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Isle of Jura 22 Year Old 'One for the Road'

Willie Cochrane started working at the Jura Distillery in 1977 as mashman. He soon became stillman to finally become the manager of the distillery. No less than 39 years has Willie worked at Jura, but all good things come to an end. Willie retired in September 2016. To celebrate the occasion, this ‘One for the Road’ was bottled, an Isle of Jura 22...

Score 84/100

Isle of Jura SMWS 31.20 Cornish Pastie and Plaster-board

You probably know the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Today I have two of their Jura bottlings in front of me, that I will try H2H. SMWS 31.20 is 21 years old, while the SMWS 31.21 is 22 years old. Let us start with the 21 Year Old, matured on a refill bourbon hogshead. On the nose I get that rancid edge again, but it is mostly overpowered by citrus...

Score 84/100

Jura Prophecy

The Prophecy is inspired by the (true?) story of an old and wise fortune teller, who predicted the downfall of the Clan Campbell. This clan ruled the Isle of Jura at the start of the 18th Century. It is a profoundly peated – according to the label at least – whisky, that did not suffer from chill filtration. It is coloured, though. It was finished...

Score 85/100

Isle of Jura 10 Year Old

This, as is not uncommon with me, is an old review: it dates back to Aug 24, 2014. Take that into account as I'm aware Jura has changed recipes throughout the years. Jura 10 bottle is totally transparent and colorless, which leads us to this peculiar note about the hue: if you see the bottle, the scotch looks amber to reddish with some brown...

Score 63/100