Jura 10 Year

When dining at a local restaurant which we last visited before I started appreciating Whisky, I was happily surprised of their small, but qualitative whisky menu. Besides Talisker 10, Lagavulin 16 and Dalwhinnie 15, they also carried the Jura 10 - one I hadn’t tried before. The nose was pleasant, a bit fruity, but with a whiff of peat smoke. The taste was similar, perhaps a tad more fruits, with some slight coffee notes. Some sweet chocolate. The aftertaste lingers on for a decent while, with the sweet notes giving way for the smoky notes after a few moments. Not a very complex dram, but very approachable. I enjoyed it. The level of peat smoke is somewhat similar to the Talisker 10.

Very sweet little to no alcohol burn or smoke flavor very easy drink

Nose: vanilla, cinnamon, cherries Palate: sherry, melon, cinnamon

Citrus and light peat.

Nose: Black and green tea. Smoke, wet earth, cloves, lemon oil. Flour, salt - Play-Doh comes to mind. Sweet floral notes. Leather, cocoa, dusty books. Apples, ginger, Palate: Black tea, smoke, tannin, oak, brown sugar, vanilla, strawberries. Mildly sweet. Super buried ash notes. Char. Moss. Slight brine. Coffee grinds. Finish begins with a pause - no pop of flavors here, likely due to the lower proof. Mouthfeel is moderate. Things slowly ramp up to reveal earth, vanilla, oak, smoke, mild peat, and Hershey's milk chocolate. The earth, vanilla, and smoke hang out while orange oil and pine oil notes show up in the background. Things slowly fade away. Medium-long finish, though not a ton of evolution throughout. Other notes: Under the weather today, so my senses of smell and taste aren't at the top of their game. That being said, I like this. It might be a little less intense and bold compared to my usual leanings (Ardbeg has ruined me for peated Scotch), there's still a subtle complexity going on here that isn't disinteresting. Excited to see what I'm missing when I'm back in action 100%.