Tasting Notes

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Kavalan Portamento Single Cask

Country: Taiwan

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Type: Single Malt

Bottler: Distiller

ABV: 57.8%

Score: 93 Points

Kavalan Portamento. Photo ©2019, Mark Gillespie/CaskStrength Media.This Port cask-matured single malt was bottled exclusively for Julio’s Liquors in Massachusetts. The nose has notes of plums, toffee, gentle spices and hints of oak tannins, anise, and spearmint. The taste is full of red grapes, plums, and hints of clove, cinnamon, anise, and oak tannins. The finish is long with subtle spices and lingering touches of dark fruits. Excellent! (July, 2019)