Joe Gillies

9.1

Exceeded expectations. Very good. Floral and prune aromas. BlackBerry, anise, and vanilla flavors. Great random purchase for $15. — 4 years ago

Lorri Colburn

9.0

Wonderful, delightful, great linger! — 5 years ago

with Barbara

Julia Geisler

9.0

Enjoyed this! Very strange color, but get past that and it smells super excitingly juicy like I’m going to bite into an apple ? Pear? has some acidity — tannins! 👌🏻 — 6 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Nose of fermented grains, apple cider, and some aldehyde. Taste of some brown sugar, toffee notes, especially after stirring the sip with tongue, tea and baked apple flavor, hotness from alcohol, hint of smoky oaks, milk chocolate, dried figs, and mango. Aftertaste is some warmth in the throat, dried mango, a hint of zest, and a bit peaty. The flavors are bold but well structured at the same time. You won't be disappointed as she offers a mix of different flavors compared with bourbon and most of the Irish whisky. — 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

Richard Adams

9.0

Good core, dark fruit, viscous, but short on the finish — 8 years ago

Nate Axline

9.2

Drink this now. Very caramel, toffee, nutty, rich dark fruits, raisin, deep plum, dried raspberry. — 9 years ago

Lisa Seel

8.9

Nice earthy Bordeaux. Flavorful and smooth. — 9 years ago

Debbie Savarino

9.1

Enjoyed girl talk with Ellie over this bottle of deliciousness — 11 years ago

Andrey Ryazanov

10

Good stuff — 4 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

This Sancerre has one foot in the litter box and one foot in chalky soil. Intense nose has a bit of cat pee, but also some intense and bright minerality and ultra crisp gooseberry fruit with a squeeze of freshly cut lemon. Round yet very lively in the mouth. Great interplay of sharpness and mineral texture. Long finish and nicely-integrated acids. A wine you can love and yet not like a little bit. — 4 years ago

Gabriella Boros

9.7

Lovely rich rounded flavor. Heavy grainy and berry. A heavier Rhône. Absolutely irrefutable right from the bottle. 2014. Schaefer wine sale bought in 2018. — 6 years ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.5

Vanilla and spice on the nose, but so much tannin from the mid palate through finish... didn't expect it! another Kermit Lynch beauty! This is 70% Carignan and 30% Mourvèdre from Cote Catalanes in Rousillon ( South of France). — 8 years ago

Olivier Huguenin

9.1

Excellent!!! Nez sur un grillé très fin, du fruit. Très belle complexité que l'on retrouve en bouche. — 8 years ago

Debra Kendall

8.9

You may think it's a red but actually a rosé. Delicious. — 8 years ago

Michelle Winston

9.0

Delicious!! — 8 years ago

Nishith Jobanputra

9.1

Full-bodied, well-rounded Bordeaux. — 9 years ago

Raphaël Dostie-Goulet

9.3

Wowowowowowowowowow — 9 years ago

Marybeth Gannon

9.5

Smooth and a wonderful blend. — 9 years ago

Chris B.

9.1

Started off with sour cherry, lavender and the unmistakable smell of motor oil on a driveway. The mouthfeel was dry and minerally, but elegantly so, with a beautiful finish that balanced fruit and tannins. We paired it with steak but this would go well with anything. — 4 years ago

Michelle Ng

9.5

台灣第一瓶出產之蘇格蘭威士忌。風味和味道，都參照蘇格蘭威士忌🥃造法完成。比我想像中的味道好，而且醇厚得多。but I still prefer the Scottish whisky more than any other ones.
— 5 years ago

Matt Trader

9.2

Glad I made a jump for this whisky. Absolutely lovely and finished in port casks. — 6 years ago

Teresa S

8.9

Strawberry shortcake. Delicious. — 6 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.1

Blackberry. Iron. Schist. Plenty of grip, but lift and freshness to match. Best Effet Rouge to date! #roussillon #carignane #syrah #grenachenoir — 8 years ago

John

9.0

Full bodied French. — 8 years ago

Hwee Ling Ho

9.5

Strong sherry smell and taste. Slight nutty and chocolate, with mild honey warm finish — 8 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.0

Lime leaf, savory, saline. Massive and commanding. Just the thing for shrimp, galangal & green curry. — 8 years ago

Michelle Baker

9.1

this one still has nice grip. Big fruit, tobacco and cedar. — 9 years ago

Nick Fontaine

9.0

Bright and fruity, medium tannins, a lovely wine by itself or with spicy foods and pastas. — 9 years ago

Noel Lee

10

brought by Ee, at Ticino, Bermondsey Street — 10 years ago