Rufus King

9.0

Very refined Champagne, before dinner with friends in Amherst, MA — 8 months ago

Dave Mayers

9.1

Royal elegance. Drinkable at ‘17 but would love to have explored in 5 years. Velvety tannins, gentle oak, a bit lacking in the acidity and grand cru finish. With Cerasulo in Tampa. — 3 years ago

Justin Kline

9.1

Thanks Dad! — 7 years ago

Anthony Pro

8.9

I’m surprised by how good this is. Not quite whiskey, and not quite bourbon. Whiskbon? — 8 years ago

Kien Dam

10

Quite good! — 9 years ago

with Nadal and Lai

Riccardo L.

8.9

legit tastes like you mixed cognac into rye... not sure how I feel about it. Gives a cool layer to the crown though. — 10 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

10

Had it December 2007.
Still an eternity ahead😱😱.
Still purple in the middle,
Multi coloured fruits, flowers and spices.
Silky, slim with elegance. Determined. Sweet attack.
Beautiful sweet fruit the liquorice and black pepper, then incense, then thousands of other things coming one by one with an incredible order and neatness. So drinkable that you cannot believe is a 1989. Everything is so perfect and in balance. When you say Bordeaux is royal, elegant not powerful. 😍😍🙏🙏 — 10 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.6

Of extreme rarity, the mythical and cult-like wines of Prieure Roch really do show such singularity. Grand Cru Clos Vougeot, with vines planted as far back as 1929 and situated in what is a coveted sub-section “terroir royal,” is perhaps their best wine along with Clos de Beze. 2007 is showing superbly, combining the elegance of the vintage with the power of the site with captivatingly complex aromatics and a juicy, earthy and floral mineral inflicted core and a finish that keeps on going. This was simply magical after some air. Special wine. — a year ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Tuesday the 26th of January was Australia Day and a public holiday. What better way to celebrate than Australia’s best fizz Arras Grand Vintage from Tasmania. Quite light lemon in colour. Very citrussy and mineral on the nose. 7 years on Lees showing in the complexity of the palate which still shows tension and refreshment. See previous notes for the 2007 which was slightly better and Champion Wine of the Royal Brisbane Show. — 5 years ago

Jason Koh

9.6

Crushed fresh mint, combination of raspberry and strawberry and violet and royal honey scents. Maybe just this particular bottle is magical (because Cali pinot never tasted so enchanting, on the verge of a grand cru from Chambertin.) I am absolutely blown away. — 8 years ago

Frank Skatuler

9.3

This is like having a pancake breakfast on ice. A true winner!! — 8 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Super smooth and in fact too smooth for me a first sip. Sweet and creamy, green apple note, leathery and brown sugar, cedar wood, and finally some residual hotness from alcohol. A decent blend that will please the newbies. — 9 years ago

October Cleveland

9.2

A more approachable, and less severely dry than the Grand. — 10 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. — 10 years ago

Severn G

9.5

This is the 'Red' version from the Waterloo distillery decommissioned in 1990...the best they ever produced. Secondary market pricing on this makes most of the current and difficult to source Suntory products seem like a bargain... — 3 years ago

David Kaplan

9.7

In the glass, the wine has a glistening, dark royal purple color, almost black in the center, with flashes of magenta just at the edge. The classic Right Bank nose unfurls gradually with aromas of sun-warmed black raspberries, griotte cherries, and sweet white tobacco moving in and out of the foreground, sometimes alternating with Dutch cocoa, eucalyptus, and vanilla as the wine evolves in the glass.

On entry, the wine is luscious and succulent, building to a rich, juicy mid-palate, with a cornucopia of black and red fruit flavors that echo the nose, all lightly seasoned with toasted coconut, baker’s chocolate, and red berry acidity, and the long, elegant finish is punctuated with sinuous, fine-grained, dusty tannins. Drink now – 2027. — Moore Brothers Wine Company — 6 years ago

Michael B

9.4

Had a wine tasting at Pichon Baron. This is considered to be a “ super” 2nd grand cru, and it’s amazing. Medium to full bodied. Royal burgundy colour. Big expression of dark fruits (plums, cherries) and wild berries (blackberry, blueberry). It was excellently balanced with soft spices and liquorice, leaving a very smooth, prolonged after taste. Wish I had more and a steak to go along with this. It isn’t cheap, $285 euro for a bottle. Enjoyed this much more than the Mouton Rothschild tasting we had earlier in the day. Edit, after trying more wines from the Bordeaux Region, this deserves an increased rating. — 8 years ago

George Chen

9.4

Unique and stunning layers as if you are tasting the years of its history. Very memorable experience. — 9 years ago

Misti Smith

8.9

Whisky notes, sweet, Good — 10 years ago

Anthony Pro

8.9

Pretty good for a Canadian Whiskey. Would think its American by the first taste. — 10 years ago