An unlikely competitor in a blind taste test organized inconjunction with Scotland's Burn's Night festivities, Taiwanese "Kavalan" kicked some United Kingdom whisky ass.The contest took place in a hostelry north of Edinburgh and when the results were announced whisky connoisseur Charles MacLean exclaimed "Oh my God, is this an April Fools?" The scores tallied up with Taiwan's Kavalan receiving 27.5 points out of a possible 40, with the next place (the premium Scottish brand Langs) scoring only 22 points. The other competitors were Scotland's King Robert (20 points), England's St George (15.5 points), and Scotland's Bruchladdich X4+3 (only 4.5 points out of the possible 40).
Kavalan comes from Taiwan's first distillery, which was built by a firm from Banffshire, and uses Scottish malt in its production.
I must give this a try...though I don't see myself relinquishing my crown. I'll sip Crown Royal until we run out of it.
via Luxist
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