Kavalan Single Malt Whisky

This Kavalan Single Malt saw the light of day in 2008 and is the distillery’s best seller. It is composed from first fill bourbon and sherry casks, but also several refill casks and even a wine cask. It matured for three years, but since the climate in India is a lot hotter than in Scotland, age does not mean much. It did get a bit of E150a for the color, though. It was the first release under the Kavalan label.

The nose shows vanilla and a lot of grain in the form of sweet malt. Honey, coconut, freshly cut grass and some dried flowers. The fruit is exotic. Mango, melon, banana and some papaya. I quite like this nose, even though it is somewhat simple. Reminds me of a bourbon somehow.

The whisky dances on the tongue with a light bite of woodspice. Ginger and some nutmeg. White pepper. Immediately the coconut returns, followed by lime, banana and nuts. Make that almonds. Very sweet.

I get mostly vanilla, oak and grain on the medium long finish, with some banana at the very end.

A lot of banana in this Kavalan, eh? You can own a bottle of this Taiwanese whisky for around 60 EUR.

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