Jura Tide 21 Year

Cinnamon and vanilla but a bit oily and plasticky on the nose (almost play-doh). Lots of honey but this is like a lightly peated bourbon. Overpriced.

Nose: vanilla and honey. Touch of spice, maybe cinnamon? Taste: honey and vanilla, some apple maybe, just a hint of spice. Later tastes the spice grows. Finish: lots of honey and spice.

Another distillery I wanted to give a new attempt after I wasn’t convinced the first time I tasted something from them. (I had the 10y and ‘Superstition’ before.) This is a peculiar bottling. Jura has the regular age-statements including the 21y. But they also have two separate 21y bottling called ‘Tide’ and ‘Time’. Would have been interesting how different the two are but let’s see what it is in the first place. Highlandish fruit and honey notes on the nose with a very mild peat. There is a sulphuric part to it as well like fresh scrambled eggs. Also mustard. Strange. Some bitter walnuts, apple sauce and ripe gooseberries. For 21 years and 46 something % ABV this is surprisingly weak. But what you get is nice and not too sweet but sadly a little boring / simple. The palate is kinda the same. Nice and a bid weird. Malt, bitter pears, mustard seeds, apple vinegar. The finish isn’t great. Long and proper for its age and ABV but it feels off somehow. Water brings out some very nice features on the nose. Brown Christmas gingerbread with icing. The palate looses grip though. This was interesting but not very enjoyable. It really is weird and feels off on several ends. The strange side notes are odd and just don’t fit in. Not sure if this sample was off or had too much oxidation but this is the third dram of Jura that I didn’t really like so I will keep my hands of any others for the foreseeable future.

Sweetness on the nose with a hint of smoke and sea salt. It transitions to the palate incredibly well with the peat peaking through, but melding very well with the balanced body of this great whisky. Spice from the virgin oak makes a late but welcome appearance on the top of the palate, and as you would expect from Jura the finish is as poised and enjoyable as the rest of this great dram.

Caramel and smoke on the nose. Peat on the palate. Vanilla

25ml sample Darker than younger Juras, think this due to the virgin oak finish rather than the age though. Nose: sweet, fruit cake, sherry, vanilla, marzipan Palate: rich and thick. Sweet then spice Finish: familiar Jura sweet malt and light peat I am a fan of Jura and did get a lot from this. I don't think its worth the price bump from the younger cousins though.

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