Taiwan, Yilan. Distillery operational. Owner: King Car Group.

Two extraordinary personalities are responsible for Taiwan's first independent distillery, Tien-Tsai Lee (TT Lee), founder of the King Car group and owner of Kavalan, and Dr Jim Swan, the consultant behind a huge number of the distilleries opened across the world over the last 15 years, including Penderyn (Wales), Cotswolds (England), Victoria Caledonian (Canada) and several other projects in Scotland, such as Clydeside (Glasgow) and Lindores Abbey (Cupar). It was in 2006 that Kavalan distilled its malt for the first time. Since then, the distillery has frequently caused a stir with bottlings that reflect its perfect mastery of ageing in ex-bourbon casks and Oloroso and Fino sherry casks below subtropical latitudes. Like new distilleries, Kavalan has released numerous single cask and cask strength bottlings to respond to massive demand around the world.

A Taiwanese single malt from a brand that has successfully made a name for itself in a land of great connoisseurs and fans of this type of spirit. Blended from several casks including ex-bourbon casks, sherry casks, wine casks and refilled casks, this whisky reveals truly outstanding aromas. The elegant, floral and spicy nose is characterized by notes of exotic fruit juices and matches perfectly with the elegant, refined and slender palate centred on the vanilla and spice flavours imparted by its long oak maturation. Notes of pear and ripe fruits are highlights of this whisky’’s beautiful exoticism.