Product description
Melbourne-based Starward Distillery is a 2008 investment by David Vitale.
In 2016, after a large injection of funds from Distill Ventures, a subsidiary of Diageo, the distillery moved to a new location and increased its production capacity to 250,000 liters per year. Starward Unexpeated is an unusual proposition, a whisky distilled from 100% Australian barley, originally aged in local red wine barrels (Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir) and finished in Islay single malt smoky-peated Scottish barrels. In 2022, Starward Unexpeated won a double gold medal at the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco.
Aroma : fruity, slightly smoky, raspberries, strawberries, red currants, vanilla, honey, licorice, cinnamon, notes of pepper and anise.
Palate: multi-berry jam, orange peel, toffee, caramel, milk chocolate, cloves, ginger cookies, oak and a fleeting trace of smoke.
Finish : medium long, with notes of red berries, vanilla, cinnamon, oak tannins and a trace of smoke in the background.