On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 96
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- MaltSingle Malt Whisky
- MSRP
- $100.00
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“House-brewed ginger beer cask finish #7 — zingy Project limited at 96 proof”
Tasting notes
- nose
- ginger, orange, and dark chocolate over Starward tropical fruit notes
- palate
- spicy ginger, vanilla, and fresh pineapple balanced by sweet raisins and fig
- finish
- big warming candied ginger, citrus, and sweet Apera
Mash bill
- Malted barley100%
100% malted barley — Starward signature single malt components drawn from Nova (Australian red-wine barrel matured) and Solera (Apera barrel matured) stocks before the ginger-beer finish. Pure malt New World bill; spice and citrus come from the secondary cask program, not flavored additives.
- Cask
- Red wine / Apera primary + ginger beer cask finish
- Finish
- ~12 months in distillery ginger-beer barrels (French & American oak)
- Best served
- highball
Why it's craft
Inventive Australian Projects finish using on-site ginger beer barrels — craft experimentation beyond wine wood.
Starward Distillery
Independent · Est. 2008 · Tours
Sources: starward.com.au, thedailypour.com, whiskyshopusa.com