On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 96
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- MaltSingle Malt Whisky
- Street price
- $99.99
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“Red-wine Aussie malt finished in Islay peated casks — tropical fruit under sweet peat”
Tasting notes
- nose
- bright tropical fruit and toasted oak with a hint of sweet Islay peat smoke
- palate
- ripe red fruit, subtle peat smoke, yellow peach, and mocha
- finish
- oak-dried palate into a long peated fade
Mash bill
- Malted barley100%
100% malted barley — Starward single malt initially matured in Australian red wine barrels, then finished in peated casks from Islay's rugged coast. Unpeated Aussie malt mash; peat arrives only via secondary wood, preserving tropical house fruit under coastal smoke.
- Cask
- Australian red wine + Islay peated cask finish
- Finish
- Finished in peated barrels from Islay, Scotland
- Best served
- neat
Why it's craft
Inventive Australian single malt marrying local wine wood with Islay peat casks — New World craft hybrid.
Starward Distillery
Independent · Est. 2008 · Tours
Sources: starward.com.au, lovescotch.com