Kavalan Concertmaster Port

Kavalan Port Oak

I am sure you are familiar with the Solist range of Kavalan, with those grand releases on all kinds of casks including bourbon, sherry, wine and port. New is this Kavalan Port Oak, not to be confused with the Kavalan Solist Port Cask at cask strength which is always at cask strength. This is a new release, only available in Taiwan and only...

Score 85/100

Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique

Kavalan, from Taiwan, has quite a few lovely single casks bottlings in their Solist range. This is one of those: the Solis Vinho Barrique – a wine cask. I quite like the bourbon and sherry versions, but wine? Those are usually hit or miss in my book. When I last tried one of these (W071210010) I thought it was okay, but not outstanding. But that...

Score 87/100

Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask

Cask no. B090916030A / Bottle no. 127/195 / ABV: 57.1% Thanks to my brother, he purchased this bottle in a local market's clearance sale, and kindly left it to me. This bottle has been opened for about a month. Nose: Hot and fruity. Coconuts, mango, honey, lemongrass and citrus. Palate: Sweet and spicy, a bit harsh. Milk chocolate, vanilla,...

Score 86/100

Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask

Kavalan distillery is located in the northern part of Taiwan, 60 kilometres south of Taipei. It was built over an eight month period in 2005 and 2006 and uses copper stills that were constructed in Scotland. The distillery boasts an annual capacity of approx. 3.9 million litres. The name of 'Kavalan' is taken from a group of indigenous people who...

Score 80/100