![]() The majority of Jura malt is aged in ex-Bourbon casks. Isle of Jura’s 10 Year Old has a fruity character, with a medium body, accented by ginger and coffee, and the characteristic slight briny taste of Jura malts. Instead Jura Whisky takes its character from the sea, after all, it is surrounded by it. This is quite different than its Scottish siblings across the way. Despite the fact that the water flows through a great deal of peat, the Whisky barely has any peaty character. The distillery sources their water from Loch a’Bhaile-Mhargaidh. Jura Single Malt Scotch Whisky is made from Scottish barley, milled and mashed on-site and distilled through Jura's enormous 28-foot tall copper-pot stills. Their Whiskies are just as curiously delightful. ![]() Today, the Jura Distillery is a curious hybrid creature, with its a fusion of modern distillation techniques and traditional craftsmanship, it remains one of the most remote and isolated distilleries on the planet. Nearly a century after it was opened, the distillery was dismantled due to a land dispute, and remained closed until 1963. ![]() The Old Jura Distillery was founded by Laird Archibald Campbell, and sits alongside the Corryvreckan Whirlpool. They are owned by independent bottlers Whyte and Mackay. The Isle of Jura distillery was founded in 1963, but its facilities date back as far as 1810, as being the first licensed distillery on Jura. On the island there is one road, one church, and one distillery (A Scot's life essentials). The whisky is also available from several other excellent retailers.From the Isle of Jura comes the subtly briny sea goddess 10 YO single malt.Ħ0 miles off the western coast of Scottish mainland you will find the Isle of Jura, a sparsely inhabited island of Scotland… and we are not kidding when we say sparse - residents include 200 humans, and about 5,000 deer. We hand engrave both sides of the bottle with a version. 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. The Isle of Jura single malt is a 10 year old whisky from the only distillery on the Isle of Jura. *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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