Owner King Car Group Founder Lee Tien-Tsai Website Kavalan Whisky | Founded 2005 (2005) Status Active Phone +886 3 922 9000#1104 | |
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Location No. 326, Sec. 2, Yuanshan Road, Yuanshan, Yilan County, Taiwan Address No. 326, Section 2, Yuanshan Rd, Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, Taiwan 264 Hours Open today · 9AM–7PMSaturday9AM–7PMSunday9AM–7PMMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PM Similar Artemis Garden, 菓風糖果工房, 金車蘭花園, Yilan Distillery Chia Chi, Memorial Hall of Founding Profiles | ||
Kavalan Distillery (Chinese: 噶瑪蘭酒廠; pinyin: Gámǎlán jiǔchǎng) is a Taiwanese whisky distillery. It is owned by the King Car Group and is located at Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
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History
The distillery is named after the indigenous Kavalan people, who originally inhabited the Kabalan Plain of modern-day Yilan County. The distillery was completed in December 2005, produced its first spirit in March 2006, and released its first bottling in December 2008.
In January 2010, one of the distillery's products caused a stir by beating three Scotch whiskies and one English whisky in a blind tasting organised in Leith, Scotland, to celebrate Burns Night.
The distillery was named by Whisky Magazine as the World Icons of Whisky "Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year" for 2011, and its products have won several other awards.
In 2012, Kavalan's Solist Fino Sherry Cask malt whisky was named "new whisky of the year" by Jim Murray in his guide, Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.
In 2015, Kavalan's Vinho Barrique expression was named the world's best single malt whisky by World Whiskies Awards.
Variants
Kavalan single malt whisky is currently sold in 19 variants.
Kavalan Series
Kavalan Class Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Concertmaster Single Malt Whisky
King Car Conductor Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Podium Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan ex-Bourbon Oak Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Sherry Oak Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Distillery Reserve Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (Peaty Cask)
Solist Series
Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Fino Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Brandy Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Port Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Premium Series
Kavalan Premium Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (Amontillado & Manzanilla Sherry Cask)
Kavalan Premium Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (PX Sherry Cask)
News
According to Time Magazine, Kavalan's Solist Vinho Barrique Whisky was named as "the best single malt whiskey on earth" by the World Whiskies Awards