jura superstition single malt scotch whisky

Peat and smoke on the old nozzle with some honey, cloves, dark chocolate and citrus.ĭark chocolate up front, sweet rose petals and prune juice, with ginger, honey and Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. Crafted from a selection of the finest aged Jura single malt whiskies, this mysterious spirit has a unique style and character, with tastes of spice, honey, pine and peak with a whisper of smoke.” “The Ankh cross is an ancient Egyptian symbol rumoured to bring good fortune – as long as you pour the whisky correctly by holding the cross in the centre of your palm. However, the single malt produced on the island is held in high esteem by whiskey connoisseurs all over the world. It is not the easiest place to produce whiskey. It is a challenging environment with only one road, one pub, and one distillery. The island of Jura is home to over 5,000 deer and has a human population of approximately 212. The reconstruction was finalised in 1963, and after the installation of some taller stills, the distillery started production, creating various malts. It wasn’t until the 1950s that local businessmen Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith began a venture to rebuild the Jura distillery. It remained functional until circa 1900 when it was closed again, this time to be demolished. After some time, it fell into a state of disrepair and was renovated and re-opened in 1884. The Jura distillery is situated off the West Coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides on the Island of Jura. Jura is a small island off the west coast of Scotland and the Jura distillery is owned by Whyte and Mackay, which is owned by Emperador Inc.Īnyway let’s get down to the good stuff, here is my review of the Jura: About the Distillery It is labelled as “lightly peated” so should be interesting as the first two I tried were not at all and were very light. There is no age statement for this unlike the other two it is a blend of different aged whiskies with no minimum age stated which means it could be quite young and I’m a little more suspicious of NAS scotch than I am of, say bourbon, for example.

My thinking was that I did want to start with a peaty one as it may overpower the other two afterwards.

After buying a rather cute little box of Jura miniature and sitting down to review them one after another I decided on the order Jura 16 Diurachs’ Own first, then the Jura 10 origin and this little beauty was the last one.

Jura superstition single malt scotch whisky