I once heard it called an aperitif scotch. Well, the nose is a little funky but that’s about it. On the other hand there’s nothing offensive either. Unfortunately, it’s actually so mellow and delicate that nothing really stands out about it. I would recommend it to those who like more mellow blends like Johnnie Walker Gold. This is really a fine easy drinking dram. Very oily and woody.įinish: Mostly malt and oak with a trace of sweetness.Ĭomments: I was turned off to Jura early in my single malt explorations. There is also a little fruit too but I can’t identify it behind the woody vegetal notes. Taste: Clean warming gentle oak flavors seduce the palate in a pleasurable manner highlights of caramel, soft licorice, flashes of roasted coffee beans and crusty wholemeal bread excite and tease your taste buds.įinish: Intricate, attractive flavors linger long in the mouth and reflect the true nature of the island. Silky almond, pinewood and lemon grass with subtle hints of gorse and sea spray complete this outstanding bouquet. Nose: Soft warm nuances of American white oak, cinnamon, crushed pear and apple express their attractive qualities. The name Jura has several meanings: two brothers Dih and Rah, an island of yew trees, and an island of red deer which is generally considered the correct name especially when nearly 6,000 of them roam the island. Reputed to have had an illicit distillery in 1502, Jura has four primary expressions including the beguilding 10 Year Old. The only distillery on the island, Jura is an isolated island dominated by the mighty Paps-Beinn-a-chaolais, Beinn an oir (mound of Gold) and Beinn shiantaidh (sacred). Palate Beautifully rich and full-bodied Island malt with. Taste: A refined, smooth and clean tasting liquid.NZ89. Nose Gentle and delightfully elegant with notes of toffee, tropical fruits, dried berries and cinnamon. But new or old, this is still an unmistakable Jura whisky with the lactic vanilla and the wood notes (love it or hate it).Isle of Jura Single Malt Scotch Aged 10 Years Nose: Soft nuances of American white oak with a smooth, sweet aroma of honey. The bourbon casks are doing good job here imparting vanilla and fruitiness and the peat balanced it to a rounded expression. Thoughts: Jura Journey is exactly what it was intended to be – a simple and basic Jura. Palate: Somewhat thin, soft peat smoke, vanilla and soft fruitiness led by pears and a bit of green apples, oak spices and bitterness towards the end.įinish: Medium length, gentle peat smoke, lingering oak spices bitterness, dryness, honey and bit of vanilla. After a few minutes more lactic and vanilla and slightly damp wood. There’s damp wood staves, smoked pears, nectarines and buttery apple toffee. Nose: At first the soft peat smoke is strong but then it recedes to the background and the familiar Jura note of lactic vanilla rises up. Like stated above, it’s a NAS offering (so probably lots of young spirit), and bottled at 40% and probably chill-filtered. Obviously I was curious to see how did all those changes impacted the whiskies and taste them so let’s start with the entry level offering – Jura Journey. No more exclusively unpeated or peated Jura in the core line up. It’s quite a bold move, ain’t it so? It’s not only that the expressions changed, the whisky itself is now using a combination of peated an unpeated spirit across the entire lineup. Jura 18 Year Old – finished in red wine casks after 18 years in American oak casks.Jura Seven Wood – A no-age-statement matured in seven types of French oak and first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels.Jura 12 Year Old – Finished in Oloroso Sherry casks after 12 years in American white casks.
Jura 10 Year Old – Already launched in US during 2017 and now globally.Jura Journey – A no-age-statement offering, matured exclusively in American oak barrels.Instead we have a new line up consisting 5 new offers:
So no more Origin (10 Year Old), Superstition, Diurach’s 16 Year Old and Prophecy.
Earlier this year, Jura Distillery, owned by Whyte & Mackay, totally revamped the core line up after replacing their Travel Retail offers last October (bye bye Turas Mara 😦 ).
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