Kavalan Concertmaster

Concertmaster, a single malt whisky that stresses the singular character yet does not lose its comprehensive harmony. Using Portuguese ruby, tawny and vintage Port wine casks as the main flavour, combining Kavalan distillery’s Taiwanese whisky features to compose a harmonic symphony. Presenting a natural colours without additives, presenting its original flavour with a port finish that is composed with layers of flavours and fragrances.

Concertmaster, a single malt whisky that stresses the singular character yet does not lose its comprehensive harmony. Using Portuguese ruby, tawny and vintage Port wine casks as the main flavour, combining Kavalan distillery’s Taiwanese whisky features to compose a harmonic symphony. Presenting a natural colours without additives, presenting its original flavour with a port finish that is composed with layers of flavours and fragrances.

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7196
Kavalan (Yuan Shan Distillery)
Taiwan
Single Malt Whisky
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon
Port
Chill filtration - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 65 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Sherry:
Oak:
Oak:
Berries:
Berries:
Spices:
Dried Fruit:
Spices:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Nuts:
Grape:
Banana:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Grape:
Banana:
Herbs:
Black Currant:
Chocolate:
Herb:
Black Currant:
Herb:
Malt:
Strawberry:
Cherry:
Zitrus:
Peach:
Mint:
Herbs:
Cake:
Floral:
Clove:
Almonds:
Fig:
Coconut:
Green Apple:
Cherry:
Peach:
Fig:
Almonds:
Clove:
Leather:
Dark Chocolate:
Cake:
Coconut:
Mint:
Zitrus:
Strawberry:
Green Apple:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Floral:
Tasting
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Tropical Fruit:
Tropical Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Honey:
Honey:
Berries:
Berries:
Herb:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Oil:
Oil:
Coconut:
Dried Fruit:
Coconut:
Malt:
Cherry:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Malt:
Cherry:
Fig:
Leather:
Fig:
Raisin:
Ginger:
Leather:
Raisin:
Melon:
Melon:
Chocolate:
Pineapple:
Ginger:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Pineapple:
Hazelnut:
Grape:
Plum:
Chili:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Clove:
Peat Smoke:
Coffee:
Date:
Herbs:
Clove:
Hazelnut:
Date:
Chili:
Dark Chocolate:
Coffee:
Grape:
Plum:
Banana:
Dark Chocolate:
Banana:
Alcohol:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Spices:
Sherry:
Spices:
Tropical Fruit:
Herb:
Herb:
Tropical Fruit:
Berries:
Berries:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Herbs:
Ginger:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Heather:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Honey:
Ginger:
Heather:
Oil:
Hazelnut:
Grapefruit:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Coffee:
Pineapple:
Leather:
Coconut:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Pineapple:
Grapefruit:
Nuts:
Oil:
Hazelnut:
Coffee:
Coconut:
Leather:
Pepper:
Pepper:

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Let's go back to the other side of the world, to King Car distillery and their Port-finished NAS whisky 'Kavalan Concertmaster'. Nosing this Taiwanese Single Malt is quite pleasant, despite the intense sweetness and spirity youthfulness. Tropical fruits, icing sugar and a touch of menthol blend nicely with honey, nuts and raisins. With only 40% ABV, the taste is rather thin, sweet and slightly sour, featuring berries, roasted coffee and a dash of pepper in its brief finish. Again, a very 'engineered' and certainly overpriced malt that didn't blow my socks off.
RATING: 3.2/5.0 ≙ 81 pts