Jura Diurachs' Own 16 Year

Fruity

Bright nose of lemon zest, clove and apple. Flavor is earthy, leathery, funky. Finish is vaporous and short, just leaving a lingering spice.

Nose - peach, apple, dry grass, caramel, vanilla, candied orange, honey, raisin, malty grain, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - peach tea, candy orange, apple, honey, cinnamon, brine, caramel, vanilla, clove, sweet barrel char, cocoa, raisin, dry grass, lemon, moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium length with orchard fruit, tannic barrel char, and caramel flavors. This is my favorite of the three that came in my sampler pack (10 Year Origin and Superstition were the others). The sweet palate is much more rounded, the sourness is dialed down, and the bitterness isn’t quite as off putting. And the peach tea note is quite nice. So it’s not great, but definitely a step or two above the others for me.

Side-by-side tasting review of a three sample pack - Jura 10 Origin, Jura Superstition and Jura 16Yr (Diurachs). Haven’t heard glowing reviews for this distillery but I got the three-pack sample for a measly $5 so I figured, why not. Here we go! Sample two of three Nose : Tropical fruit roll-ups, chewy toffee, roasted vanilla bean. Can barely pick up the sherry. Palate - Sherry rancio melding with vanilla, meshing with oak spice. Relatively balanced. A splash of filtered water and some time in the glass (about 25 minutes) brings out some sweeter sherry fruit notes. Not sure how but I also now get the tiniest hint of smoke. The agua really opens this up to richer, fuller fruity notes. Medium finish. Overall a decent dram. Side-by-side score = 1 of 3.