Kavalan – Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask 2012 (70cl, 56.3%)

Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon is a single cask Taiwanese single malt, distilled in 2012 and bottled in 2018 from one American white oak ex-bourbon cask. It is bottled at cask strength, 56.3%, in a 70cl bottle and comes in a round tin. Only 184 bottles were filled. Every bottle in the Solist range carries a serial number, and the whisky has a golden yellow colour. Fresh tropical fruit, vanilla, coconut and spicy oak mark the nose. The palate is intense and fruity, with vanilla and oak, a fruity sweetness and some bitter wood. The finish is long and creamy, with vanilla and oak.