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Kavalan Solist Port Cask ‘Year Of The Tiger’ Australian Exclusive Taiwanese Single Malt Whisky $240 Delivered @ Nicks

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Kavalan Solist Port Cask ‘Year Of The Tiger’ Australian Exclusive Taiwanese Single Malt Whisky $240 Delivered @ Nicks
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rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 21:58 nicks.com.au (1393 clicks)
Last edited 19/12/2023 - 12:11 by 1 other user

Shout out to @ZeeFlyingMonkey for finding it for $10 cheaper. Edited to his link

OOS at Nicks, but can still get for $250 at The Whisky Company link below

Original link: https://www.thewhiskycompany.com.au/product/kavalan-solist-p…

OOS @ TWC as well

Got an email about an Aussie exclusive Kavalan Solist. Clicked it expecting it to be $500, but surprisingly, it's only $250.

Before all you Johnnie Red drinking mouth-breathers say, "$250 isn't a deal" stfu! Any Kavalan Solist under $300 is a deal iykyk. I've had the regular Solist Port and it's great (I think I paid around $200 years ago), but I'm a sucker for port casks.

Solist Bourbon for $190 is a steal: https://www.smwhisky.com.au/product/kavalan-solist-ex-bourbo…

All you idiots buying CNY Johnnie Blue "Limited Edition" for $300 should take a risk and try something different ffs. Kavalan Solists are single cask, cask strength and anything but "smooth". Just add water and dilute it down to 40% jfc it's not hard.

There is also:

KAVALAN SOLIST MADEIRA CASK AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE TAIWANESE SINGLE MALT WHISKY

KAVALAN SOLIST BRANDY CASK TAIWANESE SINGLE MALT WHISKY

KAVALAN NATIVE SPECIES SOLIST VINHO BARRIQUE GIFT SET TAIWANESE SINGLE MALT WHISKY (700ML) + WINE OAK (50ML) This is the one that won the silly award and caused all Kavalans to go up in price

KAVALAN SOLIST PEATED AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE SINGLE MALT WHISKY – CASK R150414032A Peated Kavalans aren't very common, the last one I had to import and paid over $300

Other picks:

BALBLAIR 15 YEARS OLD SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY Balblair is legit and no one cares!

COROWA SINGLE BARREL AMERICAN OAK – PORT CASK MATURED SINGLE MALT WHISKY – CASK 44 (500ML)

COROWA SINGLE BARREL SINGLE MALT WHISKY – CASK 250 (500ML)

I've never tried a Corowa, and they don't disclose their source, but it's waaaay cheaper than Heartwood and I'm willing to give it a crack.

Also Amrut Portonova and intermediate Sherry, but can get cheaper elsewhere.

THIS IS NOT A DEAL FOR EVERYONE. If you're perfectly happy drinking $50 blends, nothing wrong with that. But if you're not interested, just move along, no one wants to read your useless comments.

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  • ZeeFlyingMonkey on 10/01/2023 - 22:02
    +3

    Is this one different than the one at Nicks for $240 ?

    https://www.nicks.com.au/products/kavalan-solist-port-cask-a…

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:04
      +1

      Same ABV so yeah same thing, your find is $10 less. Changed to your link

  • Sammyboy on 10/01/2023 - 22:04
    +3

    Solist is amazing

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:17
      +1

      I just found a Solist Sherry for $271 in stock!

      https://www.liquorkart.com.au/kavalan-solist-oloroso-sherry-…

      Also this with sign-up: Get 10% OFF Sitewide on your first order applicable below $300, Minimum purchase $50 Maximum discount $40

      • guystingy on 11/01/2023 - 00:15
        +1

        Great write up @rosebank. Whisky drinker/lover here as well. Just a community service, a warning about liquorkart though. Many of my peers have had bad experience with them. With fake tracking number to suppliers not getting paid. Would avoid them like a plague. I’m a suckered for port cask finish/matured as well. For this price of solist, I would like to recommend overeem port cask cask strength as well. They are both good, but buying overeem means supporting oz business 👍. The choice is yours of course.

        • rosebank on 11/01/2023 - 00:21
          +1

          Thanks for the warning! I have met Casey Overeem, and bought a few bottles of Port CS from him for $130……. in 2011

          I bought a few rhum agricoles from liquorkart as well. See how it goes.

          • guystingy on 11/01/2023 - 00:25
            +1

            @rosebank: Don’t we all wish we have yesteryear price for our drinks. Luckily I have enough to last me for my lifetime. I don’t drink that much. Still can’t resist the impulse to buy a bottle here and there now and again when the bargain pops up 😉

            • rosebank on 11/01/2023 - 00:31
              +1

              @guystingy: Same here mate, I stopped buying about 5 years ago because who needs 1k bottles of whisky? I drink beer now for some reason, never been a beer guy. I only buy whisky when I find something interesting or a bargain like you said.

