The international alcohol consuming community was riveted by a shocking report that a Taiwanese whisky, Kavalan, defeated its English and Scottish rivals in a blind taste test.
According to a publication called Luxist:
The contest took place in a hostelry north of Edinburgh and when the results were announced whisky connoisseur Charles MacLean exclaimed “Oh my God, is this an April Fools?” The scores tallied up with Taiwan’s Kavalan receiving 27.5 points out of a possible 40, with the next place (the premium Scottish brand Langs) scoring only 22 points. The other competitors were Scotland’s King Robert (20 points), England’s St George (15.5 points), and Scotland’s Bruchladdich X4+3 (only 4.5 points out of the possible 40).
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1 Who Dat? // Feb 6, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Now wait a minute….was Chin-Hui Taso one of the judges?
2 Jackson // Feb 6, 2010 at 9:25 pm
See previous post
3 Nathan // Feb 16, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Langs is the Milwaukee’s Best of scotch. This scotch contest was the equivalent of a ???????? ??? ?? round robin tournament.
“Whisky connoisseur Charles MacLean” must have received a fat MEGABANK check to rig up this contest.
Kavalan isn’t really bad, but it is also not very good and is grossly overpriced.
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