Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique 70cl

Taiwan's Finest, Finished in Wine Casks

Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique is one of the crown jewels of the Kavalan Solist single cask series — a full-strength, non-chill filtered Taiwanese single malt matured and finished in Portuguese Vinho Verde wine barriques. From the award-winning Kavalan Distillery in Yilan County, Taiwan, this expression showcases how the island's subtropical climate accelerates maturation and produces whiskies of remarkable depth and complexity in a fraction of the time required in Scotland.

The wine cask influence is immediately apparent on the nose — ripe red berries, dried fig, dark cherry, and a luscious grape sweetness layered over Kavalan's signature tropical fruit and vanilla base. On the palate, the full cask strength delivery is rich and enveloping: plum jam, toasted oak, cinnamon, dark chocolate, and a long, warming finish with a beautiful wine-soaked fruitiness that lingers. Every bottle is a single cask — unique, unrepeatable, and bottled at natural strength.

• Distillery: Kavalan, Yilan County, Taiwan
• Style: Single Malt Whisky — Single Cask, Cask Strength
• Cask: Portuguese Vinho Verde Wine Barrique
• Non-chill filtered: Yes
• Size: 70cl
• Serve: Neat or with a few drops of water to open up the fruit

Multiple award winner and a benchmark for New World whisky — essential for any serious collection.