Alexander Sickel

9.7

Very good. Had it in Prague at Restaurant The Golden Scissors. — 5 years ago

Andre Barake

9.1

Had a 2014. Owner says 94 by Robert Parker... totally believable as wine is excellent, fresh, acid with an almond aftertaste...love it — 6 years ago

David Goldfinger

9.1

Croatian cab based wine 🍷 excellent quality. Balanced, predominantly dark fruit with a ton of chocolate 🍫 notes. — 7 years ago

Alex Hill

9.0

Just a massive amount of smokey oak on this wine, but the fruit has a pedigree that shines through. Ultimately bright and racy, despite all the barrique. — 7 years ago

Florian Perolini

9.1

In English and French.

Whisky !

- Kavalan Solist Vinho barrique. 59.4%
Single Malt. Taïwan.
Matured in White and Red wine oak.
Distilled in mars 2010. Bottled july 2015.
212 bottles in the world.
Single Cask. Cask Strenght.

Taïwan is an isle south Est of China.
Kavalan is in the North. Hot and wet climate.
The Angels'share is more important : 10% each year. Scotland : 1% each year.
And the maturation is faster. For exemple, a 7 years old Kavalan Whisky will look like to a 18+ years old Scotch. Impressive.

Best Single malt and best of the best for the 2015 world whiskys ?

The fact ???
Lets try it !!

The color is impressive. Dark brown. Beautiful.

Just 2 cl in the glass and ... explosion !
Old cedar, pine wood, nuts, fresh vanilla, passion fruit, mango and coconut, red fruits to !!. Original.
Love it !

59.4% alcool.... strong, but fatty, so easy to drink. Red fruits, cherry, pine wood, exotics fruits : mango and passion fruit.
Nice balance, you can feel a little sweet sensation.
The finish : cassis, dark chocolate and leather.
Long, very long.

An impressive whisky with high density and good complexity. Best whisky in the world??? That's totaly subjective. For me ? No, but one of the best i ever tried !

Now, in France the price is around 250 euros. Dont know for other country.


☆ Kavalan Solist Vinho barrique. 59.4%
Cask Strength. Single Cask
Distillé en 2010. Édition 2015. 212 bouteilles pour le monde.
Taïwan.
Whisky élevé dans des fûts de vin blanc et rouge.

Taïwan est une île au Sud Est de la Chine.
La distillerie Kavalan se situe au Nord Est.
Climat chaud et humide.
La part des anges est de 10% par an, par comparaison, elle est de 1% en Écosse.
La maturité y est aussi plus rapide, un whisky de 7 ans est comparable en complexité à un whisky de plus de 18 ans en Écosse !

Alors !? Meilleur whisky du monde 2015 ?
Qu'en est-il ?

Après avoir juste versé 2 cl dans mon verre, le bouquet à littéralement envahi la pièce.
Vieux cèdre, sapin du sud-ouest, aiguilles de pin. La noix, gousse de vanille, Fruits rouges. Puis, très exotique, sur la mangue, le fruit de la passion et la noix de coco. On s'y perd ! Puissance aromatique énorme !

59.4% c'est beaucoup! Mais finalement quelle douceur, c'est gras.
Les arômes de cerice et de fruits rouges lancent le bal, le sapin, les fruits exotiques : mangue et fruits de la passion.
La finale s'étire très longuement sur le cassis cuit, le chocolat noir, le cuire et la banane flambée.

C'est très impressionnant !

Alors meilleur whisky du monde 2015 ??? C'est une question de goût ;, subjectif.
Pour moi, non, mais fait parti des meilleurs whiskys que j'ai pu déguster à ce jour.

Un grand whisky ! Comptez 250 euros en France....

À bientôt.
Florian. — 8 years ago

Steven Heydemann

9.1

$16 atTotal Wine and a very nice surprise. Long maceration. Aged in old barrique. Wood notes not obtrusive. Lovely fresh fruit. Fine tannin. Well-structured. Appealing wine. Especially for the price. — 5 years ago

Daniele Cuzin

8.9

Had the 2008 vintage in July 2017. Paired with grilled lamb. — 7 years ago

Pooneet K

8.9

Quite earthy but with good acidity as well. Very smooth, hint of oak here from the 15 mos in barrique. Would love to try in 5 years. — 7 years ago

with Michael, Allison and 1 other

Lance Rea

9.0

Full bodied and great right out of the bottle. Good finish and nice nose. — 7 years ago

Kyle Harvey

8.9

80 Sangio/20 Cab Merlot, stainless then barrique - very approachable, bright red jammy Bing cherry, nice acid could have used some more tannin, but hey it's 80% Sangiovese, I'll buy again for this price point. — 8 years ago

Pedro da Fonseca

9.2

Merlot 2009 — 8 years ago

Christine Havens

9.0

For orange wine enthusiasts, the 2012 Kabaj Sivi Pinot, technically a Pinot Grigio, is this intriguing Slovenian example. Extended skin contact followed by full malolactic fermentation and aging in French oak barrique have endowed this wine with it's orange hue. The aromatics are subtle and layered—a fusion of cling peaches, decaying rose petals, and coriander. On the palate, oxidative notes are married to nervy acidity and pleasant, slightly bitter flavors of pear seeds, dried pink grapefruit peal and saline-rich minerality. 12.5% ABV | Sample — 8 years ago

Dennis Turner

9.3

Vanilla and Carmel on the nose over black fruit. Soft tannins enhance a cocoa and tobacco palate with an almost minty note at the end. Good length. Mouth watering. — 6 years ago

K K

9.7

Bester wine ever oida — 7 years ago

with Armin

Dario Tolone

9.1

nice. good price. — 7 years ago

Dean Aragon

9.4

2012 vintage has seductive leathery undertone...a real delight — 7 years ago

P Pelissero

9.0

Brenda brought it for Thanksgiving and everyone liked it. — 8 years ago

with Brenda

Young Bock Lee

9.0

Light purple, slight red hue. Layer of barrique, black plum, vanilla, juicy black cherry, black pepper on the nose. Full body, med p acid, med p intensity, smooth dense round body comes with sour cherry, dried salumi finish. Full bodied barbera, need good steak and heavy stew can goes well with this one. Food and savory barbera. 14% abv — 8 years ago

Bernd Gaupp

9.0

Sehr intensiver Wein mit nicht zu viel Säure — 8 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

8.9

Girls night! Very light in color-almost it a dark rose. Sweet cherry with a baking spice finish. High alcohol. Paired well with seafood. — 8 years ago

with Jacqueline