Spirit Name:
Spirit Type:
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Kavalan Concertmaster
Single malt
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Score:
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83/100
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ABV:
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40%
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Region:
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Taiwan
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Body:
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Medium-full
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Intensity:
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Medium
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Texture:
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Medium
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Balance:
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Good
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Best served:
Cask:
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Neat
Port cask (finished)
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Theme(s):
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Glazed cherries, vanilla, lemon gelati, white chocolate, mint, wafer,
alcohol preserved cherries, prune
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Summary:
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Mild and slightly bitter with a cherry and prune theme alongside
chocolate and a dash of anise seed based alcohol
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Tasting notes:
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Nose: The aroma of glazed cherries layered over vanilla
ice cream takes hold, as the aroma develops into lemon gelati with a slight
citrus twang. There is a luscious chocolate that underlies the other
character, best described as white chocolate that is partially melted and
oozing with sugary caramel-like sweetness. Mild notes of herbs develop too,
especially mint, with crisp wafer biscuits.
Taste: The entry is light, mild and slightly bitter. The
bitterness is then balanced by sugars from the cask and the lingering
chocolate and alcohol preserved cherries remain. The port cask influence is
clear, and the cask seemed to be a little over excited because this whisky
has port written all over it. The thick fog of port allows only slight flickers
of character to shine through, but that is enough! The port is not too sweet, and very enjoyable.
Finish: The finish is a combination of chocolate and
cherry, developing into prune in syrup with a dash of anise seed alcohol and…
yes, port!
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Likes:
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Complex flavours shine on the palate
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Dislikes:
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The complex flavours are sometimes lost in the port and cask influence
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Price:
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£53
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