Founded in 1956, King Car Group is an influential company in Taiwan's food industry. After Taiwan joined the World Trade Organization WTO in 2002 and the state monopoly on spirits fell, TT Lee, owner and founder of the King Car Group, fulfilled a dream by building a whiskey distillery. Construction began in April 2006, and nine months later production of the Kavalan single malt whiskey.
Kavalan King Car Whiskey matured in a combination of ex-bourbon, sherry, red and white wine casks for an undefined period of time. Bottled at 46 vol. % alcohol, without coloring and not chill-filtered.
Aroma: Floral, grainy and sweet with notes of tropical fruit, citrus and some oak.
Taste: Sweet with coconut and vanilla, hints of papaya and banana, some oak.
