Kavalan Classic Single Malt

70cl / 40%
  • Taiwanese Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Classic Single Malt
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4 (13 Reviews)
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The flagship single malt from Taiwan's Kavalan. Only operating since 2005 they have wowed the world with their young but full flavoured whisky, concentrating on their signature flavours of tropical fruit.

Country
Taiwan

Style

  • Body
  • Richness
  • Smoke
  • Sweetness

Character

  • Vanilla Vanilla
  • Cinnamon Cinnamon
  • Pear Pear
  • Mango Mango
  • Coconut Coconut
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Kavalan Classic Single Malt Reviews

Tasting Notes

  • Producer's Tasting Notes

    • Colour:

      Lively and passionate amber.

    • Nose:

      Clean, elegant, floral (pleasant & refreshing fragrance of the butterfly orchid), fruity and seductive. With hints of honey, tropical fruits (mango in particular), pear drop, vanilla, coconuts and suggestions of chocolate.

    • Palate:

      A hint of sweet mango juice with that spicy complexity and gentle warmth on a medium, oily and citrus finish.

13 Customer Reviews

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  • 5
    22 March

    Surprisingly elegant

  • 5
    24 December 2018

    Very smooth for a NAS whiskey. I like Japanese whisky so this really caught my eye. I would really recommend this.

  • 4
    13 October 2018

    I've been drinking Japanese whiskies on a regular basis, so when I discovered this Taiwanese single malt I thought I'd give it a try. Very smooth, and on the sweet side making it very easy to sip neat, mixers would kill this whisky stone dead. Lovely flavours, delicate even, and very much in the Japanese style of whisky.

  • 5
    2 October 2018

    The smoothest whisky ever. The brand is too new in the States yet. Easy to fall in love with it.

  • 4
    11 February 2018

    Very good for 'on the rocks'. Not something I would have neat, a tad too sharp.

  • 1
    30 October 2017

    ka va lan- solist: somwher in between with cheap perfume and Jamaica rum-- expensive rubbish- good for mix with coke only

  • 5
    29 June 2017

    Simple drink straight, with complex deep flavour journey from the nose through to the back of the throat. Enjoy the glass sitting there as the flavours seem to fill an aura around you. Has surprisingly become one of my top favourites. Will be buying every bottle of their range to have at hand, to surprise some of my dramming companions.

  • 4
    4 April 2017

    With ice Moreish tasting notes spot on .only lasted two days .

  • 3
    17 December 2016

    For once Jonathan got it right and it does taste as good as his review. Sweet and very moreish :-)

  • 4
    30 November 2016

    Very interesting, the flavors and palate are more akin to that of a whisky of superior age/quality.

  • 4
    12 January 2015

    Very surprised and a welcome change

  • 4
    2 January 2015

    Wasn''t expecting much, but was very suprised by this whisky. Lively fruity flavors with a rich and smooth feel on the palate. Worth buying for an interesting change - and certainly not a novelty whisky.

  • 4
    2 August 2014

    For once the reviews are right. This whisky tastes as good as they say it does! Quite an achievement considering how young it is.