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Starward Whisky has fused the new world Australian way with old world Scottish expertise to craft UNEXPEATED, a new red wine barrel aged Australian single malt whisky, finished in peated whisky-drenched barrels from the finest distilleries in Islay, Scotland. For the first time, whisky drinkers will taste coastal, peaty, smoky flavour in Starward’s signature fruit-forward whisky. Now that’s UNEXPEATED! Our juicy, tropical Starward flavours have taken on peat smoke character, in this latest release. On your tongue, subtle sweet peat melds with red-wine-barrel red berries and sticky golden peaches. You’ll discover coastal peat in the aroma and a lingering smouldering dry finish too. Nose: Tropical fruits, toasted oak and a hint of sweet peat. Palate: Ripe red berries, coastal peat smoke, yellow peaches and cocoa nibs. Finish: Oak slowly dries the palate, with a long peated finish after.

Starward Octave Barrels is a single malt Australian whisky which has been fully matured in 100L wine barrels called “Octaves”. The Octave wine barrels, that inspired the name for this release, were sourced from Yalumba – a family-owned Australian winery, located in the heart of Australian’s famed Barossa wine region, and were used to produce their iconic Octavius Old Vine Shiraz. Aroma: Rich, full bodied expression. Lots of red fruit, raisins, ripe peach, caramel and toasty oak. Palate: Viscous and long, dark forest fruits, and a toasted oak backbone. Finish: Toasted marshmallow.