![]() Now, most of you who are familiar with Jura would know that they traditionally focus on releases with either a bourbon influence or something to do with American Oak. I admit that most of it was rather unique in itself (and pricey too), but then this particular Jura expression caught my attention. ![]() WHISKEY ISLE OF JURA FREEIn fact (and this might surprise some of you), the Isle of Jura Superstition was the very first single malt whisky that I tried back in 2008 when I embarked on my journey of discovery (the blended whisky journey had started 2 years earlier).Īs time went on, I delved deeper into the rest of the Jura range of whiskies and savoured the 10 Years Old (which is a solid dram and one of my go to whiskies at Duty Free if I’m looking for something unpeated), the heavily peated Prophecy (which I immensely enjoyed), the interesting 16 Year Old Diurach’s Own (takes a bit of water to get going) and of course the 1993 Sherry ‘Ji’ Cask, which is the focus of this review.įollowing on with how these reviews usually transpire, I was at Whisky & Alement in Melbourne back in July and was savouring a few drams with some mates at the bar when curiosity got the better of me and I started flipping through the bar menu in search of somthing unique. Now, I use the word only with every ounce of respect for Jura as it is a phenomenal distillery. ![]() It is traditionally in the shadow of its far more celebrated brethren, Islay, but that is probably due to Islay having 8 (soon to be 9) distilleries and Jura only having the one. The Isle of Jura (both the island the distillery) has fascinated me for quite a while and with good reason. Whisky Review #137: Cadenhead Whisky Tasting.Whisky Review #138: Dailuaine 1973 22 Years Old (Rare Malts Selection).Whisky Review #139: Kilchoman 2007 12 Years Old Single Bourbon Cask. ![]() Whisky Review #140: Teaninich 1999 19 Years Old (Claxton’s).Whisky Review #141: Bowmore 1999 15 Years Old (Douglas Laing Old Particular). ![]()
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