Kavalan Solist ex Bourbon Cask, 57.1%, $110
2013 was a strange year for nontraditional whisky making countries. For many distilleries it was a year of consolidation for existing expressions and expansion in to new markets. A new wave of distillers—Paul John (India) , Overeem, Limeburners, and Hellyers Road (all Australia), Copper Still (England)—took steps toward the international stage, while only St. George’s in England, Zuidam in Holland, and Mackmyra in Sweden punctuated the year with more than one special and original release. 
But the year belongs to Taiwan’s Kavalan , which totally put to rest the notion that it is...
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