Taiwan whisky ‘beat Scotch’ in Burn’s Night shocker
LONDON (AFP) – A Taiwanese whisky beat a trio of top Scottish blends in a connoisseurs’ blind taste test organised to mark Scotland’s annual Burn’s Night festivities, The Times reported 
on Monday.
The Taiwan-distilled Kavalan brand, described as a “Far Eastern incomer,” came top in a test against three Scottish and one English whisky in a historic hostelry in Leith, north of Edinburgh, said the paper.
“Oh. My. God,” author and whisky connoisseur Charles MacLean told the paper when the unexpected result was confirmed.
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