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Taiwan distiller wins top prize in Tokyo four times in six years

Kavalan’s Distillery Reserve Peated Malt named TWSC’s 2024 ‘Best of the Best’

Kavalan Distillery has once again achieved the highest honour at the 2024 Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition (TWSC) in Japan.

This year, “Kavalan Distillery Reserve Peated Malt Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky” was awarded “Best of the Best Single Malt Whisky of 2024,” marking the fourth time in six years that the Taiwanese distiller has received this accolade.

Upon accepting the award, Y.T. Lee, Kavalan CEO  expressed his gratitude to the TWSC judges. “Japan has always been a crucial export market for Kavalan and has played a significant role in our brand’s growth. I am deeply thankful to be recognised at Asia’s premier whisky competition. We remain committed to innovation and will continue to advance the whisky industry with unwavering dedication.”

Along with the Distillery Reserve Peated Malt, two other whiskies “Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky” and “Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky” have chalked up gold medals three years in a row. This means all three expressions will be elevated to TWSC’s esteemed “Hall of Fame”.

In total, Kavalan secured a total of 13 Gold medals, two of which were “Superior Golds” in Tokyo.

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