Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep amber-gold with rich copper highlights; Apera barrels give deeper colour than the wine-matured expressions
Nose
Rich and warming — dried fruit, toffee, nutmeg, orange peel, dark chocolate. Australian Apera (sherry-style) barrels give the richest, most sherried character in Starward's range. Leather, walnut, honey. More serious than Nova
Palate
Medium-full body. Sherry-influenced richness — dried fruit, toffee, dark chocolate, orange peel. Walnut, leather, honey. The solera system ensures consistency across batches while the Apera barrels bring depth. The most complex core range Starward expression
Finish
Medium-long finish. Dried fruit, toffee, chocolate, gentle spice. Warm and satisfying. The Apera barrel influence makes this the richest Starward, bridging Australian and traditional Scotch flavour profiles
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
Australian Apera (sherry-style) barrels — single malt
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