I like your name Kavalan. So which Kavalan do you prefer?
I like only the Solist ones.
Don’t tell the wife but I’ve been sneak buying the little bottles from 7 11. Forgot which Kavalan it is. Will upload a pic on Sunday night
we don’t get them here in the USA (at least not cheaply)
I did try some small bottles i bought at the distillery in Taiwan.
I like the Solist series best, but iv many i have yet to try
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Kavalan: wonderful people out in the Yilan area!
Never heard about the whiskey before.
Those Highway 3 toll booth girls south of Taipei love to drink Kavalan whiskey
Didn’t they rip out the toll booths years ago?
Not that one. Ask @Caliboy90 he’ll tell you
This does make Kavalan seem rather inexpensive now.
“Taiwan’s Kavalan Distillery dominated the Gold Outstanding category, winning an unprecedented seven of the eight medals awarded.
In total, Kavalan won 15 of the 28 Gold or Gold Outstanding medals awarded in the world whisky category at the 2021 IWSC spirits competition.
It’s hard to think of any whisky brand who has even come remotely close to a such a dominating performance.”
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I would love to try their whiskies, but they tend to be so expensive. I tend to max out at 1,800 nt and usually try to keep things at around 1,000 nt. Whenever I splurge more than that, I already have a bottle in mind that I’ve been eyeing for some time.
But it seems like a real shame for a longtime Taiwan expat and whisky lover to know almost nothing about Kavalan whiskies.
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Only the soloists are any good
And they are big bucks
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They had samples at Costco one day. My wife had a few and she kept telling me how good the whiskies are. At 5,000 nt or so for the good ones, I told her of course they are good!
One cool thing I see with their better whiskies is that they are all high abv. I have come to appreciate that more and more.
Try the Kavalan Bar if you are in Taibei.
….after the lock down ends.
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I saw some for sale at a Costco in South Carolina and couldn’t resist buying a bottle, even though it was $70. Really good stuff!
Another reason to hope I can get to Canada again soon … I usually “give” my father a bottle of one of the NT$2500-3000 range Solist Kavalans. He insists I shouldn’t spend that money. I don’t think he’s realized it’s mainly an excuse for me to get a few drinks from one of those bottles.
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Inquiry about shopping for Kavalan: I want to buy a bottle of the Solist Vinho Barrique, for exactly what I talked about above - as a gift to take to Canada this upcoming summer. So, does anyone know if the prices of these vary at all, or at different places? Is there any point in shopping around or waiting for a sale?
In prior years there’s always been Solist Kavalan in duty-free at the airport, but not a full selection. I have no idea if that still holds true, or if the duty-free shops are even open in this time of COVID, nor do I recall the price difference.
I think I’m going to buy one to drink with my brother in law. WTF not?
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Visit the distillery if you can buy it there
