It tastes quite engineered, and somehow tastes like no whisky really should. I don't think that higher alcohol content is always better in weird whiskies. 40% is about right for it for me, as I don't want that Jura weirdness to be much more intense. It has quite a bit of character, although I am still not altogether convinced i like the Jura character. This bottle I have just bought is pretty nice, in an odd sort of way. I remember half-regretting spending that £9.50 then, as I thought that it was completely characterless. Never had it again so far.īerfore this, the last time I bought a bottle of Jura 10, I got it for under £10, although it was on offer half price at that time (around 2004?). Finish was medium-lasting with smoky and sweet tinges. No terrible issues, but no rocking'n'rolling upsides either.
Nothing surprised me, it was a simple dram. Mouthfeel was soft, very quick on the sip (I mean, it wasn't oily or velvety and you gulped it down almost as if drinking water). I remember checking their webpage and their saying it had loads of honey and my trying hard to find it -but no way, José. You got (in this 2014 review) many smoky scents, the likes of leather and bogfire, along with pine needle, resin and even brine. Of course, the latter is the one I use as a reference.Īroma is not intense at all, it's even dull, and adding water or ice doesn't really bring it back to life. Jura 10 bottle is totally transparent and colorless, which leads us to this peculiar note about the hue: if you see the bottle, the scotch looks amber to reddish with some brown highlights, but if you pour a dram, it's straw yellow with a slightly greenish cast to it. Take that into account as I'm aware Jura has changed recipes throughout the years. The whisky is also available from several other excellent retailers.This, as is not uncommon with me, is an old review: it dates back to Aug 24, 2014. Please be aware that as an affiliate I can be paid a small commission on any purchases you make after following links from my page. *If the whisky reviewed in this article has caught your eye, you can buy it from Master of Malt here. A bolder, braver Jura, and one that I could maybe begin to get on board with. The addition of subtle smoke and gentle oloroso notes creates an entirely new flavour profile. Still, for me, this is an improvement on the Jura of old. Thoughts: Nice to see the new version remain in the same price category as the expression it replaced, though a higher bottling strength would have been a real improvement. Taste: Cinnamon sticks, Pepper, Sherry, Caramel, Honey and a touch of Smoke. Smell: Caramel & Sherry, Vanilla, Honey, Apple & Cinnamon with an undercurrent of Ash & Smoke. Bottled at 40%, it is available in the UK for around £37. Replacing Jura ‘Origin’ is a new 10 year old expression, matured in American Oak for 10 years before a period of finishing in Oloroso Sherry casks. For my part, however, the notion of a new take on the Jura spirit was an intriguing one, unconvinced as I was by the previous incarnations. Such was the success of the Jura brand, the announcement earlier this year that the range was to be completely overhauled took many by surprise with fans mourning the loss of Origin, Superstition and Prophecy. The new Jura distillery was designed by famed architect William Delme-Evans and once in production, the spirit began to establish itself as a household name single malt. Seeking to halt the population decline, landowners Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith got together in 1963 and decided to bring distillation back to the island. Where once over a thousand people made their home on this beautiful island off Scotland’s western coast, there are now less than 200 inhabitants. Over the years that followed, the distillery buildings fell into ruin as all around them, the local population dwindled. After almost a century in operation, the strain of running a business in such a remote area began to have an effect and the distillery finally ceased production in 1901. The original Craighouse distillery on the isle of Jura was created in 1810.
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