This recognition was awarded at the ISC annual awards dinner in London
Taiwan’s Kavalan has been named the ‘World Whisky Producer of the Year’ at the International Spirits Challenge 2023, marking the fourth consecutive win for the Taiwanese distiller. This recognition was awarded at the ISC Annual Awards Dinner in London, acknowledging Kavalan as the best-performing drinks producer in its category.
Kavalan Distillery is 75 per cent of the way through construction on its Third Maturation Warehouse, a pivotal expansion set to significantly boost Taiwan’s premier whisky maker’s maturation capacity.
YT Lee, CEO, of King Car Group said the new maturation warehouse marks a significant leap forward and would support Kavalan’s global expansion aspirations.
“In this exciting phase of Kavalan’s expansion, we’re blessed with the island’s subtropical climate, which not only helps age our whisky faster with enhanced complexity but also enables us to explore more experimental casks, unlocking greater possibilities for innovation in our whisky-making process.”
Kavalan’s full production capacity is 10 million bottles following the commissioning of its Second Distillery in December 2016, which increased the pairs of copper stills to 10.
The new warehouse will combine a mix of palletized and dunnage warehousing. The largest butts are placed in dunnage style on higher floors, on their sides. Small barrels are placed upright and tightly strapped together on the lower floor to withstand Yilan’s notorious seismic activity. As with all Kavalan warehouses, it will avoid climate control, except for the throwing open of windows and doors to increase circulation.
