![]() It was matured for 21 years in ex-bourbon barrels, before being finished in virgin American white oak casks, creating a sweet and spicy character with creamy caramel, ginger biscuit and ripe berry aromas. The palate acts like a salted caramel, the sweet and salty in harmony. Click & Collect (Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm) This sweet and smoky whisky was released as part of Juras Aged Vintage series. It comes together in harmony, subtle yet bold.īill – The smoke is almost like it’s dancing. The Scotch In the glass, Jura 10 Year Old has a lightly coppered, golden appearance, something like apple juice. Finally, the whisky is now known to be aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in Sherry butts. The American bottling is 40 ABV, just like the rest of the world. This is a very present but polite scotch. Now the Origin is gone, so it’s simply Jura 10 Year Old. It’s like when you have a nice dry rub on ribs, a little sugary almost like brown sugar but then a little bit of spice. When the next one comes in, it’s a different smell. Kate – The Jura 10 is like gently rolling waves. Especially for the price point and availability, this is an easy one to recommend to both novice and professional. The sherry finish ebbs and flows, sometimes adding a richness to the fruit that adds some berry and cherry notes to the already clean apple or pear, each taking their turn in a delightful dance. ![]() The palate follows the nose with a narrower band of apple or bear to go along with a dash of brine before dissipating with a frisson of light smoke and pepper. It’s a layered nose, that allows different components to shine every time you come back to it. That’s just the opening salvo, however, for fruits and nuts and grains follow in a surprisingly volley. It floats in on the nose, the smoke and brine serving as the vanguard. No water is needed.Īdam – The Jura 10 does not start off with a bang. Nose: Smoke, anise, brine, fruit, floral, grain, walnut, cherry, pecan, green peppercornĬomments: Allow some time for the scotch to oxidize and the elements to coalesce. ![]() The Jura 10 is the cornerstone of that relaunch, aging in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished for an undisclosed time in ex-Oloroso sherry casks. In 2018, the complete core line of Jura was retired as the distillery decided to move in a new flavor direction. With approximately 200 Diurachs – the Gaelic name for the inhabitants – living on the island, most everyone there knows someone who works at Jura. The island of Jura is very difficult to reach, with the distillery being one of the few actual businesses on it (one road, one pub, one distillery). The last major rebuild of the distillery was in 1963, from whence it has been producing a variety of single malts. Still, it’s a reasonable price for an entry-level malt without any off flavors.Jura distillery is a seeming cat of a distillery, founded in 1810 and possessed of nine lives, or at least a timeline of eight owners. ![]() Because there are better options around the same price, I’m going to mark this as Not Recommended. At around $40 a bottle, I would probably choose Glenlivet 12 or Glenfiddich 12 or Speyburn 10 over this. The vanilla and green fruits, grass, and disappointing finish are hallmarks of a not-quite-ready-yet malt from (possibly) refill bourbon casks. Overall: A fairly standard ex-bourbon malt without much age on it. The palate, however, is markedly sweeter with notes of egg custard, vanilla pudding, and a thicker body. With Water: A few drops of water intensifies the green banana notes without contributing anything else. Raw sugar cane, plus some slightly bitter wood tannins, which fade quickly into faint dry woodiness. Palate: Moderately creamy body, with an initial wave of vanilla, followed by freshly-mown grass, unripe fruit, aloe juice, and dry wood notes.įinish: Short. Some sweet florals – honeysuckle – and a strong presence of green banana. Nose: Clean and crisp, with notes of green apple and fresh pears. ![]() This review is from a Jura tasting pack (50ml glass miniatures) with the 43% ABV presentation. It’s hard to tell from the information online, but the 40% might be for the domestic 700ml European market, while the 43% might be for the US 750ml market. Note that Jura appears to bottle the 10 year-old Origin at both 43% and 40% ABV. While there is a small amount of peat in the water used by Jura, I can’t discern it in the glass. As an entry-level, unpeated, and non-sherried malt, it showcases the “blank slate” that Jura’s house character is grown from. The much more reasonably-priced 10 year bottling (also labelled “Jura Origin”) is aged exclusively in ex-bourbon casks and is not peated. After liking Jura 16 and the NAS Jura Superstition, I thought I should explore the rest of the range. ![]()
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