King Car Conductor Single Malt

Vanilla nose, warm and buttery taste

Rich, sweet, caramel

When i bought this one i really didn't know what to expect. I thought, "it is a kavalan so it must be good" but i also thought "if it was good, they would name it Kavalan and not King Car" (which is actually the name of the company that makes Kavalan). Well, all of those feelings come to life when nosing and tasting it. Bottled at 46%abv, tawny color. On the nose is amazing and super interesting. Lots of notes and as time passes it gets better. Orange peel, Candy Impalpable sugar, Citrus Artificial notes, Coffee, Tangerine It surely opens up after a couple of minutes, to chocolate milk and coffee. Even floral notes appear. Caramel. Everything is in here. Full score... BUT.... On the palate is harsh. Tobbacco bitterness. bitter chocolate. Some oaky notes. Spiciness feel sulphuric like red chilli peppers. It is a harsh whisky. Almonds. Mostly bitter. Aftertaste is very short with spicy oak notes. Chilli pepper. Not lovely. Overall, the nose was great, the rest i don't feel the same way. My score for it is 62 over 100. It surely feels like more and it is not a bad dram, just not what you expect.

Noticeable sherry influence. A great whisky