KaVaLan Solist Port Cask Duty Free 2018

Rating35/40
OriginTaiwan
DistilleryKavalan
StyleSingle Barrel Single Malt Whisky
CaskPort Cask 0110112016A
BottledSeptember 20th, 2018
Bottles149
Strength57.8% (115.6 proof)
RetailerTravel Retail Exclusive
Price$160

Nose: Rusty cherries and baker’s plums. Smells like a bright red plate that had fresh squeezed lemon squirted on it. Later strawberries rise from wine-soaked brown paper bags. Someone is taking off leather gloves a few houses down the block using them to stack a bunch of iron ingots. (8/10)

Palate: Sizzling strawberries and peaches stitched together with Meyer lemon threads. Later vaguely berry flavored dry book pages made from leather. (9/10)

Finish: Moist, rich, warm strawberry pie lubricated by browned butter slips easily and somewhat lasciviously over the back of the tongue and down into the throat all the while releasing tiny little puffs of cinnamon. (9/10)

Balance: Very berry butter puree. (9/10)