Dreaming-of-Islay
Jura Superstition
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
October 28, 2017 (edited August 18, 2020)
Had a tasting pack of three Jura expressions a few nights ago. Superstition is a very lightly peated, if peated at all, variant on the core Jura single malt. According to most sources, 13% of it is heavily peated, which is not much from a flavor standpoint. As a result, it is the sweetest and most Highland in style of the three Juras that I tried. For some reason I've been pulling this note from a lot of scotches recently, but Superstition's nose struck me as almost pure apple, with some molasses or syrup ladled on top. On the palate, exotic fruits and sticky toffee amp up the richness. The peat manifests itself as some earthy, mossy notes in the background, but there's no smoke, like a damp driftwood that won't ignite. That might be the rearguard of that small proportion of peated malt. The texture is full and thick given the moderate ABV. For what it's worth, this scotch doesn't betray the typical flaws of youth, like a short, bitter finish or an aldehyde scent, so I'm intrigued by the lack of age statement on it. It doesn't feel significantly younger than the 10-year old Origin. The fruity but rich finish almost seems lightly sherried to me, although I'm not sure to what extent this dram (or what proportion of this dram) is sherry-finished or sherry-aged. The strange thing about this single malt is that I've looked at some reviews online and it seems like everyone gets a completely different experience from it, with some sites even describing it as heavily peated in flavor and others rattling off notes that I did not notice at all (while not mentioning that almost overpowering apple cider scent). I wonder if Jura has changed the composition over the years or if they just have spotty quality control.
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