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TAIPEI, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The soon-to-be-launched Kavalan whisky has been aged in specially shaved,

toasted, and recharred casks

Five years after claiming the World Whiskies Award's "World's Best Single

Malt," the iconic Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique will at last have a sequel.

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Kavalan has announced that its second Shave, Toast, Rechar (STR) whisky will be

launched in October in Taiwan as part of an exclusive 4-bottle set for

Christmas.

In 2006, the hand-crafted rechar STR technique was developed by the late Dr Jim

Swan and Kavalan in Taiwan. In their search for extraordinary flavour, they

developed an exacting recipe for toasting and recharring wine barrels to remove

the acidity associated with wine cask maturation and to enhance the depth of

flavour possible in Taiwan's subtropical climate.

Kavalan's second Shave, Toast, Rechar expression is also the distillery's very

first peated whisky, whose new make is distilled from peated barley.

Kavalan CEO Mr Lee said Kavalan's STR technique awakened the dormant flavours

locked within the barrels, resulting in bigger, bolder, fruitier flavours, made

possible in Yilan County's phenomenal subtropical climate. These layers are

underlaid with the alluring, smokey malt aromas from the peated spirit.

"I've been asked many times since the WWA win when we would release another

Made-in-Taiwan STR whisky. Now after years of experimenting, we sincerely hope

the second STR whisky will pass on the excellent performance of Vinho, becoming

the spotlight for whisky fans around the world," said Mr Lee.

Since 2015, Vinho Barrique has continued to impress judges with its

craftsmanship, this year collecting a string of top tributes. At the World

Whisky Masters 2020 contest organised by the Spirits Business, it was named

"Taste Master," the ultimate global prize in the contest. At the recent Tokyo

Whisky and Spirits Competition it was also named the contest's "Best of the

Best."

World Whisky Masters Results

Taste Masters Medal

- Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique

Masters Medal

-Kavalan Podium

-Kavalan Sky Gold Wine Cask Matured

-Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry

-Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peaty Cask

-Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry

-Kavalan Solist Sherry

Gold Medal

-Kavalan Distillery Select No.2

-Kavalan Distillery Select No.1

-Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish

-Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish

-Kavalan Classic

-King Car Conductor

-Kavalan Oloroso Sherry Oak

-Kavalan ex-Bourbon Oak

-King Car 40th Anniversary Selected Wine Cask Matured

-Kavalan Earth Silver Wine Cask Matured

-Kavalan Solist PX Sherry

-Kavalan Solist Manzanilla Sherry

-Kavalan Solist Port

-Kavalan Distillery Reserve Rum Cask

About STR

The treatment of oak casks known as S.T.R., or shaving, toasting, and

recharring, is a groundbreaking technique that emerged from the Kavalan

innovations lab and has since spread across the industry. First, gentle shaving

of the casks removes any undesirable wine flavours and acid compounds. Then,

toasting releases organic compounds from the wood, bringing out all its fruity

vanilla notes. Finally, recharring with an intense fire enables the eventual

release of pleasant flavours such as rich caramel and chocolate overlaid on a

delicate background of complex fruitiness.

About Kavalan Distillery

Kavalan Distillery in Yilan County has been pioneering the art of single malt

whisky in Taiwan since 2005. Our whisky, aged in intense humidity and heat,

sources the meltwaters of Snow Mountain and is enhanced by sea and mountain

breezes. All this combines to create Kavalan's signature creaminess. Taking

Yilan County's old name, our distillery is backed by about 40 years of

beverage-making under parent company, King Car Group. We have collected more

than 450 gold awards or higher from the industry's most competitive contests.

Visit www.kavalanwhisky.com

Contact:

Kaitlyn Tsai

+886(0)39 229 000#7164

kaitlyn@kingcar.com.tw

Source: Kavalan

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