Kavalan Solist Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength

Unless you have a bottle and can experiment, save yourself to grief and add some water, because the high ABV here takes away from the profile. Regardless, I am of the opinion that this expression is one of the rare cases where the cask strength version is less pleasant than its weaker sibling. Despite this, we still have a great whisky here. Vanilla, cinnamon, barley, pineapple... It's all there in spades, and for the most part quite balanced. There's a certain je ne sais quoi missing, but it's largely forgivable … that is until you remember how much you paid for the dram.

The nosing held promise but when it hit the palate that's when it delivered ! its now my second favorite kavalan after the vinho. sweet fruity vanilla thats strong but in no way overwhelming. just great