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Whisky Review: Jura 10

We review Jura 10-year-old, a newly released expression from this Island distillery.

OVERALL RATING

9
$55.00
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Jura 10

Tasting Notes

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Appearance:
Darker, redder whisky, bordering on copper.
Nose:
Wafts into the nasal passages with a delicate, fruity aroma, characterized by orange, sweet apple and oak with faint touches of ginger, sea salt and light smoke. That gradually moves in a heavier, richer direction as the fruit gives way to a sweet, earthy vanilla and the oak takes on a peat smoke quality with touches of baking spices.
Palate:
The palate picks up unusually close to how the nose left off in this case, but amplified. A sip envelopes the tongue with a rich and mellow vanilla, slightly smoky like crème brûlée crust, but balanced by a subtly sweet flavor of golden raisins. The sip gets earthier from there as it gradually builds up while the few drops sit on the tongue, but never growing beyond a mild hint of peat smoke, sweet sherry, and coffee. Meanwhile the mouth starts to tingle lightly with the flavors of spices like cloves and nutmeg. Swallowing yields an unusual, split-second reset, in which an earthy vanilla flavor gives way to a rush of mild peat smoke, followed by a firm but not overwhelming burst of spice that flares up for next few seconds while leaving the tongue with that mellow, earthy vanilla coating.
Finish:
Comments:
Although I don’t find any of the flavors particularly remarkable in this whisky, I’m very impressed by the way those relatively common flavors interact with one another in a subtle give-and-take. Beyond that, I’m impressed by the journey a dram of this single-malt takes the imbiber, with moments of complex, sweet flavors that give way to contrasting but not overbearing waves of smoke and spice, and then back again. While I don’t think quite merited Jura’s apparent decision to get rid of all their other whisky “expressions,” Jura 10 Year Old is certainly excellent base around which to build their new brand.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Aaron Knapp

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