Davie-Warner
Jura Origin 10 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
January 13, 2016 (edited August 18, 2020)
A real sleeper! Initially very faint, subtle nose, but opened beautifully with a half-teaspoon of water, revealing baked pears with a touch of cinnamon-sugar and cocoa and something herbal, earthy, elusive... Anise? Dill? Faraway hint of pine smoke. It then bursts wide open on the palate with bold, buttery, chewy malt and vanilla. Bittersweet citrus and milk chocolate carries into the quickly calming finish, leaving your head spinning. Surprisingly complex and enjoyable for the age and price! I'd put it between Glenfiddich 12 and Old Pulteney 12 for character. Dry glass: candied pecans.
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Did this malt improve? Some years ago, it was the cheapest Single Malt you could buy, along with Tobermory 10.
I gotta try this one----I've tried the Jura Brooklyn, and wasn't too impressed (seemed to be all over the place in flavors), and I've tried the Tastival which was amazing. Need to put this on my near-term list of things to try.