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Jura Seven Wood
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed
October 9, 2020 (edited November 23, 2020)
I did a lot of homework before tasting this whisky. Jura Seven Wood has been matured in the following Oak Barrels: Ex-Bourbon, Vosgues, Jupilles, Allier, Les Bertranges, Limousin and Tronçais. Most of them are casks used in the maturation of red wines like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Franc; Cognac and Champagne. They actually come from different forests and forest's subzones of France.
But, are the seven different barrels giving this Jura the complexity it promises? At only 42%abv?
The answer is yes. It is a Rollercoaster of diverse flavors and aromas. It is not that expensive and it is worth trying. Let's decode the aroma and tasting notes:
On the nose, it is amazingly complex yet very balanced. Starts with burnt grass, then becomes toffee and white chocolate. Old oranges, wet grass, sown land, freshly baked brownies, caramel, fancy vanilla, chocolate milk formula, almonds.....
Crazy good. Crazy stuff.
After first sip, it gave me chocolate fudge, perfumed peat and wet clothes.
On the Palate, it is a little plain: vanilla, grassy, wasabi rises after 3 seconds. Second sip gave me peated water. Very dry.
Aftertaste is good. Rewarding. Smokey, peppery. Bonfire wood. Salty, pleasant smokiness.
Overall this is a very easy drinkable whisky, very well balanced and beautifully crafted. I would say this is a great offering in Jura, that you can give to an unexperienced drinker to show how diverse a whisky "pallette" can be, without throwing off-putting flavors to the person enjoying it. My score for it is 88 over 100, most points come from the nose.
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Fantastic tasting! This is one of the most befuddling one's I've read. Usually Jura gets pretty poor reviews, but somehow they've thrown 7 casks together and it worked? I didn't even recognize 5 of those casks lol. It reminds me a bit of Corsair's Grainiac (9 grain) bourbon in how it seems like a stunt that should be a total mess. Wasabi and wet clothes flavors? What even is this?? Fascinating.