Kavalan's Solist range boasts a selection of fantastic Taiwanese single malt whiskies bottled at cask strength. This particular release was drawn from a Port cask, resulting in a richly rosy hue and a huge blast of juicy red fruit notes.
Peppery at first. Thick layers of Port sweetness develop, with a light hint of vanilla-rich malt at the centre.
Citrus zests, brown sugar, sloe berries, a touch of sugary shortbread with raisins in the dough.
Citrus forward. Caramel and fizzy strawberry laces.
This is a light whisky, but it is overpowered by the Port, suggesting it is matured perhaps in the more porous European Oak, lower in Tyloses and Lignins. Certainly, IMO it has spent a little too long in the port cask. Peppery background with fruitiness. Port is too dominant though.
