Starward Solera Single Malt

Let me be sincere about this dram, it wasn't what i expected. I held an all sherried whiskies tasting event and this one was by far the worst dram of the night, without being a bad whisky at all. Starward is an Australian Distillery, located in Melbourne, which is famous for maturing their whiskies in barrels that previously held different types of wines. This Solera expression is supposed to be matured in a Fortified wine cask using a Solera system; (its sherry, but it cannot actually be called "sherry" because it does not come from the Jerez Triangle zone in Spain). Bottled at 43%abv, tawny color. On the nose: Banana bread, Brown sugar, ripe bananas, honeycomb, fresh apples, Almonds; Cereal cornflakes, honey candy and Cinnamon. Feels so "Speysider". After first sip, it releases an artificial orange aroma. Letting it breath makes it better, very fruity. After having a second sip, the aroma is exactly coffee with milk. Decent aroma. On the palate, it is not that good. Very standard. Sweet Cinnamon, pepper and oranges. Second sip reveals vanilla and milk chocolate. Coffee with milk once again. Aftertaste is nice but it lacks emotion. Orange peel; Oaky, Coffee beans, Pepper. Very Sugary. Overall this could be a lot better, i expected a lot more. Its more an everyday dram rather than a super rare amazing whisky that you reserve for special occasions. 82 over 100 is a fair score for it.

Creamy and fruity, this is a satisfying dram that is easy to drink without having to think too much about the contents of your glass. Not a bad note, which is more than you can say about many a Scotch.

World whisky drammers online pour. Solid stuff. Apera Similar to fino sherry. Nose: Strawberries, Raspberries, Cherries, Honey, Almonds, Caramel, Honey, Peach, Pepper, Flowers, Apricot, Banana, Dark Chocolate, Sultanas, Toffee Palate: Raisins, Cherry, Strawberry, Caramel, Honey, Citrus, Almonds, Hazlenuts, Pepper, Red Apple, Pears Finish: Raisins, Chocolate, Citrus, Banana, Honey, Strawberry, Sultanas, Apricots

My favorite release from Starward yet! Aroma is sweet with malty and fruity notes; Palate is a soft velvety delivery of fruity, candy, earthy and malty tones; Finish slides through warmly and far too quickly.

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Solera is in the name so you would immediately expect sherry cask solera sysyem flavour profile. And yes, even though the color is golden amberish you do get your sherry dry fruit notes. I also found a note that I never found in other wiskey "fresh cut cucumber" just zipping in and out on your nose. The base of all this is your sugary notes but unlike your bourbon candy sugar. On top of all this is this beautiful floral notes that embellish the wiskey. On the palate is your smooth flowing sherry notes with oak spicy notes that does not linger too long just there too tease your palate, and not much of bitterness as well. Overall it's a beautiful wiskey.

Holy sweetness. I'm getting caramel and honey up front with a cinnamon like bite. These flavors weaken and linger with the sherry taking over on the finish. It is definitely a different profile, and that is not a bad thing.