Name: Kavalan Concert Master Single Malt
Color: Ruby
Nose: Vanilla, clove, red grape port
Taste: Port, dark fruit, vanilla
Review:
This is not a multiple whisky-drinking bottle to enjoy with friends out at a bar in Midtown. I could not even see myself this summer by the beach drinking this whisky, this is an after dinner drink whisky. It is a very nice, decent balance, strong, and very sweet. It is a “one and done” dram, I could not imagine having two glasses in a row of this whisky. The sweetness of Concert Master Port Finish Single Malt is in the name with “Port Finish”. Port barrels used in the whisky are three different types and there is one American oak barrel used to mature the spirit in the warehouse. The use of Ruby, Tawney and Vintage ports gives the dark ruby color and strong port flavor which leads to the sweetness.
A quick 101 about Port:
Port: Fortified wine that comes from the Douro Valley in Northern Portugal.
Ruby: Aka the cheap port.
Tawney: Red grapes, sweetness to medium dry style port. Considered mainly for dessert wine.
Vintage: Port from grapes declared vintage year by the port house. Accounts for 2% of total production.
I really enjoy the whisky’s Kavalan is producing, but this particular whisky has been specifically designed to be a dessert wine-esq whiskey. If you are a whisky person and like port, this would make a better dessert than the chocolate cake.
Price around $100 it is a fair value if you like the taste of port in your whisky.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
