One distillery that's seen a certain gain in interest the last few years. Where Whyte & Mackay went in one direction with a huge number of older bottlings from Dalmore and Fettercairn, they reinvigorated the interest in Jura Distillery by peat variations and NAS-bottlings. Time to try an "older" bottling then. From a single bourbon cask, don't know which size. The color is white wine. It smells salty, coastal, foul milk/cream, a bit rotting, rotten eggs?, cooked ham, peat, black pepper, iodine, much more peat after a couple of minutes. The taste is cinnamon sticks, sweet licorice, cranberries, chalk, bitter schnapps, very intense, but far from as coastal now. This does remind me of some of the unpeated Caol Ilas, or even a Glen Scotia. The finish is quite mild, some briny notes, salty cheese and lemon drops.
A mellow Islander, perfect for aperitifs: 6
Next tasting: Laphroaig Distillery
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