Kavalan Solist Vinho

Kavalan Solist Vinho

When this Kavalan snatched the world whisky award from under the nose of the Scots, international newspapers were quick to pronounce Taiwan the new whisky centre of the world. Yes, Kavalan has taken many of us by surprise. In less than a decade they’ve build a moloch of a distillery that dwarfs many Scottish counterparts production wise, while...

Score 82/100

Kavalan Solist Vinho

This is the fifth installment of my reviews of the Kavalan range. This particular bottling has spent time in American oak casks formerly used for both red and white wines. If you want more technical details, you might want to check out @galg's review of this one. Nose: Very roasted, caramelized vanilla. semi-sweet chocolate. Some maple. Strong...

Score 89/100

Kavalan Solist Vinho

The Vinho is fully matured in used American oak wine barrels that have been toasted and re-charred manually. The American oak that has been seasoned in the open air for at least 24 months. The oak is slow grown that results in a greater release of flavours into the whisky. This reduces the astringent effect of tannins and releases more vanilla...

Score 90/100

Kavalan Solist Vinho

Tonight I finally got a chance to crack open my last cask strength Kavalan. The Soloist Vinho Cask. Kavalan has, for the last two years, been my unicorn. You're probably shaking your head when I say Kavalan has been my unicorn, but I'll try and bring you up to speed. Think Gone in 60 Second's, you know the movie about the car thieves stealing all...

Score 92/100