Situated just 60 miles off the west coast of Scotland, Jura only has one road, one pub and one distillery! Sometimes, it is easy to forget that the whisky world doesn’t revolve around me and my palate, however much I’d like it to. Yet it’s still approachable, with flavours of warm spice, banana and citrus and an enticing finish of coffee and dark chocolate. The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England. A single malt from the Isle of Jura’s eponymous distillery, matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in aged Oloroso sherry casks to give a rich and rounded taste, with a perfect balance of smoky and sweet.

This is part of a range that includes the NAS Journey, a growing host of brightly packaged NAS cask finished expressions, and a 10 year old bottling. Whisky was very much a secondary concern, providing an entirely medicinal function, although it was still, for me, an ever-present elephant in the Zoom room.If you terminate your account, you will no longer have access to the Service and your Contributions (specified below), if any. Most of the whisky I drank came as birthday or Christmas presents, and Lagavulin 16 was to me the treat of all treats. The festival site is still up and – should you wish – you can be transported to the Isle of Jura, sample some pulsating folk music, slow right down as you take in some wondrous landscape, and enjoy some stories of island life. Each and every Member must be of legal drinking age in its country of residence to be allowed to use the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, the License does not include (a) the right to resell or use the Service commercially (unless explicitly allowed under the applicable subscription plan), (b) the right to make the Service publicly available or use for public display, (c) any downloading, duplicating, or copying, collection and use of any contents of the Services, e.

If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. It’s only in the past five to ten years that I’ve become so interested in (or, you could say obsessed with) whisky.Jura Distillery is located on… wait for it… the isle of Jura, a sparsely populated island off the west coast of Scotland (right above Islay). I found it worth a visit because I spend a lot of time wishing I was in Scotland, and it satisfied that longing of mine for a few moments. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. The saying goes 'the taller the still the purer the spirit' and these guys make some seriously pure whisky. There are very few self respecting whisky lovers that wouldn’t love to be gifted a good old Jura for their birthday, Christmas, or any other day of the year, so to that end the 12 year old set makes for a perfect present.

We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e. Without prejudice to the section Liability below, the Service may be temporarily unavailable during maintenance, updates, etc. g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. Part of Jura's Signature Series, this 12 year old bottling has plenty of plum fruit and that classic gentle smokiness. Anyhow, this is an article that began with the Jura Music Festival, so it seems right to end there too.The people of Jura are ingrained in the distillery and their passion is key in making the iconic flavours that diversify throughout the range from the Journey through to the 21 year old single malt. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide to us in relation to your account, and for updating it where necessary. Matured in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels and finished in the finest Oloroso Sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, Jura 12 boasts a bold flavour profile that is rich with smoky sherry sweetness. Jura 12YO Sherry Cask is exclusive to Asian markets, but is available at the distillery for visitors to try. The local population of around 200 people are outnumbered by the native Red deer an incredible 30 to 1!