![]() ![]() The wood spices disappear quickly and not much remains afterwards. There’s whiffs of caramel, walnut skins and creamy custard too.įinish: Short and not very remarkable. The mouthfeel is decent enough considering the low abv. Taste: A slight peppery tinge on the arrival at first, building towards cloves, burnt toast and cardamom. Mellow and pretty straightforward with some additional floral notes, ginger, soft pepper and walnut cream. Nose: A whisper of limestone with touches of orange zest. Isle of Jura 14 Years American Rye Cask (40%, OB, 2022) However, it’s priced north of 40 pounds, so there are a lot more affordable options to enhance your ginger ale with. That signifies something about the intended use of the Isle of Jura 14 Years American Rye Cask. With every sip of this, you’re transported to our island in spirit, a gift from our tiny island community but too good to keep to yourself.”īefore you dive into my tasting notes, I’d like to point out that the press package I received included a can of ginger ale. “In celebrating the island and its community, it’s vital to create a whisky which offers layers of flavour and a touch of complexity, as it perfectly reflects our inspiration. Gregg Glass, whisky maker and blender at Whyte and Mackay, said in a prepared statement: “The vibrancy of this new whisky gives it real personality and flair, whilst very much staying true to the character of Jura. ![]() And there’s no mention of this being bottled at natural colour, so then I have to assume it isn’t. Also, it doesn’t instill much confidence that this is bottled at the lowest strength legally allowed. ![]() But there’s no information on how long this single malt was finished in these rye casks. Sure, the finish in rye casks might make for an interesting new layer. Just recently Ruben compared an independent bottling of Jura to “old Clynelishes or more exotic malts like Glen Mhor or Banff.” High praise indeed.īut to expect such a performance from this new Isle of Jura 14 Years American Rye Cask is a tall ask. And it’s largely thanks to independent bottlers, who release older gems such as this one, but also due to official limited editions that showcase the potential of this remote island distillery. Jura’s funky distillery character isn’t exactly a crowd pleaser either.īut the perception of Jura seems to change. Much like its premium big brother Dalmore, there’s often not much love for a whisky that’s bottled at a low strength and so clearly relies one caramel colouring and (sometimes) intricate cask trickery. Jura has long been somewhat of a black sheep amongst longtime whisky drinkers. The Isle of Jura 14 Years American Rye Cask was announced in early April and is available in the UK now, but will also roll out into other key markets later this year, including the Netherlands. A fantastic selection (as usual) from DL & Co.And then there was a new release from one of the most isolated distilleries in Scotland. I’m always convinced that Jura produces good whisky it just feels a shame that it only truly shines in reasonably rare bottlings such as this one. This comes close though as my score attests, I really enjoyed this unusual but interesting and complex dram. Long oak wood and some vanilla sweetness Would I buy it:Ī big ask as this is close to my self-limited maximum (I find it very hard to justify spending more than £70 and definitely no more than £100 on an individual bottle of whisky – after all I’m only going to drink it!). White chocolate buttons/milkybar, coconut oil, Horlicks malt drink, cookie dough, hay, buttermilk Taste:įruity and zestier than the nose suggests, apple, peach and tangerine or marmalade, slightly yeasty bread dough then sponge cake mix, old oaky wood Finish: Sounds delicious – let’s see if it was… Colour: What I say:Ī 21 year old Jura from Douglas Laing’s Old Particular range, bottled at cask strength. This has given the whisky ample time to develop superbly sweet notes of marmalade, white chocolate and even cookie dough! The single refill hogshead produced 271 bottles of single malt Scotch whisky. This independently bottled beauty was distilled in October 1992 and bottled in March 2014. The Jura 21 Year Old doesn’t quite rock my world, if I’m honest, but it’s certainly a nice one to kick back with. Single malt from the Isle of Jura, bottled by Douglas Laing for the Old Particular range. ![]()
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