Starward Solera review

[@premier1975]

The Starward Two Fold is nice. Barley and wheat whisky

[@WhiskyNeighbour]

I have not had Starward, but I hope to try it one day. Thanks for your thoughts. Cheers!

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Cheers Jon. Thanks for checking in.

[@billyboy9810]

I had a bottle of the red wine finished whisky at 40% ABV. It was under £30 (on offer) and it was decent stuff. I usually buy whiskies like this when they're discounted, I always buy a Jameson's Black Barrel or an Aberlour 12 when they're giving it away. It's still good stuff at 40% but it could be better, cheers Jim! excellent review as always

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Cheers Billy. Aye fair play to them they know what they're doing. Good to see other countries which, generally aren't considered "whisky countries", stepping up.

[@peathead4450]

And another decent and honest review has seen the (star) light. Thanks for reviewing this one, Jim. Slàinte mhath

[@WhiskeyNovice]

😉 thank you Frank. Slàinte my friend.

[@stevewhan7308]

I just had my first try of it. I get the impression that it’s not coloured, instead the colour comes from the nett longer active casks exposure. I think this because I get very little spirit heat, instead that clean fruit which I attribute to the time in cask. Unsure of the filtering, however to me it’s got a fuller mouth feel and longer finish which implies it’s probably not heavily chill filtered. - however I will see if I can find some cloudy mist. Very interesting, thanks for the review.

[@budj13]

I had the chance to try a sample of this in a tasting set and I liked it a lot. You described it well-- it is good, but don't spend too much. In the interest of disclosure and transparency, I think it would be good for solera labeled whiskies to indicate the details of their system. It makes a difference if they are flowing through a vat, or allowing some time in the vat for each "batch". I imagine there is a lot of variation between brands. May the whisky force be with you, Jim.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

😄😄 cheers Bud. And with you my friend.

[@richardagnew4959]

After all those years of Sons & Daughters, The Flying Doctors, The Sullivans, Home & Away, Neighbours, A Country Practise, Prisoner Cell Block H ... and you come out with an Aussie accent like THAT! For shame, James, for shame!!! ;). Never heard of Starward, but glad that it's now on my radar. Cheers, mucker. :)

[@WhiskeyNovice]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 when you put it like that Rich 🤣🤣🤣. Yeah it's a worthwhile pick up mate.

[@jessemorgan8702]

Starward is one of our better distilleries, especially in terms of affordability. If at all possible, I recommend picking up the Fortis or one of their experiments (which can include whisky finished in a ginger beer cask). Unfortunately the single cask releases seem to be very hit or miss for the overseas releases, but some of them can be absolutely divine. Bold red berries and fruits, touches of tropical notes and typical spices of cinnamon and cloves. My go to local distillery, and it’s brilliant to have one available.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Cheers Jesse. I'll look into it.

[@budj13]

Jim, on a side note... you are a star wars fan so you will be amused. My son was born in 1976 and we named him Luke. The first move, Star Wars, was released in 1977. You can imagine what he heard during his school years! But, we are both big Sar Wars fans as well. I think the force has been with him.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

😄😄 yeah I can imagine he got some stick Bud. I've been one of those life long fans who's still stuck in the original trilogy. I like the newer ones but could have lived easily without them. I do like where they're heading with the Mandalorian though. Good to see them taking that "original trilogy" feel. Cheers man.

[@WhiskyLoversSociety]

Interesting one this. Never seen this one before. Nice review.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Cheers man.

[@davidowen2834]

Hi Jim, you know I was thinking, how come I watch a man standing at a table, talking about whisky and with a big bottle turning around in the background and really enjoy it 👍😃,and I do.This time is no exception. Haven’t heard ( until now) of Starward, as you say a bit pricey for a young nas whisky,Slàinte Jim

[@WhiskeyNovice]

😄😄 cheers David. Well...it's always appreciated my friend. Yeah perhaps hold off on this until you see it in a bar or restaurant. Too expensive but worth trying is the report! 😁

[@JimmyLeg]

It's not easy to make a sweet whisky sound good to me, but somehow you've accomplished it.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

@@JimmyLeg 😂😂😂

[@ScotchDownUnder]

You certainly get it a lot cheaper than we can here in Australia!

