Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask Strength Single Malt Taiwanese Whisky (700ml / 57.1%)
Kavalan solist ex-bourbon cask is a stunning single malt whisky that is complex and multi-dimensional. It presents the drinker with vanilla, fruit and coconut highlights. This Kavalan whisky is matured in...
Kavalan solist ex-bourbon cask is a stunning single malt whisky that is complex and multi-dimensional. It presents the drinker with vanilla, fruit and coconut highlights. This Kavalan whisky is matured in hand selected fresh American ex-Bourbon casks, the whisky is available at cask strength and non chill-filtered which means it retains a fuller flavour of a natural single malt whisky. Cask numbers and abv change regularly but the quality remains excellent.
What began as Kavalan's biggest challenge has become its secret ingredient—Taiwan's subtropical heat. It's the reason that Lee was told it couldn't be done, and now it's the reason Kavalan is able to supercharge the whisky maturation process, accomplishing in four or six years what might take a Scottish producer 15 or 25 years. The very simple explanation is that heat increases the interaction of the spirit with the wood, leading to more rapid and intense extraction of desired flavour compounds.
Nose: Tropical fruits of mango, coconut and pineapple, vanilla oak, soft spices and some sweet maple.
Palate: An extremely well balanced whisky which offers tropical fruits of mango, coconut, vanilla, sweet oak, toffee and red apples.
Finish: Smooth, tropical fruits, subtle peppery spice, waxy peels and vanilla.