Taiwanese whisky brand Kavalan releases new gin product

Kavalan has introduced a new triple-distilled gin with 40% alcohol-by-volume (ABV).

Called Kavalan Gin, the beverage has been double-charcoal filtered and triple distilled in conventional stills.

It is prepared from a malted barley spirit and a mix of six natural botanical extracts, including kumquat, star fruit and guava.

The drink is the first to be launched under the new Kavalan Exquisite Gins series, which will be launched worldwide.

Kavalan CEO YT Lee said: “We want to offer a new gin experience this New Year. That’s why, along with the traditional botanicals of juniper, aniseed and coriander, we are giving people a taste of Kavalan’s home in Yilan with kumquat peel, dried star fruit and red-flesh guava botanical extracts.

“Taiwan is the kingdom of fruits and Yilan itself is lush and wet, offering its own mouth-watering fruits.”

Kavalan master blender Ian Chang added: “After more than ten years of making whisky, I wanted to try my hand at gin and contribute to the global gin renaissance.

“I’m very excited about crafting a unique series to showcase Kavalan distillery and Yilan and extend a warm welcome to gin drinkers.

The 70cl gin bottle design is claimed to pay tribute to its water source on Snow Mountain, Taiwan. The juniper-blue glass crystals are said to symbolise the mountain’s waters, while the clear glass represents its transformation into a spirit.

Chang added: “The smoothness of our gins, like our whiskies, relies on the mineral-rich water we take from Snow Mountain’s springs, so it’s fitting we pay homage to it as well as gin’s juniper on the bottle.”