Ka Va Lan Whisky in Canada

Sitting on the east coast, Ka Va Lan is the only single malt whisky distillery in Taiwan. (See Mark Gillespie’s Whisky Cast on Ka Va Lan: http://youtu.be/WVIHFPFONB0). The Ka Va Lan Distillery is owned by one of the largest food group “King Car” in Taiwan. With the ambition to craft the best whisky from Taiwan, the whisky team spent one month in 2003 in Scotland in search of the perfect distill shape and variation in whisky making.

Ka Va Lan obtained consultation from Dr. Jim Swan on crafting the whisky flavours fitting for a hot and humid tropical weather in Taiwan. To date, there are four single casks variation and three single malts. The ex-bourbon and ex-sherry single casks are aged for more than three years where angel share is around 10 to 15%.

(Due to the tropical climate, the maturation of three years is comparable to that of 15 – 18 years)

The whisky distillery was built in 2005 with a purpose to be a tourism destination. The current visitor center can easily accommodate a couple thousand people with a Costco sized cafeteria to showcase the King Car group of products. Currently there are 45,000 barrels in the aging process.

Some virtual reality 360 view of the distillery

Lobby: http://vr.17high.com.tw/Entertainment/Yilan/Kingcar_Whisky/vr-03.html (this sure looks like a hotel grand lobby).

View of the warehouse and column distills: http://vr.17high.com.tw/Entertainment/Yilan/Kingcar_Whisky/vr-09.html

Outside the distillery: http://vr.17high.com.tw/Entertainment/Yilan/Kingcar_Whisky/vr-06.html 

The ex-bourbon and ex-sherry single casks are being offered exclusively at Kensington Wine Market in Calgary.