Kavalan Distillery
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| Location | No. 326, Sec. 2, Yuanshan Road, Yuanshan, Yilan, Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Owner | King Car Group |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Lee Tien-Tsai |
| Status | Active |
| Website | Kavalan Whisky |
Kavalan distillery (Chinese: 噶瑪蘭酒廠; pinyin: Gámǎlán jiǔchǎng) is a Taiwanese whisky distillery. It is owned by the King Car Group, and is located at Yuanshan (Chinese: 員山鄉; pinyin: Yuánshān Xiāng), a rural township in the western part of Yilan County, Taiwan.[1]
History
The distillery is named after the Kavalan people, indigenous natives who originally inhabited the Kabalan Plain of modern-day Yilan County. The distillery was completed in December 2005, produced its first spirit in March 2006, and released its first bottling in December 2008.[2][3]
Soon afterwards, in January 2010, one of the distillery's products caused a stir by beating three Scotch whiskies and one English whisky in a blind tasting organised in Leith, Scotland, to celebrate Burns Night.[4][5]
The distillery has since been named by Whisky Magazine as the World Icons of Whisky "Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year" for 2011, and its products have won several other awards.[3]
In 2012, Kavalan’s Solist Fino Sherry Cask malt whisky was named "new whisky of the year" by Jim Murray in his guide, Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible[6]
In 2015, Kavalan's Vinho Barrique expression was named the world's best single malt whisky by World Whiskies Awards.[7][8]
Variants
Kavalan single malt whisky is currently sold in 19 variants.
Kavalan Series
Kavalan Class Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Concertmaster Single Malt Whisky
King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan ex-Bourbon Oak Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Sherry Oak Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Distillery Reserve Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (Peaty Cask)
Soloist Series
Kavalan Soloist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Fino Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Brandy Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Soloist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Premium Series
Kavalan Premium Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (Amontillado & Manzanilla Sherry Cask)
Kavalan Premium Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (PX Sherry Cask)
News
According to Time Magazine, Kavalan's Solist Vinho Barrique Whisky was named as "the best single malt whiskey on earth" by the World Whiskies Awards[9]
References
Notes
- ^ Buxton & Hughes 2014, pp. 256–257.
- ^ Tan 2013.
- ^ a b Niinimaa 2012.
- ^ Wade 2010.
- ^ Rosenblatt 2010.
- ^ Stout, David. "You Won't Believe Where the World's Best Whiskey Is Made". TIME.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ "Sorry, Scotland! Taiwan's Kavalan named world's best single malt whisky". NY Daily News. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "You Won't Believe Where the World's Best Whiskey Comes From". Time. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ Stout, David. "You Won't Believe Where the World's Best Whiskey Is Made". TIME.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
Bibliography
- Buxton, Ian (13 March 2012). "Comment - Spirits - Taiwan: The Future for Whiskey?". just-drinks.com website. Arok Ltd. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work=|ref=harv(help) - Buxton, Ian; Hughes, Paul S. (2014). The Science and Commerce of Whisky. Cambridge, UK: The Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 9781849731508.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - De Lacey, Martha (6 August 2013). "The Taiwanese whisky that beat the Scots in a blind tasting: Award-winning Far Eastern single malt hits British high street for £40". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
{{cite news}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Murray, Felicity (11 September 2013). "Whisky from Taiwan is finding new fans worldwide". TheDrinksReport.com website. Paragraph Publishing. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work=|ref=harv(help) - Niinimaa, Taavi (19 June 2012). "Whisky distilled in the highlands of Taiwan". gbtimes website. gbtimes. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work=|ref=harv(help) - Rosenblatt, Susannah (14 June 2010). "In Taiwan, a Bit of Scotland Matures". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
{{cite news}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Salins, Christine (9 August 2013). "Whisky from Taiwan?". Hospitality Magazine (Australia) website. Cirrus Media. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work=|ref=harv(help) - Tan, Rebecca Lynne (24 June 2014). "Taiwan whisky comes out tops". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- Wade, Mike (25 January 2010). "A whisky on Burns Night? How about a wee dram of Taiwanese?". The Times. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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External links
- Kavalan Whisky – official site
This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as of May 2014.
