Single Malt Distillery Select 43%
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, as single malt whisky does not age further in the bottle. It will remain in peak condition for many years when stored upright away from direct light.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
braised pork belly, dark chocolate truffles, smoked duck breast
✨ Technical Specifications
Kavalan's Distillery Select showcases the art of subtropical maturation in Yilan County, Taiwan, where the intense heat and humidity accelerate the extraction of flavors from the wood. Crafted using the pristine, mineral-rich meltwater of the Snow Mountain range, this single malt is designed to highlight the distillery's signature tropical fruit character. The spirit matures rapidly in hand-selected oak casks, resulting in a remarkably smooth, complex, and approachable expression that captures the vibrant essence of Taiwan's unique terroir and innovative distilling heritage.
🍾 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)
43%