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:29
      +1

      The code is WELCOME-LK for 10% off. $252.90 shipped

  • justtoreply on 10/01/2023 - 22:20
    +2

    Tried a few kavalan when they were new. Wasn't impressed

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:25
      +1

      Australian, Taiwanese, Indian whisky isn't for everyone. Because of the climate the oak interaction is increased, and lots of Angel's share, so you're left with an intense whisky, bottled quite young.

      • sator on 10/01/2023 - 22:41
        +10

        Just say warmer temperatures causing faster reactions and evaporation. Saying oak interaction and angel's share is just trying to be pretentious

        • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:49
          -6

          lol ok champ

          • sator on 11/01/2023 - 07:27
            +2

            @rosebank: I like whisky too, including kavalan. But you're just doing the lame pretentious 'speak' to try to impress others.

            It's just fermented grain that's been distilled and stored in wooden casks. Mix in some history, decent marketing and you get an overpriced alcoholic beverage.

            • rosebank on 11/01/2023 - 09:48

              @sator: I never even mentioned the distillation process at all. I said "climate", "oak interaction", and "angel's share".

              How much different is that to "warmer temperatures", "faster interactions" (with what?), and "evaporation'?

              "Angel's share" isn't like I said the distilling proccess has a tight cut to have a cleaner new make with less feints. It's common af, and if you don't know what it it, quick google. And it's an awesome term

        • nikoris on 10/01/2023 - 23:08

          read the bold in the OP, thanks

        • rosebank on 11/01/2023 - 00:24

          Can you explain the Mortlach distilling process? But dumb it down please, no fancy pretentious words thx

          • sator on 11/01/2023 - 07:37

            @rosebank: Looks pretty basic, I imagine anyone with any reasonable chemistry knowledge would understand. It's just an antiquated distilling process that's maintained for brand differentiation.
            Considering that it was used exclusively for blends for almost 100 years kinda tells you something.
            And recently, Diageo has smartly marketed it as single malts to simps ;p

            • rosebank on 11/01/2023 - 09:54

              @sator: It was good and sold as a single malt in the Flaura & Fauna series, and the regular G&M (and other indy} releases. But yeah, they tried an NAS rebrand, completely failed, and tried again. I've only tried the new 12; not great buy not disgusting.

          • autonomate on 11/01/2023 - 08:21
            +4

            @rosebank: Okay! So you know how when you make cookies, you have to mix up the dough and then bake it in the oven? Making whiskey is kind of like that, but instead of cookies, we're making a special kind of alcohol that people like to drink.

            Mortlach is a type of whiskey that's made in Scotland. The first step to making it is to mix together some ingredients, just like when you make cookies. But instead of flour and sugar, we use things like barley and water. We let that sit for a little while so it can turn into a special kind of liquid that we call "mash."

            Next, we heat the mash in a big pot called a "wash still." When we heat it, the alcohol in the liquid turns into a steam, kind of like how when you boil water, the water turns into steam. We collect the steam and cool it down so that it turns back into a liquid. This liquid is not whiskey yet, but it's a special kind of alcohol that we call "low wine".

            After that, we take the low wine and heat it up again in a different pot called a "spirit still." We do this process in two step, first in a small still call "The Wee Witchie" and then in a big one called "The Lady of the Glen." We collect the steam again and cool it down, turning it back into a liquid, this time is the whiskey.

            Finally, we put the whiskey into big barrels made of oak wood and let it sit for a long time. The whiskey gets its special color and taste from the wood of the barrels. After a few years, when it's ready, we take it out of the barrels and put it into bottles. Then people can buy it and enjoy it!

            So in summary, Mortlach whiskey is made by mixing ingredients, heating them up to make steam, cooling the steam back down to make liquid, and then letting it sit in oak barrels for a long time to give it a special flavor and color.

            • rosebank on 11/01/2023 - 10:01

              @autonomate: +1 for Wee Witchie, I don't even know the name of the other still. At least you tried, the other guy just sort of dodged the question with generalities. Top work mate

              • sator on 11/01/2023 - 18:35

                @rosebank: You didn't actually know? Wow

                • rosebank on 11/01/2023 - 18:40

                  @sator: Why didn't you mention it? Why not answer my other response about being pretentious?

              • autonomate on 12/01/2023 - 14:54
                +1

                @rosebank: Hang on, let me wank it up for you..

