Jura 1976 35 Year Old Cask #889 Berry Brothers & Rudd

Isle of Jura Superstition

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning" said Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore played by Robert Duvall. This line would go well with Jura Superstition. Smoke is very subtle in this one and the spiciness takes over in taste and finish. That's why it was pure napalm in my mouth, in a good way. I'm not a big fan of spicy food and this was...

Score 79/100

Isle of Jura SMWS 31.20 Cornish Pastie and Plaster-board

You probably know the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Today I have two of their Jura bottlings in front of me, that I will try H2H. SMWS 31.20 is 21 years old, while the SMWS 31.21 is 22 years old. Let us start with the 21 Year Old, matured on a refill bourbon hogshead. On the nose I get that rancid edge again, but it is mostly overpowered by citrus...

Score 84/100

Jura Prophecy

This whisky is truly awful in my opinion. It is the first and only whisky (or any alcoholic beverage) that was so bad that I took it back to the store and requested a refund. The unpleasant taste and smell was so overpowering that mixing it wouldn't even be a solution. It had a very strong rubber, mud, dirty sock, peat/grass, and old leather...

Score 43/100

Jura 16 Year Old

Old gold in colour (Cockspur Old Gold colour for those with a familiarity with rum). Buckwheat honey sweetness on the nose and through to the palate. Starts with a little heat from the alcohol but finishes like a mead with honeyed sweetness and a touch of iodine in the nose.

Score 80/100