Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask

Category	-
Distillery	Kavalan
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	2010
Bottled Year	2016
Age	-
Cask Type	Sherry Butt
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	57.8%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Taiwan
Region	Kavalan

Flavor Profile

Fruity

Dried Fruit

Sweet

Oaky

Honey

Vanilla

Creamy

Chocolate

Spicy

Nutty

Floral

Citrus

Herbal

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

very deep amber

air Nose

some walnut pie, plus ‘a new pack of untipped Camels’, plus a lot of mead or what the Bretons call chouchen, plus touches of strawberry and yellow plum jams, plus drops of soy sauce and lovage extract (akin to Maggi but that’s not Maggi). Hard to question, although it’s rather less dry than anything related to fino sherry, in my opinion. With water: more Maggi, walnuts and honey. Some kind of very old bottle of Malmsey, or something like that. It’s amazing that they created so much complexity within just 6 or 7 years

restaurant Palate

very punchy, and unexpectedly tertiary. Plenty of walnut liqueur and wine, tobacco, curry, mint sauce, pepper… This is one big beast, I can assure you. With water: gets a little dry and bitter, not too sure it swims extremely well. I had expected some kind of honeyed sultriness

timer Finish

long, great when unreduced – but a bit hot – and a tad tea-ish when reduced

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