Jura 10 Year

Smooth, smoky flavor.

Light gold color. Nice but thin legs. Carmel? Sweet! Light. Smooth.

Nose: raisins, light sherry, green apples, a hint of charcoal smoke. Palate: raisins, caramel (too much), light sherry, a strange aftertaste of licorice and chocolate. Not exciting. Medium-short finish, acidulous and caramelized. Mediocre. Rating 3.00 _________________________________________________________ Naso: uvetta, leggero sherry, mele verdi, una punta di fumo di brace. Palato: uvetta, caramello (troppo), leggero sherry, un retrogusto strano di liquirizia e cioccolato. Non entusiasmante. Finale medio breve, acidulo e caramellato. Mediocre. Voto 3,00

On the nose, mostly honey, malt funk and just a lite whiff of peat smoke. Those notes of dark fruit show up once it’s been in the glass a minute or two. On the pallet it’s mostly honey and malt, the peat/sherry are subtle. This may be an island whisky but it comes off more like a highland. Overall it’s good but an easy sipper. *edit* as this bottle opens up…I dunno about it. I keep getting a distinct fishy note on this that’s a bit off putting. Now, I love seafood and I love coastal/maritime scotches but this doesn’t come off as a good thing. Its a lot like if I had eaten strong, oily fish such as mackerel (which I do like) but its then clashing with the taste of my whisky. This also turned a bit bitter and sweet on top of it all, and again…I’m not digging it. Dropped the rating from a 3 to a 2 today.