![]() Ginger, camphor enveloped in mild corona cigar smoke. ![]() Do I see a clipper on the horizon?Ī light bodied scotch serving up smooth tastes of angel hair weight peat, light malt and the gentlest of mint and phenolic compounds. Slight peat, a wee smoke and grass clippings. Isle of Jura Superstition Single Malt Scotch Whisky And what I would sip would be some of the local spirit: Isle of Jura Superstition. I'd hike all over it, find a spot that no one has visited, settle down, reach for a flask and take a sip as I gaze out to sea. No traffic, subdivisions, light pollution, urban sprawl or other manifestations of modernity. There is one church, store, and hotel, and a distillery. A 2001 census placed the island population at 188 and I don't hear that it has changed much. Think of me as the Anthony Bourdain of scotch and world whiskies, instead of featuring excellent cuisine in far off and obscure locales, as seen on Bourdain's entertaining television program: No Reservations, I'd visit Japanese whisky bars, down-and-out Danish liquor stores, up-and-coming whisky distilleries in India, and that piece of rock jutting out into the inhospitable Scottish sea called: Isle of Jura.īarren, jagged, windswept, that's Jura. I am not a travel writer, but if I were, I am damn sure I would be a good one. But, I don't think I would ever tire of being a travel writer. In summary, lots to like but a bit too much’ meh’.I bore easily. I feel there's a good and unique malt in here somewhere but it needs a better presentation and some better casks imo to really shine. So, not mind-blowing but not a complete disaster either. Short to medium with a general sour/bitterness. Makes me think of old tired casks (a similar experience to my last Bushmills Black Bush) the water helps this also, and time. It develops quite nicely actually and a hint of that creamy malt comes in.įinish: Slightly over 'tannined' if I can say that. This may sound odd but if you ever smell a bag of dry pearl barley, there's a taste of that in here. Taste: Nut paste, more fresh red fruits than dry like on the nose but some of the latter, salty peat. ![]() This is where the water helps a lot to tone this aspect down. ![]() There's also a faint but detectable alcohol nip, which could be from the younger juice that's most definitely in here. Unusual in that I've not come across this particular smell before. There's something sweet like marzipan and, along with the creamy note, an unusual nuttyness - like roasted hazelnuts or a ground nut paste made from them. A tangible sherry influence raisins, very dry figs. More earthy peat than coastal per se but there is some salt present also. Nose: A very heady creamy malt note that that carries a distinct peatyness. I've added a few drops of water to this 30 ml pour (qtr tsp) This is from a bottle about half full and been open around a month. Perhaps there's a good reason? We shall see. That aside, that whole area has fond memories for me and so it seems odd I've never been drawn towards their whisky. One of the Islands I remember visiting was Jura and a memory of seagulls stealing my fish and chips looms heavy still (the bugger!). This is my first encounter with any Jura which, when I think about it, is a bit surprising: As kids we had quite a few holidays on the west coast of Scotland and my Dad was a keen fisherman back then, so we used to spend lots of time on the coast or Island hopping.
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