Kavalan Concertmaster Whisky Tasting & Food Pairing - Review #54

KAVALAN CONCERTMASTER
THE KING CAR KAVALAN DISTILLERY. Founded in 2005. Situated in Yilan County, Taiwan. Owned by King Car Food Industrial Co.
The distillery’s visiting center won the Whisky Magazine Whisky attraction of the year in 2011 with 1million visitors per year.
KAVALAN CONCERTMASTER - SINGLE MALT
Kavalan is named after the indigenous people who originally inhabited this northeastern corner of the island: the Kavalan.
Concertmaster was matured in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in ex-Tawny, Ruby and Vintage Port casks.
ABV 43%
COLOUR
Brownish Red
NOSE
Honey, vanilla, berry jam, Christmas spices, dark chocolate, classic port cask whisky
TASTE
Rich, sweet, complex, vanilla, honey, dark chocolate, Christmas spices, thick and chewy berry jam, stewed fruit, port sherry, dry
FINISH
Long, sweet, spicy, bitter chocolate, dry ending
COST: … $90 … £60 … R1000 (South Africa)
FOOD PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS
Chocolate, chocolate mouse, chocolate covered raisin, cracker with cream cheese and berry jam
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[@wilfred_ho]

Your summary of the distillery and county was impeccable. It's a beautiful place to visit, and tasting the whisky on location made the experience special. Coincidentally, I was enjoying a dram of this very whisky while watching your video. Thanks for your recommended pairings. Keep well!

[@djnaps01]

Just had a sip of this and what a surprise ! Honey vanilla and tropical fruits on the nose for sure ! Herbal on the palet dark chocolate not too sweet lacks a bit of oily thickness . Nice spicy sherry finish , not short finish but not great either , very very good whisky but could be better ...

[@Charlie-km7sj]

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