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international awards. In one blind
tasting, held in Scotland on Burns
Night, it came ahead of 3 Scottish
single malts.

The bottles are all glass and 50ml.
There are 3 shapes that I know of,
plus tube bottles. The standard
round bottle is fractionally taller
than its Scottish counterpart. The
oblong one is based on the shape of taiwan’s tallest building. The shoulder is slightly wider
than the base. The bottle is made of thick glass with 3 ridges down each side. The front and
back are even. A quality bottle deserving a place in any collection. The third shape needs no
introduction as it is based on a copper still.

As for the contents, there are over 20 variations on the market. Most of the early ones were
aged in Bourbon casks but nowadays wine, port and sherry casks are used. Thankfully for
us collectors all come out in miniature. A few of the whiskies are bottled under the King Car
label but most appear under the Ka Va Lan name (also spelt KAVALAN). This name comes
from the indiginous tribe that used to roam the nearby plains.

Taiwan and nearby China are increasingly becoming important factors in the whisky world.
The King Car distillery receives over 1 million visitors per annum. That is more than all the
Scottish distilleries combined! So why not show your appreciation to the Lees and add a
bottle or two to your collection.

Frank Wynn

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Date - Time - Place

Sunday 15 September, 12.30pm, Pot Luck Lunch @ Ruth Wilkinson’s, 9 Marine Parade,
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Paraparaumu Beach Phone: 04 9028 097

Sunday22 November, 12.30pm, Pot Luck @ Errol & Karen Brassett’s, 39 Pembroke Street, Tawa,
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Wellington Phone: 04 232 6598

December lunch - TBA

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Sunday 10 January 2021, 12.30pm, Annual Barbeque @ David & Rosie Smith’s, 11 Trevor Terrace,
Paremata Phone: 04 233 2997

PLEASE, let the hosts know you are coming a few days beforehand.

Currently only Wellington meetings are being scheduled, our members elsewhere are invited
to organise a meeting. Let us know where and when well in advance and we will be happy
the publicise it.

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The 2021 AGM will be on the 21 February. There will be a barbecue lunch starting at 12.30
with the AGM about 2.30 @ Colin & Di Ryder’s, 20 Prospect Terrace, Johnsonville,
Wellington.

ALL MEETINGS SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE FUTURE PANDEMIC REGULATIONS

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