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Kavalan Says Bonjour With First Ever Solist French Wine Cask

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What you need to know:

  • Kavalan has released its first fully matured French Wine Cask Solist expression, bottled at cask strength of 57.1% ABV, it is said to feature notes of "pomegranate, soft honey, and deep tannins on the nose, alongside sweet melon, guava, and apple; with notes of chewy fig, plum, juicy grapes and ripened melon on the palate".

  • It will be priced at US$205 per bottle, and be made available at Kavalan boutiques.

  • The Shanghai Kavalan boutiques will offer a Special Edition engraved version of the expression.

  

Taiwanese whisky's poster child Kavalan has unveiled a fresh new Solist expression - a French Red Wine Cask -matured whisky, that will be retailed exclusively through its boutiques.

The single cask cask strength expression, fully matured in a French wine barrel and bottled at 57.1% ABV, has notes of "pomegranate, soft honey, and deep tannins on the nose, alongside sweet melon, guava, and apple; with notes of chewy fig, plum, juicy grapes and ripened melon on the palate". It will be priced at US$205 per bottle.

 

"Solist French Wine Cask is aged in an exclusive red wine cask from a superb French winery with a rich composition of subtropical fruits, cocoa, and tannins. The mastery of this fine dram lies in its rich layers of sweetness, well-balanced acidity, and sprinkle of mineral saltiness."

 

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Official Tasting Notes

Colour

Plum compote

Aroma

Begins with a concentrated mélange of pomegranate, soft honey, and deep tannins, complimented by the rich aromas of sweet melon, guava, and apple. Next, a backdrop of tropical fruitiness, passion fruit, and soft peony-floral notes are overlaid by a powerful rush of luxurious dark chocolate, dried fruits, blackberry, black cherry and grape.

Taste

On the tongue, a captivating vanilla sweetness and subtle saltiness prime the taste buds for the chewy fig and luscious plum that push to the fore. These flavours give way to the mouth-drawing taste of fresh juicy grape and ripened melon. Long but fresh in the finish, perfectly balanced, with the taste of lingering melon syrup leaving you desirous of more.

Finish

The overall flavour is delicate and elegant, with an impressively strong finish.

 

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In celebration of the whiskymaker's new Shanghai boutique that was inaugurated in mid-October 2022 at the Shanghai Suhe Centre Green Park complex, Kavalan will offer a limited Special Release engraved bottle of the expression for US$286 at any of its four Shanghai boutiques.

 

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The distillery's newest Shanghai boutique and concept store was designed in collaboration with Tian An Group and British designer Thomas Heatherwick, featuring a fully copper and wood furnished store which is inspired by the distillery's oak casks and copper stills. The store's green backdrop represents the Lanyang Plain, which is the home of Kavalan in Yilan County, while the distillery's water source, the nearby Snow Mountain range is represented as a silhouette on the store's counters and walls.

 

Kanpai!

  

 

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