Jura 9 Year Old 2003 cask 8510 Provenance (Douglas Laing)

Isle of Jura 12 Year Old

This Isle of Jura 12 Year Old is supposed to make us forget about the 10. I wonder why the 10 was then repackaged as well, but that’s just me. Anyway, this one matured in bourbon barrels and was finished on Spanish oloroso sherry casks. The color and ABV are identical, though. The nose is more of the same as the 10 Year Old, just a tad sweeter....

Score 74/100

Isle of Jura Superstition

This seems to be a “love it or hate it” whisky. More than half the reviews for the Superstition on this website have it either in the 90’s or in the 70’s or lower. I don’t know why that is, nor do I care to speculate. I liked it when I first opened it, and it’s only gotten better over the last 5 months. So for me; this sits right at home in the...

Score 85/100

Isle of Jura Superstition

This is my first encounter with any Jura which, when I think about it, is a bit surprising: As kids we had quite a few holidays on the west coast of Scotland and my Dad was a keen fisherman back then, so we used to spend lots of time on the coast or Island hopping. One of the Islands I remember visiting was Jura and a memory of seagulls stealing...

Score 82/100

Isle of Jura Superstition

Sampled neat, after caesar salad and balsamic chicken poutine and lager as well as white wine. Nose: Very sharp smell to the dram. Strongest smell I got was a crisp oak, but there was a very small "something" near the end that I noticed each time I went in for more. At first it smelled of cinnamon, by the next smell it was pepper, then...

Score 92/100