Single Malt Distillery Select 40%
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release; as a distilled spirit, it does not improve with bottle aging and can be enjoyed over many years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
braised pork belly, dark chocolate truffles, smoked duck breast
✨ Technical Specifications
Kavalan's Distillery Select showcases the distillery's signature tropical maturation style in a highly approachable format. Crafted in Yilan County, Taiwan, where the intense subtropical heat and humidity accelerate wood extraction, this single malt matures at a rapid pace compared to traditional cool-climate whiskies. Using pure, mineral-rich meltwater from the Snow Mountain range, Kavalan's master blender crafts this expression to highlight a lush profile of tropical fruits, soft toffee, and warm wood spices. It stands as a testament to Taiwan's pioneering spirit in the whisky world, capturing the vibrant energy of its unique terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2005 by the King Car Group under founder Tien-Tsai Lee, Kavalan Distillery is located in Yuanshan Township within Yilan County, Taiwan. Named after the indigenous Kavalan people of the Yilan plain, the distillery pioneered world-class Taiwanese single malt whisky production using mineral-rich meltwater sourced from the nearby Snow Mountain range. Kavalan capitalizes on Taiwan's intense subtropical climate, which accelerates the wood maturation process to yield remarkably complex, rich, and mature flavor profiles in a compressed timeframe. The distillery is globally renowned for its multi-award-winning Single Malt Solist series, celebrated for exquisite cask-strength releases matured in Sherry, Port, Ex-Bourbon, and Vinho Barrique casks.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Malted Barley
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
40%