Starward W3 Single Cask 1st Release

While Dave Vitale (CEO of Staward) never wanted to produce single casks, some he says, are of such quality that they deserve to shine on their own.

• Nose: ever-present banana, tropical fruits, red currants, biscuty notes, perfume, slightly yeasty and almost toasty with notes of dried fruits. With water more spirit notes, vanilla and spicy fruit cake

• Pallet: quite hot and very sweet, plums some dry notes, liqueur chocolate. With water toffee molasses, very rich

• Finish: sultanas, biscuty notes again, hint of banana. With water more spirit character, banana and red fruits are prominent

• Mark neat – 8.3, with water 8.4