Rob Kiley

9.5

Melon, nutty, floral. Amazing — 7 years ago

with Matthew

Tara Rowland

9.4

Walnuts macerated for 40 days, stunner..modern & fresh — 8 years ago

Angel Martinez

Brand ambassador GHMumm Spain, Wine reviewer www.theluxury.es"

9.7

Cest fini — 8 years ago

Matt Forester

9.4

2012. Special selection off of the wine list at Miller Union in Atlanta. The nose and flavor initially had a taste of Cointreau or Blood Orange. — 9 years ago

Kimberly Dobbs

10

This was a very good French white wine with a cognac (I think) very good sweet taste. — 9 years ago

with Ian

Vanessa Pritchard

9.0

Over ice with a twist. Musty and earthy, distant sweetness, bitter finishing with the gentian. — 10 years ago

Manuel

9.6

Best of the Best. I prefer it over Grand Marnier and Cointreau. This was one of the first bottles to be in the US! — 10 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.3

Plum greatness — 10 years ago

Mike Merriman

9.9

Aged in Banyuls casks, this French whiskey is my 2nd favorite in the world. Took me 10 years of looking to finally get it. — 10 years ago

Scott Reiner

9.3

Mellowed and prettier. Peaches. As with all the brandies, hand seeded. — 11 years ago

Chris Baggetta

Sommelier/Wine Director Quince Restaurant

9.3

Lovely amaro - especially paired with ricotta cake and crema. — 12 years ago

Jay Kline

8.9

Pours a striking golden, almost cat pee color. Showing oxidative notes initially. After some air and coming up to temp, it’s started to show its best. Aromas of burnt toast and Cointreau. On the palate it’s tangy tropical fruits. Lingering finish. Remarkable showing considering its age. Drink now at no less than 50°F and let it breath for at least 30 minutes. Trust me. — 7 years ago

Michael Kilgore

9.3

Ok I hate the name, but it's actually pretty fantastic substitute for Cointreau. There, I said it. — 8 years ago

with Aimee

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. — 9 years ago

Jeff Rothrock

8.9

Very interesting. Notes of Cointreau, lime zest, and nuts with a light body and lingering yeasty character. — 10 years ago

Beki Mann

10

Amazing, period. Fresh green tomatoes, dill, and coriander with white grape and lemon rind. — 10 years ago

Steven Baird

9.0

Killer lunch at Frankie's, finished with this delicious grappa. — 10 years ago

Leah InParis

9.3

The best Poiré in the world. Stat. — 11 years ago

Courtney Cochran

Sommelier/Host hiptastes.com

9.5

Pale garnet with orange rim. Volcanic fairy dust presents quickly on nose, then dehydrated plum, Cointreau, brown sugar, Worschestershire, nettle, clove, black olive, campfire ash. Palate brings med+/high- acid, high tannin, med+ alc, flavors of tart red cherry, black olive, brown spice, fairy dust minerality, cigar paper, American Spirits. Long finish, improving with air and thank you *tres much* — 11 years ago

Amy Cleary

Wine blogger WineBookGirl

9.5

Today's Tour de France wine is fascinating. Wild cherry sweet wine. — 12 years ago

Jennifer Delva

9.3

Aroma has nothing to do with when it hits the palate. Not very sweet. Perfect with cheese I would say. Even blue cheese — 7 years ago

Jennifer Delva

9.1

Flower bomb! — 7 years ago

Ted

9.4

@Todd Abrams I was feeling frisky so I opened this guy up. I guess I was expecting something like a lemonhead candy. Surprise. There is lemon there more like a lemon edge followed by something nutty. Maybe almonds. That's what I usually get with all of these palate cleansers. Very enjoyable. Thanks dude!! — 8 years ago

Sam Decker

9.4

You can taste the care that went into cazottes' brandies. Such brilliance, purity and open heartedness rush at you all at once. — 9 years ago

Adam Nesto

9.6

So hipster right now. Fernet, but not Fernet Branca — 9 years ago

Martin Frowde

9.1

Quite deep colour with an almost orange tinge. Bouquet is quite musky, again with orange notes. A smooth and luxuriously thick mouthfeel but needs to be well chilled to prevent that becoming flabby. A lip-smacking lemon meringue and orange / cointreau flavour. A very good value everyday drinking wine. — 10 years ago

with Georgina

Morgan Izquierdo

9.0

Un vin du Tarn qui se prend pour un Bourgogne. — 10 years ago

Rise Tren

9.8

A favorite. Think an old wood shop. — 10 years ago

Scott Reiner

9.5

Absolutely delicious! — 11 years ago

Guttorm Kittelsen

9.8

This digestive is marvelous. I was served this digestive after an ecellene metal at "Le Basilic" — 11 years ago