Isle of Jura 8 Year Old Bottled 1980s

Isle of Jura 21 Year Old 200th Anniversary

This Isle of Jura 21 Year Old was launched to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the distillery. It matured on sherry casks from the Gonzales Byass bodega (which is also often used for Dalmore). According to manager Willie Cochrane, even some casks from 1963 were used in the mix. It smells very sweet on nougat and Fanta, with furniture polish and...

Score 83/100

Jura Prophecy

The label says it’s been profoundly peated whatever that means. Sounds like marketing claptrap to me, but lets see what it’s really like. There is something really different and dare I say it profound about the nose on this malt, and it’s not exactly peaty. It’s more like a slightly burnt fruit cake, rich sweet molasses, slightly smoky, and...

Score 92/100

Isle of Jura Tastival 2016

In honor of the Tastival – the festival since 2014 with which Isle of Jura seeks connection with the famous Feis Ile on Islay – they release a special bottling. For 2016 that is an 11 year old single malt with a triple sherry cask finish, being Fino, Amoroso and Apostoles. The nose is somewhat naughty. I cannot describe it better. I get oranges...

Score 86/100

Isle of Jura 1977

The Isle of Jura 1976 was very much to my liking, so the expectations for this 1977 are pretty high. In this case it is a mix of bourbon barrels and a port cask. So it must be sweeter, I think. Walnuts! That is the first thing that jumps out in this sweet and sour nose. Then some wet rocks, mild peat and linseed oil. Slowly but surely the fruit...

Score 89/100