Hello, Jura. The “other” distillery ran by Richard Paterson, that he doesn’t seem to advertise much about, I wonder why that is? I haven’t had many bottles from Jura- the last one I had was the revamped, 18 year and let’s just say that I wasn’t much of a fan. I’ve had the 10 and 12, also I think, and maybe a couple of NAS releases. The shocking part is that according to most of my notes- I’ve enjoyed the NAS ones the most. So, let’s see if that continues. This review is for the TRE release from 2015: Turas-Mara. It’s Gaelic for “long journey” and the story behind this bottle is that it was done to honor local, Scottish highlanders that were displaced to foreign lands long ago. This bottle is chill-filtered, has added color and is also bottled (like most Jura) at odd ABV’s. This one is 42%. It’s shiny copper in the glass and appears very oily. Lots of legs and tons of droplets ring the Glencairn after you swirl it a bit. The nose starts out minty and peppered and very Irish-like: creamy, smooth and vanilla sweet. There’s pound cake buttery notes and some dark, vine fruits in the background. The key here is that everything is on the lighter side. The palate comes out swinging with more dark fruit: plums, blackberries and black cherries. Richly sweet with a more candied sweetness by mid sip. Lightly salted, vanilla chews and caramels coat the tongue before a baking spice note starts tingling your tastebuds towards the finish. Of which, it’s a little on the longer side than most Jura I’ve had before. It’s initially spicy with fresh cut, oak spirals lingering because the sweetness fades really fast. There’s still little to no heat and the oily, heavy mouth feel clings on and on- it’s just mostly wood and pepper. It’s an odd way to finish, after all the dark fruit and vanilla, but it’s not bad. Overall, this is another NAS from Jura that I’d much rather drink than their current age statement stuff. That kind of tells me that they aren’t using premium casks for long term aging, which is worrisome and suspicious. I guess they’d rather ship most of this stuff off for blends and just release NAS stuff periodically to maintain shelf space? I don’t know. That would make some sense behind Richard Paterson not spending much time promoting them and focusing on Dalmore as the premium brand he represents. Oh well, this one is solid and worth seeking out, I’m not sure what a bottle costs, but I’d pay $40-50 for it. Thanks to my buddy, @Generously_Paul for the pour. 3.75 stars, my friends. Cheers.