KavalanSolistEx-BourbonCask(57.8%)(700mL)

<p>Kavalan ex Bourbon Cask will make you believe that Taiwanese wear kilts. </p><p>If you have not heard of Kavalan yet, get ready for us to blow your Whisky-loving mind. That’s because <em>Kavalan Distillery </em>is located on the island of… <em>Taiwan</em>. And this relative newcomer to the pantheon of single malt deities is kicking serious single malt butt — winning awards and beating some of the most famous Whiskies in blind taste tests. Even Jim Murray himself has become a fan. Kavalan was founded in 2005 by <em>Mr. Tien-Tsai Lee </em>and is now owned by Taiwan’s King Car Group. They have developed a range of eighteen single malt offerings.</p><p>Let’s start by saying that <em>Kavalan ex Bourbon Cask</em> has won just about every gold medal that you can think of, and a rare platinum one too. They take their exceptional single cask Solist Whisky and cut it a bit with natural spring water. As far as we are concerned, this Taiwanese gem is just perfect! And as the name implies, it is aged <em>exclusively in ex-Bourbon casks.</em></p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u><em>“Kavalan” is the name of an ancient indigenous people that inhabited the Yilan province of Taiwan.</em></p>