Kavalan – Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength (70cl, 55.6%)

This is a Taiwanese single malt from Kavalan, part of the Solist range and bottled from a single Vinho barrique at cask strength. It is bottled at 55.6% in a 70cl bottle, and this one is number 75 of 197. It is non-chill-filtered and of natural colour. The whisky matured fully in used American oak wine barrels. It was distilled, matured and bottled in Taiwan, and the box carries the World Whiskies Awards emblem for World's Best Single Malt Whisky. The cask gives rich cocoa, caramel and tropical fruit character.