Starward Single Barrel Single Malt Australian Whisky

This is a single malt made from malted barley in Melbourne, Victoria, matured in carefully selected Australian red wine barrels and bottled from one individual barrel. That last point is the draw: each single barrel release has its own distinct character, and no two are exactly alike. Melbourne's warmer maturation conditions speed up the spirit's interaction with the wood, and the result is bold and fruit-forward. Expect ripe red berries, vanilla and toasted oak on the nose, then a rich, juicy palate of plum, dark cherry, caramel and baking spice, and a finish of lingering red fruit, soft tannins and gentle oak warmth. It suits the adventurous whisky drinker curious about Australian single malt, and the collector who values owning a bottle that is genuinely one of a kind. We carry it because it shows Starward's innovative approach to single malt in its most individual form, and because it rewards slow, attentive sipping, neat or with a splash of water.