Ripe, ripe berries and dried fruits fill the nose with fresh scents of grapes and citrus mixed with chocolate brownie and toffee sweetness. Hints of cinnamon, clove and spicy, blend into pleasant oak and fragrant rosemary.
Palate:
Lingering flavor of sherry dried fruits. Warm and smooth with a soft texture. A lively flamenco dance of candied fruit, caramel and honey sweetness on the taste buds. Multi-layered and perfectly balanced, it is an unforgettable feast for the palate.
Pairing:
Best suited to desserts, dark chocolate, nuts, seafood salads, smoked meats and mildly spicy cuisine.
Kavalan burst onto the whiskey scene with its first whiskey in 2008. In no time the distillery in Taiwan has become world famous. The tropical climate with the towering temperatures in the warehouses (easily 42 degrees!) means that the whiskey matures quickly and acquires the taste, depth and complexity of the much older whiskey. The “angel’s share” – the amount of whiskey that evaporates per year – is almost never below 10-12% (versus around 3% in Scotland) and in some years can reach 15%!
Since Taiwan is a country completely without a whiskey tradition, Kavalan can see himself free from having to weave a nostalgic narrative about old craftsmanship and tradition. On the contrary, they are refreshingly proud of being a state-of-the-art, industrial distillery. In fact, after an expansion in 2016, it is one of the world’s 10 largest whiskey distilleries! And the whiskey is superb. In particular, Kavalan is known for its sherry bombs, heavy and full-bodied whiskey with oceans of flavour, power and depth.
