Jura 16 Years Diurachs' Own

Six more years of maturation than the standard bottling lend a lot more smoothness and complexity to this single malt. With the manifold aromas of salt and earth you can experience a complete circle of the year on Jura.

Six more years of maturation than the standard bottling lend a lot more smoothness and complexity to this single malt. With the manifold aromas of salt and earth you can experience a complete circle of the year on Jura.

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1355
Jura
Scotland, Islands
Single Malt Whisky
16 Years
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon
Sherry - Oloroso
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 44 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Honey:
Honey:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Maritime Notes:
Spices:
Maritime Notes:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Heather:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Malt:
Herb:
Herb:
Salt:
Salt:
Caramel:
Pear:
Apple:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Tobacco:
Iodine:
Malt:
Iodine:
Oil:
Pear:
Tobacco:
Apple:
Peat Smoke:
Pineapple:
Zitrus:
Pineapple:
Oak:
Almonds:
Orange:
Raisin:
Dark Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Barley:
Oak:
Anis:
Cinnamon:
Orange:
Raisin:
Almonds:
Dark Chocolate:
Floral:
Floral:
Barley:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Salt:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Caramel:
Herb:
Caramel:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Spices:
Nuts:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Oil:
Honey:
Peat Smoke:
Oil:
Honey:
Dark Chocolate:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Dark Chocolate:
Orange:
Orange:
Oak:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Malt:
Coffee:
Herbs:
Sherry:
Coffee:
Herbs:
Sherry:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Floral:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Pineapple:
Dried Fruit:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Pineapple:
Floral:
Grass:
Lemon Peel:
Pear:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Pepper:
Green Apple:
Medicinal Smoke:
Lemon Peel:
Pear:
Green Apple:
Medicinal Smoke:
Grass:
Clove:
Tobacco:
Pepper:
Leather:
Hay:
Heather:
Heather:
Hay:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Cinnamon:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Maritime Notes:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Spices:
Chocolate:
Malt:
Oak:
Spices:
Malt:
Oak:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Salt:
Salt:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Oil:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Peat Smoke:
Orange:
Pepper:
Leather:
Pepper:
Zitrus:
Oil:
Orange:
Leather:
Hazelnut:
Tobacco:
Honey:
Dried Fruit:
Iodine:
Lime:
Ginger:
Clove:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Floral:
Hay:
Ginger:
Floral:
Clove:
Alcohol:
Lime:
Herbs:
Iodine:
Tobacco:
Dried Fruit:
Vanilla:
Hay:
Plum:
Coffee:
Honey:
Plum:
Coffee:
Hazelnut:

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Tasting Notes 44

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04. May 2015
Nosing:
Spicy, sea breeze, herbs
Taste:
Oakiness, spicy, citrus, coffee, chocolate, salt, earthiness
Finish:
Medium
Comment:
Diurachs is the Gaelic name for the inhabitants of the Isle of Jura.
Nosing:
Sea breeze with honey and a hint of ginger.
Taste:
Layered with fruit and sweetness. One can find Demerara sugar, dark chocolate, oranges, toffee, some lemon, salt and earth.
Finish:
Pleasantly sweet and complex.

01. Jan 2018
26. May 2015
10. Oct 2016
The quality of this fairly complex and engaging Single Malt from the Isle of Jura is slightly dragged down by intense coloring (E150a) and its low bottling strength of 40% ABV. Orange peel, dark fruits and toffee can be found on the nose, supplemented by heather honey, ginger and a hint of salt. Jura 16 arrives heavy, sweet and full-bodied with rich spices, bitter chocolate and well-integrated, earthy cask influence in the development. The finish is delicate, prolonged and bitter spicy. However, given the lack of intrinsic quality, this whisky is rather overpriced.
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 86 pts