Kavalan Sherry Oak

Two out of three ain't bad. While Kavalan doesn't quite pull off the hat trick this is no album filler either (can we still say that?). It is Karaoke Kavalan Taiwanese X Factor whisky: a perfect reproduction of a big plummy pruney tannin-soaked rich fruit compote with late fall damp forest notes. It says a lot about this distillery that five years ago we'd have marveled at this. Today and by its own standards it's Kavalan doing an Aerosmith ballad.