                Ah, the Mortlach distilling process. A fascinating and complex process, one which has been perfected over the years, and one which I'm sure has been the cause of many a spirited debate amongst the whisky aficionados of the world.

                It all begins with the malting process, in which the barley is soaked in water, then dried in a kiln and ground into a coarse flour. This is then mixed with yeast and water to create a mash. The mash is heated, then cooled and filtered to create a liquid called the "wort", which is then fermented to create a beer-like liquid.

                The beer-like liquid is then distilled in a copper still, which is heated to evaporate the alcohol and capture the vapors in a condenser. The vapors are then collected in a "spirit safe", where the stillman can monitor the alcohol content and determine when the desired alcohol level has been reached.

                Once the desired alcohol level has been reached, the liquid is transferred to a series of oak casks for maturation. The finished whisky is then bottled and ready to be enjoyed by whisky connoisseurs around the world.

                Yes, the Mortlach distilling process is a complex one, and one which I'm sure will continue to be enjoyed for many years to come.

                • rosebank on 14/01/2023 - 15:59

                  @autonomate: I just wanted someone to mention the "unique" 2.X distilling, like Springbank. The other dude replied to your comment so he's obviously still watching, but dodges my replies to his comments.

  • Thypeople on 10/01/2023 - 22:38
    +5

    But if you're not interested, just move along, no one wants to read your useless comments.

    This should be a disclaimer on every post in OB.

    Thanks for the quality post @rosebank

  • CptnObvious on 10/01/2023 - 22:50

    Thanks for your post. Will any of this become collectibles?

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:52

      I buy whisky to drink, not collect, so nfi

    • Serapis on 10/01/2023 - 23:15

      No, unless they go out of business

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 10/01/2023 - 22:51
    +1

    I admire your passion for a good drop

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:54
      +1

      15+ year old very expensive passion

      • 6000SUX on 11/01/2023 - 08:37

        You're underage? Shame on you!

  • Awesomandy on 10/01/2023 - 22:53
    +1

    I still remember the old days when I would be getting them for under $200 as I passed through some Asian airports. I quite like them myself although it’s definitely not for everyone.

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 22:55
      +1

      Blame the Vinho Barrique winning an award

      • Awesomandy on 10/01/2023 - 23:01

        Yeah, hardly good value for the money these days unless there’s a good special.

  • Lemoncello1 on 10/01/2023 - 22:54

    If you had to pick one to buy, which one would you get?

  • baldur on 10/01/2023 - 22:57

    According to the most posts here, majority of the users must be making 250k per year i guess.

    • prankster on 10/01/2023 - 23:01

      Shucks i don’t even earn 6 figures, I guess if you earn 250k then youd be ok financially and prob have like a million dollar house too 😬

      • baldur on 10/01/2023 - 23:13
        +1

        And spend 250 dollars for a whiskey:)

    • Serapis on 10/01/2023 - 23:17

      Sounds almost like an AusFinance post, make $250k a year and "splurge" by buying a $240 bottle of whisky…

      • prankster on 10/01/2023 - 23:22

        If that’s the case then I guess I can splurge on $90 Johnnie walker whiskey 🤪

        • Serapis on 12/01/2023 - 14:40

          That's not really splurging, that's a punishment 😅

    • Ulysses31 on 11/01/2023 - 00:27

      Probably just drinking it how it should be. I'm too old to be drinking pizz, regardless of my wage. I could never bring myself to pay that much - But I drink so little, it may as well be worth it.

  • prankster on 10/01/2023 - 23:00

    Sold out or is it just me?

  • cashless on 10/01/2023 - 23:25

    With soda or coke?

    • rosebank on 10/01/2023 - 23:38
      +1

      Which type of coke?

    • CereaL on 11/01/2023 - 00:01

      On the rocks or neat would probably be the best option for such an expensive drop…

  • moomeow on 10/01/2023 - 23:51

    Tempting!

  • popung on 11/01/2023 - 00:22

    I was so excited and then realized OOS at TWC

  • AustriaBargain on 11/01/2023 - 01:49
    +1

    Does this taste good with Coke Zero?

    • Thypeople on 11/01/2023 - 06:09
      +1

      Does anything taste good with Coke Zero?

  • eastlavy on 11/01/2023 - 07:31
    +1

    Appears to be available here for $220 + delivery: https://www.diamondliquor.com.au/?rf=kw&kw=Kavalan+Soloist+P…

  • ultimatemonkey on 11/01/2023 - 09:35
    +1

    Awesome posts thank you! Please keep them coming, they are much appreciated

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