal that you can think of, and a rare platinum one too. They take their exceptional single cask Solist Whisky and cut it a bit with natural spring water. As far as we are concerned, this Taiwanese gem is just perfect! And as the name implies, it is aged exclusively in ex-Bourbon casks.
Smartass Corner:
“Kavalan” is the name of an ancient indigenous people that inhabited the Yilan province of Taiwan.
If you have not heard of Kavalan yet, get ready for us to blow your Whisky-loving mind. That’s because Kavalan Distillery is located on the island of… Taiwan. And this relative newcomer to the pantheon of single malt deities is kicking serious single malt butt — winning awards and beating some of the most famous Whiskies in blind taste tests. Even Jim Murray himself has become a fan. Kavalan was founded in 2005 by Mr. Tien-Tsai Lee and is now owned by Taiwan’s King Car Group. They have developed a range of eighteen single malt offerings.
Let’s start by saying that Kavalan ex Bourbon Cask has won just about every gold medal that you can think of, and a rare platinum one too. They take their exceptional single cask Solist Whisky and cut it a bit with natural spring water. As far as we are concerned, this Taiwanese gem is just perfect! And as the name implies, it is aged exclusively in ex-Bourbon casks.
Smartass Corner:
“Kavalan” is the name of an ancient indigenous people that inhabited the Yilan province of Taiwan.
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Category
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StyleSingle Malt Taiwanese Whisky
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RegionYilan
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CountryTaiwan
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Alcohol57.1%
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Distillery
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AgeNAS
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MaturationEx-Bourbon cask
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
spicy
mango
zesty
lime
cocoa
butter
apricot
cake
vanilla
What does Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Light amber.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Lime zest with cocoa butter and mango.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Apricot and mango with baked streusel cake.
Finish
The spice remains.
Light amber.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Lime zest with cocoa butter and mango.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Apricot and mango with baked streusel cake.
Finish
The spice remains.
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Ratings & Reviews
Sophian,
As opposed to the Solist Sherry cask, I love this one! Again bourbonny vanilla at cask strength to the fore! Juicy ripe banana-peach. Good amount of oak to balance. Finish is long and semi dry. Killed 3 out of 4 bottles acquired in 2013 (thereabouts). One more bottle to go!
