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Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength
- Age
- No age statement
- ABV
- 56.3%
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Rich amber-copper with golden highlights; between fino and oloroso in colour, reflecting amontillado's dual nature
- Nose
- Nutty and rich — roasted walnut, hazelnut, dried fig, caramel, orange peel. Amontillado bridges fino's nuttiness and oloroso's richness. Toffee, leather, raisin, gentle sea air. Complex and evolving
- Palate
- Medium-full body. Roasted nut, dried fig, caramel, orange marmalade, toffee. Amontillado's oxidative character adds unique savoury-sweet balance. Hazelnut, raisin, gentle spice, leather. More complex than oloroso, richer than fino — the sweet spot
- Finish
- Long finish. Nutty, dried fruit, caramel, gentle salt and leather. Amontillado's complexity persists — arguably the most nuanced of all Kavalan Solist sherry expressions
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- Single first-fill amontillado sherry cask — cask strength
- non chill-filtered
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