![]() Aromas of icing sugar and butterscotch dominate with a underlying whiff of soft and sweet peat smoke. The colour is a deep golden yellow and the nose is instantly sugary and sweet. ![]() For further information on this or any of the other whiskies in the range, please visit Our tasting notes A bottle should cost around the £40/ $50 US. The Jura 12 years old is bottled at 40% ABV and is widely available globally. Under their ownership the brand has seen sales grow massively, especially in the last 10 years. The distillery has an annual production capacity of just over two million litres and is currently owned by Whyte & Mackay, who took control in 1993. Production restarted in 1963 and it has been operating ever since. It was closed for a long period between 19, at which point it was rebuilt using a design by renowned post-War distillery architect William Delmé-Evans. It was originally called the Small Isles distillery after the numerous islands located in Craighouse Bay, which the distillery sits on and overlooks. The Jura distillery is located on the Hebredean isle of Jura and was founded in 1810 by Archibald Campbell. The two pockets of stock have then been married together to produce the final whisky. The whiskies involved in the 12 years old have followed two different paths - regular unpeated spirit has matured in ex-bourbon casks before a period of finishing in ex-Oloroso sherry barrels, while rarer peated spirit (which is only made for one month each year) has been matured solely in ex-bourbon casks. The range was revamped in 2018 and this 12 years old is joined by other age statements at 10, 18 and 21 years old plus three other 'no age statement' expressions - the French Oak, Journey and Seven Wood. Swallowing yields an unusual, split-second reset, in which an earthy vanilla flavor gives way to a rush of mild peat smoke, followed by a firm but not overwhelming burst of spice that flares up for next few seconds while leaving the tongue with that mellow, earthy vanilla coating.This whisky forms part of the core range from the island distillery of Jura. Meanwhile the mouth starts to tingle lightly with the flavors of spices like cloves and nutmeg. The sip gets earthier from there as it gradually builds up while the few drops sit on the tongue, but never growing beyond a mild hint of peat smoke, sweet sherry, and coffee. ![]() A sip envelopes the tongue with a rich and mellow vanilla, slightly smoky like crème brûlée crust, but balanced by a subtly sweet flavor of golden raisins. Palate: The palate picks up unusually close to how the nose left off in this case, but amplified. That gradually moves in a heavier, richer direction as the fruit gives way to a sweet, earthy vanilla and the oak takes on a peat smoke quality with touches of baking spices. Nose: Wafts into the nasal passages with a delicate, fruity aroma, characterized by orange, sweet apple and oak with faint touches of ginger, sea salt and light smoke. Jura’s estimated price at about $55 per bottle, but I’ve seen it online for as low as $45.Īppearance: Darker, redder whisky, bordering on copper. Bottled at 40 percent alcohol by volume in 750-milliliter bottles. Vital stats: Single malt aged 10 years, primarily in American white oak bourbon barrels finished in Olorosso Sherry butts. While the announcement of Jura 10 indicated it will be the first release in Jura’s new core line in the United States, it’s unclear what other changes Jura has in store. While the first incarnation of the distillery closed in 1901, it reopened in 1963 and remains the sole distillery on the island of about 200 residents, according to Jura’s announcement.Īs the number suggests, Jura 10 is aged for 10 years in American white oak, ex-bourbon barrels and finished in ex-Oloroso sherry casks – which Jura’s website calls “the perfect marriage of Highland and Island styles.” Situated just across a narrow channel from Islay on southern end of the Hebrides, Jura has been home a distillery since 1810. While the four previous whiskies sought to cover points on the spectrum of delicate to heavy and peated to unpeated, “Jura 10 marries together the best of both” peated and unpeated malts, according an announcement of Jura 10 posted last month. The most unusual part is under “our whisky,” where you find just one “Jura 10,” as opposed to just a few months ago when you would have found at least four main whisky “expressions” by the island’s sole distillery. If you’ve never visited the Isle of Jura Distillery’s website, the company’s emphasis on “one” – one craft, one island, one distillery, et cetera – may not seem very unusual.
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