![]() ![]() The views, opinions, and tasting notes are 100% my own. SCORE: 83/100 (B) *Disclosure: This Jura 10 Years was graciously sent to me by the company for the purposes of this review. I don’t know if it’s the addition of the sherry casks to the mix, longer aging in the sherry casks or what exactly they’ve done different but it’s a nice change – it’s far more drinkable and enjoyable than the old Jura 10 years. The overarching flavor and aroma of smoked apricots is pleasant even if it’s not very deep or complex. ![]() It’s less bitter, less funky and a whole lot more flavorful. This Jura 10 years is definitely better than the old Jura 10. Ok balance, medium body and a lightly oily feel. Medium fade of peat, funk, cocoa and earthy malt. Smoked apricots toffee, nuts, spice, malty sweetness, cinnamon, apples and a light bit of earthy malt, copper and bitter cocoa. Smoked apricots toffee, dehydrated apples, dried cherries, nutmeg and a bit of earthy malt and a light floral nature. I hope this new approach and style makes its way through their lineup and we start seeing more releases come out that fit along this profile and deliver an even stronger overall portfolio. To my tastes, this Jura 10 Years relaunch is a welcome change and brings a more balanced and inviting character that was missing from the original version. Crafted in unusually tall stills, matured in the fresh sea air and American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and finished in the finest aged Oloroso Sherry butts – it’s the perfect marriage of Highland and Island styles.” A whisky only Jura could make, born of our Island and still produced today in a bottle originally shaped to withstand the roughest of journeys from our home. This, on the other hand, is a different story. It carried this strong earthy cumin-like character from nose to finish which I found off-putting and obtrusive. I found it to be funky and weird but not in the good and interesting way. I reviewed the original Jura 10 a few years ago and didn’t much care for it. I have not been able to say this much recently, but this malt is definitely worth the $65 or so that it retails for.This is the latest, reconfigured recipe, of the Jura 10 Years. It is not intense nor challenging, but it is complex enough to reward contemplation. Breathing time brings a touch of orange peel. Malty but with an intriguing 'edge': like molasses or dried figs. Nose: Pleasantly light with wood notes, like fresh, fine-ground coffee. Jura has a lot of ardent admirers, and I can see why. Average score from 4 reviews and 10 ratings 83 Add to cabinet Add to wish list Reviewed by vanPelt 0 0 85/100 First vapor: Malt and milk coffee. This would be excellent with a mild cigar. Flawless in execution, sweet and mild on the tongue, with a moderately perfumed aroma. Water is not needed here, but does add something interesting. With Water: Several drops of water draw out a bit more of the eccentric aspects of the sherry, namely a leather note, and some lemon peel, which continues through the palate and finish as extra tartness. A final wave of very mild citrus – just pith, maybe – and a ghost of bitterness. Ladylike, even.įinish: The heather notes return, with honey and a bit of oaky tannins. Candied orange peels, tawny fudge, blanched almonds, and marzipan. Palate: Slightly chewy texture, and quite sweet. The fruit is fresh and bright, and backed up by a capable maltiness with breakfast cereal and spongecake. ![]() If there’s any Island peat present, it’s in the form of a soft, ferny, heathery aroma in the distance. Nose: Elegant citrus – grapefruit maybe, or bergamot. The 16 year-old official bottling, also subtitled ‘Diurach’s Own’ after the name for the people of Jura, spends 14 years in ex-bourbon, and then is transferred for 2 years into Amaroso Oloroso sherry casks to finish. Neither is peated, except for some peat that might be in the water used to mash and proof down the bottles. Jura is a little lighter in style and much more floral, while Dalmore is darker, sweeter, and more pungent. The whisky of each is surprisingly similar, with lots of sherry-derived flavor, and some citrus elements. The Isle of Jura distillery is owned by independent bottlers Whyte and MacKay, which also owns Dalmore distillery. Perhaps this harkens back to a time in Scotland when every community of 200 people required its own distillery? Sounds like a place I’d like to live! The tiny island claims only a few hundred inhabitants, and exactly one whisky distillery. The Isle of Jura is within spitting distance of the eastern shore of the island of Islay, off of Scotland’s southwesterly tip. ![]()
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