
The whisky is also available from several other excellent retailers. 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. *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. No fruits whatsoever, making it rather unsexy. Porridge, a little rubber and bitter notes. Mouth: weak, with a vague sweetness (honeyed cereals, fudge and something of a sweetened tea maybe), joined by increasingly unpleasant flavours. The addition of subtle smoke and gentle oloroso notes creates an entirely new flavour profile. Pencil shavings in the background, and just a hint of sooty smoke. Still, for me, this is an improvement on the Jura of old. 25 results for 'jura 10 year old' RESULTS Jura 10 Year Old - With Telescopic Collapsible Stainless Steel Shot Glass No reviews £4099 (£58. 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. Lying just to the East of Islay, off Scotlands west coast, Jura is one of Scotlands most spectacular but least known islands. 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. Most Recent Avg Price (ex-tax) 162 / 750ml. Over the years that followed, the distillery buildings fell into ruin as all around them, the local population dwindled. 1997 Dun Bheagan Isle of Jura Madeira Finish 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

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.
