Gene Buonviri

9.0

Just right after a full day of Emerald Isle fishing. Dark red, hints of dark fruit with vanilla. Great with filet mignon, portobello mushroom and plantain. Two old friends sealed the deal. — 9 years ago

with Barry

Marc Vacossin

9.1

Nice Nice Nice ! — 10 years ago

Joey pasta

9.0

Vibrant fresh apple and sea spray nose,
Lead to a austere structured, yet juicy mid palette with a hint of beach plum finishing with a thirst quenching acidity!
Disclaimer: This product is easy to consume in large portions buy accordingly... — 10 years ago

Matt Sterr

8.9

Somewhere between saline and smoke. — 10 years ago

Paul H

8.9

Off the bat this has a fresh cherries. Think of the produce isle fresh. Little bit of earth as well. Could be something else I dont know. The palate was a mixture of sweeter notes of cherry and raspberries or maybe a cranberry. It seemed to me to have too much oak. Side note this was not decanted and most likely should have had a good bit of time to open. Will revisit with proper time allowed to let it develop more. — 10 years ago

Deborah Blohm

9.3

At Isle of Palm and having a glass before going out to dinner- problem is I want more then one glass! — 11 years ago

Stephanie Reichin

9.3

Tastes better when drunk in London with your brother in law — 11 years ago

Mo Daly

9.1

Campfire ash peat in all their glory — 11 years ago

Will Flanagan

10

Holy cock tease. — 12 years ago

John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

10

Hmmm, wonder why I like this! — 12 years ago

Kavi Harshawat

9.3

Very sweet for a Whisky but light. — 13 years ago

with Brynn and Chris

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

Kate Bleasel

9.3

Wine of the night, absolutely fantastic — 10 years ago

Dan Lipton

9.0

Solid single malt scotch. Chocolate flavor. Smooth. — 10 years ago

Frederick Kuehn

9.4

Roses and lychee. Lots of fun! — 10 years ago

Todd Abrams

9.1

All citrus blossom honey and lush grass aromatics before an invigorating and lengthy sip. I'm going to take a bottle of this to Belle Isle Conservatory's Palm House along with the Pardevalles and have myself a little Spanish white tasting. — 11 years ago

Leah InParis

9.3

A legendary Greek from the isle of Santorini - Mavrotragano. Rustic and woody, if this wine was a Greek myth, it would be the Trojan horse! — 11 years ago

Michael Kotrady

9.3

Amarone cask finished? So silky & sexy that it's almost not Scotch.
— 11 years ago

Andrew Yandell

8.9

Wax and wet limestone floors. Herbal honey with almost bitter tannin and dried marsh fennel stalks. Bitter orange +cocoa. (Back isle of the hardware store). Peat. — 12 years ago

Antonio Borja

9.6

Love it!!!! — 13 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.3

Only for special occasion. Good or bad. This one is still special — 9 years ago

Ryan Stewart

8.9

Mahogany color. Smooth and soft aromas and flavors of toasted cereal, red fruits, caramel, toffee, honey, chestnut, and Nutella. Long finish, mouth drying but not overpowering tannins. — 10 years ago

Ryan Stewart

9.0

Rose gold. Rich aromas and flavors of cherry liquor, cocoa, cereal, vanilla extract, chestnut, blackberry, and a hint of butterscotch. Medium + finish. — 10 years ago

Jess Motter

10

Very caramel nose, roasted peat, candied pear, orange peel, cinnamon & a little bit of iodine, and then a very malty finish! — 10 years ago

Peter Mansell

9.6

Better than the infamous Black Isle bottle. Full, sweet ripe fruit - plenty of years on it — 10 years ago

Brian Boothe

9.1

A solid bang for the buck tipple. — 10 years ago

Todd Abrams

9.5

2013. Pardevalles is doing some stellar work with rare grape varieties and making wines both fun and fascinating. Luscious tropical fruits give way to a clean, citric finish with length. I'm going to drink a bottle of this in the Palm House of the Belle Isle Conservatory. — 11 years ago

John Riddick

9.0

Super small production Vermentino from the Isle of Capraia. Mouthwatering acidity, intense minerality and looooong finish. — 11 years ago

with Desmond

Gordon Walker

8.9

Great expression of fruit, little flabby, nice tho! — 12 years ago

Charles Antin

Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys

9.0

Young! Courtesy of Mr. Isle. — 12 years ago

with Ray and Michael