Ctrexman
Jura 12 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 19, 2021 (edited February 18, 2022)
Had the 10 yr this is very similar. Ive read some people calling out wet pet food on Jura scotch. I can get that along with some sweaty socks. These are not negatives however just impressions not meant to be literal. The outside the box flavor notes help set whiskies apart and in the scotch world the more outrageous the better(to a point) The heavy dose of salt with some coffee grounds and tijuana small cigars rings true. Kinda like someone put out a cigar in some black coffee. There is some malt and sweet notes to offset. The saltiness overshadows the smoke in my current bottle but the boggy peat is strong with this one. Check out my 10 yr review if you want full notes as I cant tell them apart from recollection. I am prepared to say Jura in no way can compete with Ardbeg or laphroaig or other Islay greats so score reduction on the 10 yr. What this is ..is a unique scotch profile if you want something different. Do you put a lot of salt on your food...you'll like this...85/100....after a couple pours(and acclimating to the salty peat) I can pick up the sherry notes which just adds to enjoyment
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Im finding the 12 and 10 yr very similar. This scotch is not amazing but I really like the coffee grounds and cigar ash, gives it a nice dirty profile if youre in the mood
Also got those - for me,anyway - off notes. @1901 Nice one 😀 @cascode I was so disappointed by the 10
Jura - what a mercurial whisky. Every expression seems to be different, as if there is no distillery style at all. I've long wondered whether there are seveal production teams working part-time.
Yes, i got a whiff of wet pet food from the Origin. Are they making Whiskas or whisky? 😀