Tastes

Wow, what a peat. Earthy, herbal notes immediately appear on nose, which develops with spices (cloves, hints of nutmeg). Given time, a maritime character appears, fresher than before. Waiting longer, and seaside mixes with forest. This is Scotland, this is Jura. Otters or deers may appear anytime from my dram. Mouthfeel is consistent with nose, just adding some bitter oak notes - not the most pleasant I've ever tried, tbh, but not so huge: you can easily ignore them and keep on sipping. Give some time more into your mouth to this dram, TPC comes and kills oak. it's up to you. Alcohol is not perceived, anytime. Not a boozy dram at all. Give me some fresh oysters, please. Out of stock? Oh, steamed mussels are fine as well, thanks.

Orange is easily, pleasantly perceivable, and you can recall some JW through that. This is a great whisky to introduce people in your circle, but more experienced drinkers don't have to be snob and avoid it, a NAS scotch. it's tasty, well prepared, deep and complex enough. Everyday jewel.

Powerful, and quite alcoholic, it shows a strong character you must deal with, before it dominates you. Meaty nose, with notes of sulphur, and then more pleasant almonds abd honeys. These are deeper on palate, leaving little space for meat to pop up again. Not an easy-to-go-for whisky to me. For sure I'll never serve it to newbies, nor as a dessert dram. But hey, serve it siding a roast beef, or pulled pork, or a great Tagliata. It'd be wonderful! Vote is quite high, for I'd love to have it in my cellar and surprise my mates.

Light body, golden colour. Its most gives notes of grapes, citrus and pear, then nut oils. Vanilla and oak comes over time. Palate shows elegance, with more nuts, lemon and fresh berries, followed by oak notes. Long aftertaste, made of oils and honeyed oak. sweet but pleasant.

That feeling. Velvet and almost creamy, it gives you notes of light stone fruits (dominating palate) and fresh nuts (mostly on nose). Its equilibrium is rewarding you for a long day at work. great stuff.

A very elegant drop from Skye. Rich and complex, with layers of smoke and spices building up a wonderful painting. A bit less maritime than other expressions, so a very good choice for a curious (yet epicurean) drinker.

Great value for money, since very little money is required to bring a bottle home. Spices and rye make this dram a great ingredient for cocktails. You can easily sip it neat once, twice, but not three times: it lacks of deeper notes, but actually we don't expect for them. much better than Jack Daniels to me.

Not the one for me. Just banana and maple charcoal, and burning alcohol. For this price tag, there's much else and much more to sip.

One of my favourites. Coastline oily flavours remind me of my trips to that wonderful city. Oh how I would love to be there, sipping those while eating oysters..