Kavalan whisky

15 bottles in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

About the distillery

Region
Yilan, Taiwan
Founded
2005
Status
Producing
Capacity
9 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026. Number 21 of 169 by stated capacity.
Owner
Owned by King Car Group (since 2005), an independent; as recorded October 2026

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

5,702 lots sold · £821,283 hammer total

How Kavalan bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions and Whisky Auctioneer between January 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery.

Trading volume
#49of 182 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
17.8Whisky Auctioneer only, against 19.9 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£115average £144, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
8%of lots (455), the rest official bottlings (5,247)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
SMWS 139.1-6 Kavalan NAS 6 x 70cl2021£3,200
SMWS 139.1 Kavalan NAS2020£1,900
SMWS 139.1 Kavalan NAS 75cl2020£1,900
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique1,158£120
Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask657£110
Kavalan Solist Port Cask239£100

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 1 November 2026.

Questions

What is the cheapest Kavalan whisky?
The cheapest Kavalan whisky is Kavalan Distillery Select No. 2 Single Malt Whisky (40% ABV, 70cl), at £52.97 from Master of Malt. That is £57.92 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Kavalan Distillery Select No. 1 Single Malt Whisky (£55.75) and Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Single Malt Taiwane Whisky (£55.95).
How much does Kavalan whisky cost?
Kavalan whisky costs from £52.97 to £499.95, with a median of £89.95 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is Kavalan Solist Pedro Ximenez Single Cask #032A Whisky.
What is Taiwan's best-known distillery?
Kavalan, owned by the King Car Group in Yilan County, south-east of Taipei. Its first spirit ran on 11 March 2006, with advice from the Scottish whisky scientist Dr Jim Swan. About ten years after opening, it had grown into one of the largest malt distilleries in the world.
Why does whisky mature faster in India or Taiwan?
Heat speeds up the exchange between spirit and wood, and it also drives up evaporation. In Scotland the angels’ share is about 1 to 2% a year, but Amrut in Bangalore estimates losses of up to 12% a year and Kavalan in Taiwan has recorded up to 15%. That is why many Indian and Taiwanese malts are bottled young, and why very old bottlings are rare.