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Kavalan
Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

Category: Taiwanese Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: Taiwan
Alcohol: 53.2%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$214

Kavalan
Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

Category: Taiwanese Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: Taiwan
Alcohol: 53.2%
Medium amber color. Aromas and flavors of oloroso, dark chocolate, maple syrup and caramel, and black cherry syrup in cola with a round, lively, bone-dry medium-to-full body and a warming, complex, long finish revealing notes of sherry barrels in scottish library while its 26c, black cherry and bitter chocolate, roasted walnuts, lemon meringue, and vanilla and caramel. Rich and intense yet still manages to be lithe and nimble in spite of being a brooding powerhouse of a dram.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: oloroso, dark chocolate, maple syrup and caramel, and black cherry syrup in cola
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of sherry barrels in scottish library while its 26c, black cherry and bitter chocolate, roasted walnuts, lemon meringue, and vanilla and caramel
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: with cigars, on the rocks, neat and with drops of water
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rich and intense yet still manages to be lithe and nimble in spite of being a brooding powerhouse of a dram.
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The Producer

Kavalan Distillery

The Producer
326, Section 2, Yuan-shan Road
Yuan-Shan, Yilan 26444
Taiwan
886 -39229000
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Their Portfolio

88 • Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $92.99.
93 • Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.99.
93 • Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.99.
90 • Kavalan Distillery Select No.1 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $59.99.
95 • Kavalan Distillery Select No. 2 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $59.99.
93 • Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $119.99.
94 • Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky 46% (Taiwan) $128.99.
97 • Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $159.99.
90 • Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 59.4% (Taiwan) $224.99.
95 • Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $469.99.
96 • Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 55.6% (Taiwan) $257.99.
96 • Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 54% (Taiwan) $89.99.
95 • Kavalan Distillery Reserve Rum Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 55.6% (Taiwan) $89.99.
89 • Kavalan Solist Madeira Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $299.99.
92 • Kavalan Solist Brandy Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.8% (Taiwan) $299.99.
89 • Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 56.3% (Taiwan) $299.99.
95 • Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 55.6% (Taiwan) $599.99.
95 • Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 58.6% (Taiwan) $599.99.
92 • Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $699.99.
96 • Kavalan Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $599.99.
91 • Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $92.00.
90 • Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.00.
93 • Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.00.
92 • Kavalan Concertmaster Vinho Barrique Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.00.
91 • Kavalan Distillery Select No.1 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $59.00.
93 • Kavalan Distillery Select No. 2 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $59.00.
93 • Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $119.00.
92 • Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky 46% (Taiwan) $102.00.
94 • Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 54.8% (Taiwan) $195.00.
95 • Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 53.2% (Taiwan) $214.00.
93 • Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $469.00.
92 • Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 54.8% (Taiwan) $214.00.
92 • Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 51.6% (Taiwan) $89.00.
94 • Kavalan Distillery Reserve Madeira Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.8% (Taiwan) $89.00.
96 • Kavalan Solist Brandy Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $214.00.
93 • Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $214.00.
95 • Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $599.00.
95 • Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.8% (Taiwan) $599.00.
94 • Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 55.6% (Taiwan) $699.00.
95 • Kavalan Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 53.2% (Taiwan) $599.00.
92 • Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $92.00.
90 • Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.00.
92 • Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.00.
91 • Kavalan Concertmaster Vinho Barrique Finish Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $99.00.
90 • Kavalan Distillery Select No.1 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $59.00.
94 • Kavalan Distillery Select No.2 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $59.00.
93 • Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky 43% (Taiwan) $99.00.
90 • Kavalan Wine Oak Single Malt Whisky 43% (Taiwan) $102.00.
90 • Kavalan Port Oak Single Malt Whisky 43% (Taiwan) $102.00.
92 • Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky 46% (Taiwan) $102.00.
91 • Kavalan Master’s Select Reserve No.1 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $112.00.
90 • Kavalan Master’s Select Reserve No.2 Single Malt Whisky 40% (Taiwan) $112.00.
93 • Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 54% (Taiwan) $195.00.
95 • Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $214.00.
97 • Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.8% (Taiwan) $469.00.
94 • Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 58.6% (Taiwan) $214.00.
93 • Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 50.8% (Taiwan) $89.00.
95 • Kavalan Distillery Reserve Madeira Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 58.6% (Taiwan) $89.00.
95 • Kavalan Solist Brandy Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.1% (Taiwan) $214.00.
93 • Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 59.4% (Taiwan) $214.00.
96 • Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 56.3% (Taiwan) $599.00.
96 • Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 57.8% (Taiwan) $599.00.
95 • Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 55.6% (Taiwan) $699.00.
94 • Kavalan Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky 53.2% (Taiwan) $599.00.
88 • King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky 46% (Taiwan) $128.99.
95 • King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky 46% (Taiwan) $102.00.
92 • King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky 46% (Taiwan) $102.00.
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Taiwanese Whisky

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Taiwanese Whisky
Remarkably constructed in only 9 months in 2015, the Kavalan distillery is Taiwan's first whisky distillery. Despite their relative youth, the malt whiskies made at Kavalan are amazingly flavorful, complex, world-class spirits—modeled after Scottish single malts—that are a product of ingenuity, Scottish tradition and ingredients, and the unique tropical Taiwanese climate that accelerates the aging process.

Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky rating was calculated by to be 95 points out of 100 on 6/20/2023. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.