Starward Solera Single Malt Australian Whisky Retailer:168 Captain William Fraser of Brackla

Captain William Fraser of Brackla House built his distillery on the grounds of Cawdor Castle — just a bit too far west to be considered a Speyside

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Martell VSOP Red Barrel is the same eaux-de-vie aged for five years exclusively in those middle-aged "red' casks to develop the signature fruit-forward profile without a trace of bitterness

among other minor contributors

He modeled their flagship Black To Rum after the original navy dram that conquered the world

Starward Solera Single Malt Australian Whisky Retailer:168 Captain William Fraser of BracklaA delightful Australian Single Malt in the Sherried Highland style. David Vitale left the corporate training software market in 2007 to launch his vision for a uniquely Australian Whisky New World Whisky Distillery in Melbourne. Shortly thereafter he developed his first brand to fulfill that vision, and he named that brand Starward. Early stage funding for the project came from Diageos in house funding division Distill Ventures and they were able to