![]() There’s lots of special editions around, but what I like about this is that it’s just simple, bourbon and sherry maturation at it’s best, no messing around with lots of different cask finishes. Thoughts: Jura can occasionally have a bad name for the younger ones in its range, but the older Jura gets the better it gets, and this 21yo is great stuff indeed. You think it’s gone away and then it warms up and comes back at you, before then fading into woody notes which stick around for ages. Finish: The finish is long, subtle, but long. ![]() A good integrated oak note that gives everything a nice base. Gently sweet with those old autumn stewed fruit notes, berries that have just started to go by their summer fresh best (in a good way). Palate: Smooth and old, with pinches of spices to keep it interesting. Nose: Damp pencil shavings, nuts, blood oranges and marmalade. Fully matured in ex-Bourbon casks then finished in vintage 1963 oloroso sherry casks. A D is one star and a D- one-half of a star.Info: Previously discontinued in 2009, but now it’s back for the distillery’s 200th anniversary. A C- is two stars.ĭ+ to D-: Below average whiskey. Aromas of crème brulee, vanilla custard and gingerbread fill the nose, complemented by notes of fudge, vanilla shortbread, buttery pastry and toffee apples. A B- is three stars.Ĭ+ to C-: Average whiskey. A 2007 Isle of Jura single malt from indie bottler Hunter Laing, matured in a single sherry butt for 14 years before being bottled in 2021 as part of its First Editions series. The best of the mass market whiskeys fit in this category, as do the bulk of the premium brands. Five stars.Ī-: A fine bottle of whiskey, representing the top end of the conventional, premium range.ī and B-: Good and above average. Above five stars.Ī: An outstanding bottle of whiskey, but lacking that special something which makes for a true masterpiece. A+: A masterpiece and one of the ten best whiskeys of its type. Some "premium" whiskeys really are quite terrible, while some mass market products are good enough to pour into a decanter and serve to the Duke of Edinburgh. The following indicators should be taken as only a guide and not a set of hard and fast rules. The Whiskey Reviewer uses a letter-based rating system, instead of the numerical 100-grade rating system. In 2010, it returned to the International Wine and Spirits Competition to win another silver. The scotch won gold at the San Francisco Wine and Spirits Competition, silver and Best in Class at the International Wine and Spirits Competition, gold at the International Spirits Competition, and 93/100 from the Beverage Tasting Institute. Superstition carried the silver at the 2007 International Spirits Competition, but it’s best year was 2009. In the United States, the single malt goes for about $45 or $50. I typically see Isle of Jura’s Superstition priced at 32 euros in Europe, or about 27£ in the UK. Matured in Ex-Bourbon casks, not at all a complex single malt whisky. The finish is of short-to-middling length, and smoky with a spicy bite on the end. Isle of Jura 10 year old is a steady executor, smooth from the start until the finish. On the palate, the scotch retains its peaty, woody character, but mixes in a little honey sweetness and pepper for good measure. The nose of Superstition is predominately one of peat smoke and wood, with a hint of orange blossoms poking about in the background. It is made from whiskeys that were aged between 13 and 21 years (two coincidentally mystical numbers?), with 13% of the contents drawn from heavily peated malt whiskey (there is that number 13 again). Isle of Jura Superstition single malt is bottled at 43% alcohol, and enjoys a lovely gold-amber color. Underneath it all is a respectable, mid-peaty single malt scotch. The “superstition” title is drawn from the superstitious nature of the islanders, and their tradition of not cutting the peat before May.ĭon’t let the New Age packaging discourage you, however. ![]() Supposedly they chose the ankh because it is the symbol of immortality, and the Jura islanders are an especially long-lived bunch. The idea of using Celtic imagery for a line of scotch makes sense, but the Egyptian ankh? It’s a bit much in my book. He’s replenished his liquor cabinet many times, and it’s safe to say that he is a creature of habit when it comes to the bottles he tends to purchase. I have to admit finding Isle of Jura’s New Agey mystical marketing overdone at times, such as is the case with the Superstition single malt scotch.
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