Taiwanese Whisky Review: Kavalan Solist Port Cask

Kavalan Solist Port Cask O090619035A / 57.1%

Tasted neat

This Kavalan single cask is bottle 131 of 185, matured in a port cask for an unknown length of time. It’s natural color, cask strength, and non-chill filtered. You can still buy a bottle in Japan!

• Color: old oak (1.8)
• Nose: acetylene, shoe polish, tree sap, lemon rind, and burnt molasses
• Taste: dry port wine, pine and cedar, rhubarb pie, wine mulled with spices, and jam
• Finish: long, quite oaky; anise, clay, and dried fruits

All of the Kavalan wine casks that I’ve had the pleasure to try from the Solist range have been beastly, and this is no exception.

Rating: 87/100