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Really?

[@ScotchDownUnder]

@@WhiskeyNovice Yer pretty much all the Starwards all over the globe are cheaper than in Australia, we have ridiculous alcohol taxes here that will make your jaw drop!

[@WhiskeyNovice]

@@ScotchDownUnder that's incredible man. So....mental note...don't travel to Australia or Canada (it seems) to buy whisky!! Done.

[@ScotchDownUnder]

@@WhiskeyNovice Yer Canada and Us have a rough time of it, we do get some gems at a good price sometimes but generally we get bent over the barrel.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

@@ScotchDownUnder 😄😄😄

[@PrestigeLiquidsWW]

Excellent review mate. Your "yeah nah!" was spot on :) . I am glad to see that you have been able to find a Starward bottle, Starward are consistently putting out some great juice, I have reviewed quite a lot of them myself. The Solera is a great whisky, but we pay through the nose for it even here. We probably pay about $90-$100, which would be about your 60 quid. We have some remarkable whisky down here, I am trying to share as many of them as possible. Keep your eyes peeled for Archie Rose, they are rising up the ranks to be one of our biggest distilleries. I really would not be surprised if they will be the next to crack the U.K. market. cheers for a great review mate.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Cheers Andrew. That's very kind mate. Aww it's great to see countries, like your own Australia gettin' in there and mixing it with the big boys. If this Starward is anything to go by...I look forward to what else I can get my hands on. Thanks buddy.

[@PrestigeLiquidsWW]

Mate, the quality of whisky we are producing at the moment will challenge any high end whisky around the world. It is just unfortunate that unless people come here, you will most likely never be able to try them. That is why I try to review as many as I can.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

@@PrestigeLiquidsWW once again...like Canada! You's keep all the good stuff for yourselves 😉

[@maltymission]

G’day mate. Interesting review for sure, but if you keep digging holes like that, you’ll end up right next to the actual distillery with some luck. Been looking to try some StarWard for a while, so thanks for feeding the fomo 🙈😅. Still, no worries, eh. Oh, extra points for the Operation Ivy shirt btw👊.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

😄😄😄 yeah I do like putting my neck on the line with accents. I will/would recommend but...only at the right price. If you hold off until the next time I'm sending you samples mate...I'll throw in one of these. And yes...I have been waiting for you to comment on the shirt 😁. I knew if anyone would know Operation Ivy, it'd be Menno 😉. Brilliant band with far, FAR too little material in my opinion. Thanks man.

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Interesting, I haven't tried this one but have a single cask & cask strength storepick for La Maison du Whisky that was on offer at Chrismas for registered customers only & it came at an interesting price but I'm afraid that aside from the 40 % abv expressions all comes really expensive (I noticed other interesting on the paper expressions but those ones are around 70 to 80 € already, mine was over 100 before the offer). I'm surprised you compared your with a Bourbon driven malt like the Glenmorangie 10, but I get your point on sweetness...Cheers & cool to see you managed to get in your place that quite "remote produced" whisky ! Cheers !

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Cheers, as always, Greg.

[@benslater5419]

Another review that resonates with me Jim. I have had a sample of this an I agree with your comments. It's good but unfortunately I would never pay the asking price for this bottle. For me this is a £35 bottle. Plenty better whiskies to spend my money on than this Starward

[@WhiskeyNovice]

👌100% mate. Cheers Ben.

[@WhiskeyQuests]

Price does play a huge role. As good as a bottle may be. It all comes down to price. Unless the flavors are spectacular that you can’t help but suggest it no matter the price lol.

[@WhiskeyNovice]

😄😄 cheers Antonio. It's what we do....right? 🤣🤣

[@ScotchDownUnder]

Nah Yeah, That G'day was pretty good. Starward has really gotten themselves all over the world now and this is one of the good ones. Winemakers of Australia acknowledged that the name 'sherry' was not theirs to use and gave the name back to Spain so we use Apera.Cheers!

[@WhiskeyNovice]

Cheers buddy. Gotta love Australians.

[@ScotchDownUnder]

@@WhiskeyNovice Cheers Jim!

[@JimmyLeg]

An Irishman doing an Australian accent. I've never heard it before and I don't understand it. Not at all.