Founded: 2005 (ESTABLISHED FACT) Location: Yilan County, Taiwan Founder: King Car Group (Tien Tsai Lee)
Kavalan is Taiwan’s first whisky distillery, founded by the King Car Group in 2005 and named after the indigenous Kavalan people of Yilan County. Taiwan’s subtropical climate causes extremely rapid maturation, and Kavalan has won numerous international awards. Kavalan uses a variety of cask types including ex-sherry, ex-bourbon, ex-port, and wine casks. (source: Wikipedia)
Signature style: Rich, tropical fruit, vanilla, oak, complex — mature for its age due to rapid maturation.
Famous expressions: Kavalan Concertmaster (port cask), Kavalan Soloist, Kavalan Sherry Oak, Kavalan Vinho Barrique.
Trivia: Kavalan won “World’s Best Single Malt Whisky” at the World Whiskies Awards in 2015 for its Vinho Barrique. — ESTABLISHED FACT