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TAIPEI, May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

TWSC 2021 names Kavalan 10th Anniversary Sky Gold Wine Cask Matured the best

single malt in the world

Kavalan has been named the Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition's (TWSC) 2021

"Best of the Best" single malt.

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Kavalan took out four of the contest's top 5 single malts, ranking 1st, 3rd,

4th, and 5th place out of all single malts entered from across the world this

year.  

The Best of the Best single malt of the competition is determined by a

two-stage process: the top 14 single malts in the first round are independently

blind tasted again in a second round by a special team of 15 judges to find the

Best of the Best among those 14 single malts.

Also for the first time in the contest, Taiwan was made a new whisky region,

with Kavalan scooping its region's top two category prizes of Taiwanese NAS

Single Malt and Taiwanese Single Malt Single Cask.

Kavalan Awards in 3rd Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition

Best of the Best Single Malt - First Place

-Kavalan 10th Anniversary Sky Gold Wine Cask Matured Single Cask Single Malt

Whisky

Category Winner Taiwanese Whisky Single Malt No Age Statement

-Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky

Category Winner Taiwanese Whisky Single Malt Single Cask

-Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

Superior Gold

-1st Place - Kavalan 10th Anniversary Sky Gold Wine Cask Matured Single Cask

Single Malt Whisky

-3rd Place - Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

-4th Place - Kavalan 10th Anniversary Earth Silver Wine Cask Matured Single

Cask Single Malt Whisky

-5th Place - King Car 40th Anniversary Selected Wine Cask Matured Single Malt

Whisky

Gold

-Concertmaster Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky

-Solist Ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

-Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

-Solist Vinho Barrique Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

-Solist Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

-Solist PX Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

-Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

-Distillery Reserve Rum Cask Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky

CEO Mr Lee said Kavalan faced stiff competition among the finest single malts,

especially in Japan.

"We are humbled to be named TWSC's Best of the Best. We will work hard to live

up to this title, improving our quality, smoothness, and complexity for both

our fans and critics," Mr Lee said.  

According to the TWSC, the competition is built upon the Japan Whisky Research

Centre's body of knowledge and was created as the first major domestic venue

for the judging of Japanese whisky. The panel of judges, numbering 202 this

year, comprises mainly bartenders from prefectures right across Japan and

experts in the Japanese spirits manufacturing and wholesale business.

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

Visit www.kavalanwhisky.com

Media Contact information

Kaitlyn Tsai

+886(0)39 229 000#7164

kaitlyn@kingcar.com.tw

SOURCE:  Kavalan

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