Jura Aged 10 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 700ml

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The palate is thick and full with more cereal, this time a barley fudge sweetness creeps in with creamy smoothness and a touch of aniseed. The first sip has the lips tingle then the unmistakable feeling on the tongue of many miniature violinists playing the most amazing symphony on your senses, soon after the flavours kick in like a warm hug from a chocolate covered panda bear. It is a natural drink, a distillation of the riches with which Scotland is so abundantly endowed – of fields of golden barley and wheat; of clear waters tumbling down glens of granite and over moors of peat; and of the cool, pure air of Scotland.

Until 1831 and the advent of the patent still, all the whisky produced in Scotland was of the malt variety. The sherry finish ebbs and flows, sometimes adding a richness to the fruit that adds some berry and cherry notes to the already clean apple or pear, each taking their turn in a delightful dance. It's initially aged in American white oak bourbon barrels before enjoying a finishing period in Oloroso sherry butts and bottled at 40% ABV. Once the blender has selected his single whiskies, he will nose them as new spirit fresh from the stills, to ensure they are up the required standard. Smoke from the fire drifts gently upwards through a wire mesh floor to dry out the barley, and the “peat reek” imparts a distinctive aroma which contributes to the character of the final spirit.Enhanced by its maturation in the finest aged Oloroso Sherry casks, Jura 10 is a beautifully balanced whisky that's easily enjoyed by both enthusiasts and those new to the world of whisky. The highly complex task of creating a marriage of single malt and single grain whiskies to make a blended whisky, is the responsibility of the master blender. In 2018, the complete core line of Jura was retired as the distillery decided to move in a new flavor direction.

Peat, a natural fuel cut from the moors of Scotland, is used to fire kilns in the drying process, along with more modern fuels. Only after a minimum of three years maturation can the new make spirit be legally defined as Scotch whisky.Once it is finally bottled, Scotch whisky has reached the end of its long journey down the years in perfect condition, ready to be dispatched to whisky lovers around the world. Once the bottle is open the nose becomes something that would awaken summer in springtime, the notes are just intoxicating, and ones thoughts soon drift to a place of richness and comfort.

Jura 10 Year Old A whisky only Jura could make, born of our island and still produced today in a bottle originally shaped to withstand the roughest of journeys from our home. They produced a few peated batches, but most of the regular expressions show a trademark oily profile - not unlike cod liver oil though no in terms of flavour of course.The palate opens with chocolate, walnut and citrus fruit, followed by coffee, liquorice, salted bananas and brown sugar, with a whisper of smoke emerging on the finish. With approximately 200 Diurachs – the Gaelic name for the inhabitants – living on the island, most everyone there knows someone who works at Jura. They say it's a high-quality whisky for special occasions, an excellent malt, and a good all-rounder. The barley is first steeped in tanks of water for 2 to 3 days before being spread out on the floors of the malting house to germinate.