Kavalan
Taiwan's first whisky distillery, founded by the King Car beverage conglomerate. Subtropical climate accelerates maturation dramatically -- a 5-year Kavalan tastes like a 15-year Scotch. Won World's Best Single Malt at WWA 2015 (Solist Vinho Barrique). Produces Solist, Concertmaster, and Classic lines. One of the world's highest-capacity single malt distilleries.
The Kavalan house style
Across 26 expressions, the house leans sweet, light fruit and dark fruit. Smoke spans the whole map — from unpeated to distinctly smoky.
Every bottling has its own flavour fingerprint — open any expression below to see its shape.
Derived from AI-assisted flavour profiles, still being refined.
How it's made
- Founded
- 2005
- Owner
- King Car Group
- Status
- Active
- Water Source
- Snow Mountain Range spring water
- Stills
- 20
- Production Capacity
- 9,000,000 LPA
29 bottles in the library
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Kavalan Classic Single Malt
NAS 40% ABV
American oak (bourbon · sherry · wine · port casks blend)
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Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish
NAS 40% ABV
American oak · finished in ruby · tawny · and vintage port casks
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Kavalan King Car Conductor
NAS 46% ABV
Multiple oak cask types
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Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength
NAS 57.8% ABV
First-fill ex-bourbon cask (single cask)
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Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength
NAS 57.1% ABV
Vinho barrique (wine-seasoned American oak)
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Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength
NAS 57.8% ABV
Oloroso sherry cask (single cask)
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Kavalan Concertmaster
NAS 40% ABV
Port cask finish — matured in ex-bourbon then finished in ruby port pipes
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Kavalan Ex-Bourbon Oak
NAS 46% ABV
Ex-bourbon American oak casks — no chill filtration · no colouring
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Kavalan Sherry Oak
NAS 46% ABV
Spanish oloroso sherry casks — no chill filtration · no colouring
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Kavalan Distillery Select
NAS 40% ABV
Refill bourbon and sherry casks — lighter touch · designed for wider appeal
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Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peaty Cask
NAS 40% ABV
Casks previously used for peated whisky — imparting gentle smoky character without peated malt
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Kavalan Distillery Reserve Rum Cask
NAS 40% ABV
Ex-rum casks — rum cask finish adds Caribbean sweetness to Taiwanese spirit
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Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength
NAS 57% ABV
Single first-fill fino sherry cask — cask strength · non chill-filtered
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Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength
NAS 56.3% ABV
Single first-fill amontillado sherry cask — cask strength · non chill-filtered
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Kavalan Solist Port Cask Single Cask Strength
NAS 57.1% ABV
Single ruby port pipe — cask strength · non chill-filtered
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Kavalan Solist Brandy Single Cask Strength
NAS 57.8% ABV
Single brandy cask — cask strength · non chill-filtered
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Kavalan Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength
NAS 56.3% ABV
Single first-fill moscatel sherry cask — cask strength · non chill-filtered
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Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength
NAS 56.3% ABV
Single first-fill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask — cask strength · non chill-filtered
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Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength
NAS 57.8% ABV
Single first-fill manzanilla sherry cask — cask strength · non chill-filtered
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Kavalan 10th Anniversary
NAS 40% ABV
Special vatting of select ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks — limited commemorative release
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Kavalan 15th Anniversary
NAS 46% ABV
Rare cask selection — ex-bourbon · ex-sherry · and vinho barrique casks married for 15th anniversary in 2023
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Kavalan Podium Single Malt
NAS 46% ABV
Select ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks — premium core range · between standard and Solist
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Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask
NAS 40% ABV
Marriage of oloroso · PX · and moscatel sherry casks — three-way sherry vatting
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Kavalan Solist Peated Malt Single Cask Strength
NAS 54.8% ABV
Single cask · peated malt — Kavalan's venture into peated spirit · cask strength
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Kavalan Solist Madeira Cask Single Cask Strength
NAS 57.8% ABV
Single Madeira wine cask — cask strength · non chill-filtered · travel retail exclusive
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Kavalan Artist Series French Wine Cask
NAS 43% ABV
French red wine cask finish — limited artist label series featuring Taiwanese art
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Kavalan King Car Group 40th Anniversary
NAS 46% ABV
Ultra-premium vatting from King Car Group's finest reserve casks — bourbon · sherry · wine barriques
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Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask TWA Edition
NAS 56.3% ABV
Single sherry cask — Taiwan exclusive · cask strength · The Whisky Agency collaboration
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Kavalan Distillery Reserve Single Cask Strength
NAS 58.6% ABV
Single cask — distillery-exclusive cask strength · available only at Yilan visitor centre
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