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Isle of Jura (16 year old, 43%)
Antique gold. Gentle aromas of oak, caramel, and a hint of vanilla and sea breeze. Light-medium body, with a creamy texture. Soft, gentle flavors of vanilla, toffee, subtle fruit and brine, with a dryish oaky finish.
Style: Highland single malt Scotch whisky (Jura). Price: high $40s. Limited availability (imported by Heaven Hill, 502/348-3921).
A very pleasant, easy-going whisky with more depth and maturity than the standard 10 year old. This 16 year old replaces the existing 15 year old. A side-by-side comparison shows both expressions to be very similar in flavor. Unlike many island drams, this one is not aggressively smoky.
(1st Quarter 2001 Issue-Vol. 10#1)
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Isle of Jura Superstition (no age statement, 45%)
Amber gold color. Medium bodied and slightly oily. Peaty bonfire aroma and flavors, complemented by a creamy caramel maltiness. Subtle notes of brine, seaweed, and a hint of pear fruit spice things up a bit. Gently dry, moderately smoky finish, with teasing sea salt notes.
Style: Highland (Jura) single malt Scotch whisky. Price: ?? Available where?? (imported by Heaven Hill Distilleries, 502/348-3921).
I have always wondered what a peat smoke infused Isle of Jura whisky would taste like. I was also concerned that too much peat smoke could dominate this whisky's flavor profile. Fortunately, this hasn't happened. The peat smoke is certainly evident, but the Jura character comes through too. One extra bonus: it's bottled at 45%, which kicks the flavors up a notch.
(3rd Quarter 2003 Issue-Vol. 12#3)
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Murray McDavid (distilled at Isle of Jura, 1989, 13 year old, 46%)
Gold color. Aroma of vanilla, honeyed malt, subtle marshmallow, with background herbal, hay-like notes. Light and creamy in body. Creamy, malty, vanilla notes in flavor-honey sweet initially, but eventually drying out towards the finish, with soft herbal, grassy, hay notes.
Style: Highland (Isle of Jura) single malt Scotch whisky. Price: high $40s. Available nationwide (imported by Vin DiVino, 773/334-6700).
This is a pleasant, straight-forward, uncomplicated whisky, and very un-island-like. Enjoyable anytime.
(2nd Quarter 2003 Issue-Vol. 12#2)
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Isle of Jura, 21 year old, 43%, $130
Jura's newest offering, and the oldest in the portfolio. It is drastically different than its younger siblings-this one is quite sherried, as its deep amber color with reddish hues suggests. I really enjoy how this whisky tastes on the palate-it's rich and silky with notes of fruitcake, toffee, maple, orange chocolate truffle, cinnamon, and nutmeg. You'll find the same notes on the nose, but there are also elements-cloying fruit, perfume, and a peculiar fleshy component-which detract from an otherwise lovely whisky.
(1st Quarter 2007 Issue-Vol. 16#1)
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