On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 80
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- GrainDouble Grain Whisky
- MSRP
- $32.99~$38.99 street
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“Australian wheat/malt matured entirely in local wine barrels”
Tasting notes
- nose
- tropical fruit, mixed red berries, vanilla, and dry wheat cereal from Aussie wine wood
- palate
- juicy red fruit and vanilla over a toasty cereal backbone
- finish
- delicate, long berry-vanilla fade
Mash bill
- Wheat60%
- Malted barley40%
Australian double grain: 60% wheat and 40% malted barley, distilled and matured separately then folded together. Wheat brings dry aromatic cereal and softness; malted barley adds body and malt sweetness. New World grain philosophy — not a Scotch-style peated bill, not a corn bourbon — built for wine-cask maturation in Melbourne.
- Cask
- Australian red wine barrels (shiraz/cabernet/pinot noir)
- Finish
- Matured in Australian red wine barrels
- Best served
- versatile
Awards
- SFWSC Gold
- World Whiskies Awards Best Australian Blended Whisky
Why it's craft
Standout Australian craft distillery; New World double-grain matured entirely in local wine barrels.
Starward Distillery
Independent · Est. 2008 · Tours