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Starward Nova Australian Single Malt Whisky

Name: Starward Nova Australian Single Malt Whisky
Brand: Starward
SKU: 39144
Price: 44.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 39144 750 mL

From one of Australia's up and coming distilleries, Starward is the first whisky producer from this island continent to deliver the goods at a very reasonable value. Based in Melbourne, the team here source barley malt exclusively from Australia and age the Nova expression for a minimum of two years in freshly used Australian red wine casks. Notes include dried figs, mulberry, currants, sliced apple, honey coated cereal. cake frosting, cinnamon and drying spices.

$44.96/ Single Bottle

$269.76/ Case of 6

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ABV

41.00%

Country

Australia

Region

Victoria

Producer

Starward

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Staff Pick Notes

Fixating your eyes on the bottle, you’ll feel as if you’re strapped into a Delorean racing into the future. This expression from Melbourne’s up-and-coming distillery draws inspiration from its local red wines. The Nova is matured for two years in freshly used red wine casks to maintain the wine to oak character while the climate of Australia aids in a rapid aging process. For the profile, the nose is swirling with glazed cinnamon rolls, light red fruits and a soft floral aroma. This taste is of caramelized apples, baking spices with the red wine cask providing subtle tannins, the flavors all speckling like sparks bouncing from a flame. It’s such a delicious, mellow drinking whiskey that represents the best of Australia’s wine and distillation hand in hand.

- JOS

Glossary

Australia

Australian Shiraz (made from the grape called “Syrah” in other parts of the world) shows the essence of the outback: it’s big, bold, and a little rough around the edges. The vast country leaves lots of room for variation, however, with its many terroirs each yielding distinctively styled wines. The climate of South Australia’s McLaren Vale district is heavily influenced by the ocean; wines here typically show savory notes of olive and spice on the nose and deep berry flavors on the palate....

Victoria

The state of Victoria, adjacent to and southeast of South Australia, is Australia’s third-largest producer of wine. Climatically very varied (its higher-altitude vineyards are the coolest in Australia), Victoria is home to the most diverse assortment of vineyards in Australia, with a particular focus on cooler-climate varieties such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Shiraz production tends to be concentrated in the central viticultural regions of Grampians, Pyrenees, and Heathcote, where the...