Isle of Arran 16 Year Old 1996 Cask 663 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Isle of Jura 10 Year Old

I have to admit that I'm not really that much of a Jura fan. I appreciate the superstition, I like the Diurachs, I good friends with the Prophecy, but the 10yo? My soon-to-be, brother in law, a Jack Daniels fan, asked me to introduce him to the world of whisky. One weekend bored out of my skull, I agreed to join him and my sister in their search...

Score 80/100

Isle of Jura Mountain of Gold 15 Year Old Pinot Noir Finish

This expression, Beinn an Oir or Mountain of Gold, is a limited bottling of only 1366. It’s a part of the Paps of Jura series, three Jura whiskies with a wine finish, launched during Feis Ile 2009. The Mountain of Gold is the highest of the three Paps with an altitude of 785 meters. The liquid counterpart is a 15 year old single malt with a finish...

Score 77/100

Jura 16 Year Old

My German buddy Heiko brought this buddy as a gift from the duty free. The Isle of Jura 16 Year Old got nicknamed Diuriach’s Own, referring to the inhabitants of the island. This 16 Year Old has a weird color, probably due to E150a, for it is amber with an orange hue. The first whiff is pretty alcoholic, despite the low ABV. Loads of caramel....

Score 80/100

Isle of Jura 18 Year Old

The new 18 Year Old from Jura matured on ex bourbon casks and was ‘enriched’ (at least according to the label) with red wine casks. That makes if quite different from the previous Jura 18, which was matured on oloroso, but has not been produced in more than a decade. The nose is honey sweet with a sour tough. Some baby breath and red fruit, soft...

Score 84/100