PBMichiganWolverine
Jura 10 Year
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
June 2, 2017 (edited January 15, 2020)
Long overdue review of this one---courtesy of my friend Lee, who provided a sample as part of Round 1 in our little Scotland distillery sampling. Jura is a strange little distillery. Sort of like that weird uncle we all have. ( we all have one of those uncles...if you don't, you're probably that uncle...;-) . Strange in the sense that I find Jura all over the place, without a real identity. I'm not sure it knows what it wants to be when it grows up. I found this 10 yr old not unpleasant ( yes, double negative...), almost an inviting nose and taste. But, the finish...my god, it's like having a piece of that white portion on lemons. Bitter. If you had $55 to spend, this might not be the smart buy. Might want to look elsewhere. It's decent...but, can do much better elsewhere at this price point.
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I've had Superstition; it was similarly in the "alright, nothing to write home about" category. I'd like to try Prophecy, but I'm not sure that I'm willing to shell out for it, either, given the less-than-thrilling experiences I've had with Jura thus far.
Slainte: I've heard that the Prophecy (or Superstition...I forget) is pretty good as well. I've only had one other Jura, their NYC offering called Brooklyn. I thought it was again all over the place without an identity to stand by
If you want to try a decent Jura, check the independent bottlers. Official bottlings suffer from the same poor presentation as Dalmore (minimum 40% ABV, excessive coloring and chill filtration).