Since 2014, we’ve been crafting Australian spirits using local ingredients—grown under boundless blue skies in red ochre earth, where the land does the talking.
We’re extremely proud to have won over 450 global awards, including World’s Best Rye Whisky (twice), Australia’s Best Single Malt Whisky (five times), and the World’s Best Gin.
In 2026, we welcomed Australian legend Chris Hemsworth as co-owner of Archie Rose, alongside founder Will Edwards, marking a milestone in our journey to bring Australian grown and made spirits to the world.
World's Best Rye Whisky - Four-Time Winner
Australia's Best Single Malt Whisky - Five-Time Winner
World's Best Gin
Australia's Most Innovative Company (Retail, Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment) - Financial Review
BOSS Awards
Best International Bar - International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards
New World Whisky Distillery are makers of the award-winning Starward whisky range. Melbourne born and bred.
Starward was founded in 2007 by David Vitale who had a simple vision: to create a distinctly Australian whisky and offer it to the world with pride.
The team bring together Australian barley and Australian red wine barrels to create a distinctly Australian range of whisky.
Housed in Port Melbourne, 10 minutes from Melbourne's CBD, this urban distillery is as bold and unconventional as the spirit it produces and the city it calls home.
A forward-thinking whisky for forward drinkers - Starward pushes the boundaries of what whisky can be.
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Best Craft Distiller Whisk(e)y in the World - San Francisco World Spirits Awards 2016
Best Single Malt (Australia) - World Whiskies Awards 2016, 2017
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STARWARD Whisky
50 Bertie St, Port Melbourne
starward.com.au
Sullivans Cove Distillery is one of the oldest single malt whisky distillery in Australia, established in 1994 and producer of Australia's most highly awarded whisky. The operation includes distillation, maturation, bottling, distribution and cellar door offering tours and tastings five days a week.