KAVALAN 噶瑪蘭

Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask Matured 70cl 57.8%

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose: Sherried oak and dried fruit - deep and brooding. Marzipan, nuts, dates, vanilla and spice.

Palate: More of the same, full and extremely impressive. More mixed dark spices develop with cocoa.

Finish: Condensed Sherried goodness.

Overall: Very impressive indeed.

Kavalan Solist 57.8% Details

Country Taiwanese Whiskies

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Style Single Malt Whiskies

  Alcohol 57.8%

Volume 70cl

Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Cask 70cl 57.8%

Kavalan Solist (57.8%) Details

Country Taiwanese Whiskies

Distillery King Car

Bottler King Car

Style Single Malt Whiskies

Alcohol 57.8%

Volume 70cl

 

Awards for Kavalan Solist (57.8%)

Gold Single Malts - 2015
Wizards of Whisky Awards

2nd Place Best World Whiskey - 2015
International Whisky Competition

Winner Asian Whisky of the Year - 2014
Wizards of Whisky Awards

Winner Asian Single Malt Whisky of the Year - 2014
Wizards of Whisky Awards

Gold Asian Whisky - 2014
Wizards of Whisky Awards

Runner-Up World Single Malt of The Year - 2014
Wizards of Whisky Awards

Trophy Worldwide Whiskey - 2013
International Wine & Spirit Competition

Gold Outstanding Worldwide Whiskey - Single Malt - 2013
International Wine & Spirit Competition

噶瑪蘭，KAVALAN，是台灣北部宜蘭地區的舊稱，此地坐擁雪山山脈純淨甘美的水源，優質的水源與宜蘭獨特的風土，是噶瑪蘭酒廠成就獨一無二風格的基石。
秉持著母企業金車的誠信經營與關懷人群的信念，噶瑪蘭威士忌，在宜蘭釀製出台灣第一支自行磨麥、糖化、發酵、蒸餾、熟成、調配的威士忌。
噶 瑪蘭威士忌上市以來，獲得國內外眾多頂級大獎肯定，包括：2015世界最佳單一麥芽威士忌(2015 World's Best Single Malt)、亞太最佳單一麥芽威士忌(2015 Best Asian Single Malt)、威士忌聖經(Whisky Bible)、麥芽狂人競賽（Malt Maniacs Awards）、中國環球葡萄酒及烈酒大獎（CWSA）、國際葡萄酒暨烈酒競賽（IWSC）等評比競賽的至高榮耀。

The distillery is named after the Kavalan people, indigenous natives who originally inhabited the Kabalan Plain of modern-day Yilan County. The distillery was completed in December 2005, produced its first spirit in March 2006, and released its first bottling in December 2008.
Soon afterwards, in January 2010, one of the distillery's products caused a stir by beating three Scotch whiskies and one English whisky in a blind tasting organised in Leith, Scotland, to celebrate Burns Night.
The distillery has since been named by Whisky Magazine as the World Icons of Whisky "Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year" for 2011, and its products have won several other awards.
In 2012, Kavalan’s Solist Fino Sherry Cask malt whisky was named "new whisky of the year" by Jim Murray in his guide ^{. Jim Murray's Whisky Bilble}

In 2015, Kavalan's Vinho Barrique expression was named the world's best single malt whisky by World Whiskies Awards.