Kavalan reviews

The Solist Fino, as the name indicates, is finished in a Fino sherry butt. I am told there are many batch variations, so I am curious how mine will do. It is a sample I brought home for a whisky festival…

Even though I'm back from a trip to Scotland - having brought back five bottles (six if you count a bottle of rum for my dad's 70th birthday) , and tasted countless more - I thought I would do a complete…

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…

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 Kav…

I've hunted Kavalan for years, ever since I first heard about it from the Whisky Bible, whiskies that were no age statements and just legendary in flavor and aroma.I hunted this distillery by calling…

So I was visiting my local booze peddler a few weeks back. He's a grumpy old man who operates a tiny hole-in-the-wall store, yet somehow has managed to accumulate an astounding array of fine spirits…

Kavalan, at long last I was able to taste Kavalan.Now some are probably wondering just what in the hell is Kavalan.Kavalan is a Taiwanese, no age statement single malt.Several years ago when I was first…

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…

Number six in my ongoing Kavalan adventure is called the "King Car Conductor." This is apparently a combination of 8 different kinds of casks. The distiller, Ian Chang, has mentioned that the typical…

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…