Apple, rhubarb and peaches – I kid you not – sprinkled with light brown sugar. After five minutes it has become super fruity. Actually, this nose is getting better by the minute, so I will leave it for a while. A small amount of raisins and oak, as well as some tobacco. After breathing it offers caramel and roasted nuts. Dandelions and malt with a hint of smoke in the background. I get than rancid edge again, although that sounds a lot worse than it really is. The nose offers the typical Jura characteristics immediately. The label states that this is a Truly Magical Whisky. But on the other hand, I read somewhere that it was introduced in 2007 to replace the 21 Year Old. But for those hedonistic times, go for Diurach's Own.Īccording to some, this Jura 18 Year Old is no longer being manufactured. If you're feeling more thoughtful, then reach for the Original. Nevertheless, having now reviewed all 4 of the core range, I overall rate the Diurach's Own the highest, for the simple joy of it. My point is: if your bottle is open for a long time (presumably it was at Duty Free), then it is possible this might eventually tone down to hay, i.e. I recall finding the Diurach's Own rather like "hay and butter" (which I now find in the Superstition), whereas I thought the Original had more sweet complexity.
#Isle of jura 16 yo free#
Sweet and smooth, this one lends itself to dessert.Īside from simplicity, my other reservation is that a couple years ago I was offered a sample of this in a Duty Free shop, and at that time I was less impressed with the 16 than with the 10. You might even call this one "uninteresting" if you're looking for complexity (the main reason for a lower score). Their palates both evoke caramel (very smooth and somewhat sweet) but the Original's is more black pepper and apricot, whereas Diurach's Own offers more straightforward honey and a touch of vanilla. Their aromas are similar, except the Original has more salt & soil, whereas the Diurach's Own has honey & grass. This warrants comparison with the 10yo/Original, the other non-peated sibling. Joined softly by salty vanilla, and fades to grapefruit pith. Palate: Enters sweet with honey., then a wave of gingery oil (with the honey) then becoming smoother and vanilla creamy- still with ample honey.įinish: Rather like the palate, with honey lingering gingerly. With more time, it develops elements of sweet grass and faint nectarine (citric peach). Nose#2: Toning down to that idiosyncratic "Jura aroma" I described in the other reviews (dried-apricot/beer/cheese), except that it is now richly enhanced with honey butter.
Nose#1: Thick and sweet on first pour- caramel fudge as it opens. Now onto the 4th and final, the 16yo, which has the official title of "Diurach's Own" to signify that it is the drink-of-choice among the inhabitants of Jura. I earlier reviewed the other 3 of Jura's range (10yo/Original, Superstition, & Prophecy). Good stuff indeed nice light spirit, good balance between youth and age, lovely With water honey, really prominent mocha then it’s gone. With water milk chocolate first, then spicy fruit toast, with honey and toffee interminglingįinish: gentle restrained and short, toffee lasts from the pallet and some nutty tang. Pallet: beautiful smooth luscious body, immediately as you swallow there is some smoke or toasty-ness, milk chocolate, honey, toffee, dried fruits are still kind of there in the background I would say raisin and even a touch of sherry. With water bigger, slightly buttery even, other than that, all the aromas are still there, bread dough is more pronounced and has gone a little tequila-ery, touch of floral too. Nose: a little closed you really have to go digging for this nose and honey, rich fruit almost fruit cake, bread dough (seemingly the Jura signature) and some toffee. Of the three Jura's i've tried this is by far and away the best and the only one i would recommend to buy a bottle of.
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