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Whisky Review: Jura Origin 10-Year-Old

We review Jura Origin 10-year-old, a now discontinued whisky that once formed the foundation of the brand's portfolio.

OVERALL RATING

5
$30.00
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Tasting Notes

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Appearance:
Golden amber, pretty middle of the road for a whisky.
Nose:
Hits the nose with a moderately abrupt blast of spicy citrus dominated by oak, cloves, and allspice, with notes of lemon and oats, and evened out by a touch of honey. That gradually transitions into a sweeter, mellower mix in which honey and slightly tart green apples are the primary flavors – almost pushing into sauvignon blanc territory – with a touch of the aforementioned spices and faint floral notes.
Palate:
Flows onto the tongue like honey, in a way that is both exceptionally sweet and with surprisingly viscous texture that quickly the coats the tongue (I typically get that feeling more toward the finish). That quickly takes on an increasingly intense spicy flavor, leading most prominently with nutmeg this time along with touches of the previously mentioned allspice and cloves. That spiciness builds for a few seconds to relatively intense level, wavers a bit, and then takes on a flare of renewed intensity upon swallowing. That spiciness lingers throughout the mouth for a while, especially at the back and roof of the mouth, and fades to a warm tingling and then to a warm honeyed sweetness.
Finish:
Comments:
Jura Origin tends to stay to the extremes. While it is both spicy and sweet, attributes I like in a whisky, Origin typically only gives you one of those flavor profiles at time, with very quick swings from one to the other. The pace and intensity of the transitions is unique, but makes for a mildly jarring sipping experience. Despite the label placing it on the delicate and unpeated side of its four-corner scale (now outdated by a new branding campaign), Origin is hardly delicate. If you’d like a bit of a roller coaster in your dram, Origin is for you. If you’d like something with a little more complexity and less extremes, try Jura’s Prophecy.

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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