Blending Fortifieds

Stanton & Killeen Blending Fortifieds

Welcome to the wonderful world of home barrels. Whether you're a special occasion sipper or a die-hard slurper, owning a home barrel begins an exciting journey full of experimenting, sipping, spitting, testing and waiting. It's all part of handcrafting and perfecting a unique fortified blend that you can sip, enjoy and brag about with great satisfaction. 

At S&K, we pride ourselves on our range, knowledge and service. While we supply you with a great base material to work with, it's up to you to create your dream fortified blend. Whether you prefer a bright and lively Muscat or a caramelised buttery Topaque, with time and patience anything is possible. 

Blending Muscats

Blending Muscat for your home barrel.

At Stanton & Killeen we offer three tiers of blending Muscat to suit your barrels needs. Our standard Muscat is approximately 2-3 years old, fresh and versatile, this is a great start for a new barrel or to give fresh fruit flavours. Our Premium Muscat is approximately 3-4 years old, perfect for those that want a drink now style or a head start on maturing your blend. Our Deluxe Muscat is approximately 4-5 years old and is perfect for brand new barrels, adding are quickly to a young blend or topping up and maintaining an aged barrel.

Blending Topaques

Blending Topaque for your home barrel.

At Stanton & Killeen we offer three tiers of blending Topaque to suit your barrels needs. Our standard Topaque is approximately 2-3 years old, fresh and versatile, this is a great start for a new barrel or to give fresh fruit flavours. Our Premium Topaque is approximately 3-4 years old, perfect for those that want a drink now style or a head start on maturing your blend. Our Deluxe Topaque is approximately 4-5 years old and is perfect for brand new barrels, adding are quickly to a young blend or topping up and maintaining an aged barrel.

Blending Barrel Blend & Tawny

Blending Barrel Blend & Tawny for your home barrel.

At Stanton & Killeen we offer a Barrel Blend and a Tawny for your home barrel. These blends will suit barrels looking for something with a little more savouriness and balanced spice. Our Barrel Blend is approximately 2-3 years old, and is a fresh and younger blend of Shiraz and Portuguese varieties. Our Barrel Blend is fresh and versatile, this is a great start for a new barrel or to give fresh fruit flavours. Our Premium Tawny is approximately 4-5 years old, and is a more mature blend of Shiraz, Durif and Portuguese varieties. Premium Tawny is perfect for those that want a drink now style or a head start on maturing your blend.

Blending White Fortified

At Stanton & Killeen we offer a White Fortified and a Dry Apera for your home barrel. Our White Fortified (previously called White Port) is not overly dry or overly sweet, it’s roughly in the middle making it a great ‘all-rounder’ fortified.

Choosing the right fortified for your barrel

The wonderful world of home barrels and blending fortifieds. If you're unsure what you should be filling or topping up your barrel with then read on. We've put together some information on each of our blending fortifieds.