Whisky review : Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Cask, bottled @ 57%-Forgotten Kavalan !
-Cask strength
-Original colouring
-Non chill-filtered
-Outrageous price.
Colour: light gold, bright, and somewhat oily.
Nose: fresh crisp cask nose (light wood, sweet, vanilla), light coconut, apples, baked apples, light candies, very spirity by moment, creamy coconut, light hints of flat coca-cola.
Month: Boooooom ! sweet applely fresh wood, bourbon, tons of hot sweet chilies, chili dipped fruits (mostly apples), very dense and complex to say the least.Water : Nicer and quieter, sweet apples notes, lead, bitter notes and few spices. It's a good bourbon finish for sure.Yet...I wonder if the problem is not the spirit itself. I feel like the cask is of wonderful quality yet I not quite convinced of the same for the Kavalan single malt inside.
Finish: light very light...bourbon for sure, lingering bitter notes, fresh apples, oak.
A- for the taste. It's a good whisky for sure. However, I would suggest to actually put an age statement on it and maybe 10 years old would be great. As it stands, I'd say it's below 7 years old (3 to 4 maybe).
C+ for the price. The full bottle version costs 640RMB (107CAD), which is way too much for something like this. (especially considering I got the Arran Bourbon Cask - 10 years old - for 65$ at SAQ.....
A- for the presentation. Nice Wood tubing and clean label.
