The distillery is now owned by United Breweries Group of India. By 1963 their work was complete and the fortune of the island had changed, the distillery had offered new employment and the island began to flourish once again, Delme-Evans had introduced taller stills allowing the distillery to create an eclectic mix of malts, a feature that helped differentiate Jura from its island neighbours. The island itself is both beautiful and remote, making it the perfect site for. The liquid is somewhat viscous, leaving just a few legs after a swish and those resembling the veins of a leaf.

This review is from a Jura tasting pack (50ml glass miniatures) with the 43 ABV presentation. It’s hard to tell from the information online, but the 40 might be for the domestic 700ml European market, while the 43 might be for the US 750ml market. In the glass, Jura 10 Year Old has a lightly coppered, golden appearance, something like apple juice. Note that Jura appears to bottle the 10 year-old Origin at both 43 and 40 ABV. While we dont think this Isle of Jura 12 Year Old Elixir has any magical properties (in fact, were sure of it), that doesnt stop it from being an utterly fantastic release from the island distillery. Finally, the whisky is now known to be aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in Sherry butts.

It wasn’t until the 1950’s when, in a bid to entice new inhabitants to the island, two local estate owners Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith rebuilt the distillery, employing a genius by the name of Delme-Evans to weave some architectural magic. The Isle of Jura distillery is located just off the western coast of Scotland. Jura Elixir 12 Year Old Bottling Note Elixirs are said to give life to those who need it, if fantasy fiction is to be believed. A victim of neglect and economic gloom, it wasn’t long before the distillery fell into disrepair. It was this apparition that persuaded him to reverse this punitive measure and erect a distillery at an old smugglers’ cave in the hamlet of Craighouse in 1810. Distilled through Juras 28-foot tall copper-pot stills, this sherry finished 10YO is ripe with fruit flavors and fairly unpeated, which is a stark contrast. She berated him over the lack of the golden liquid on the island. Twenty-nine 29 years later, as legend has it, Laird Archibald Campbell awoke sober, it must be said in the middle of the night to see the ghostly figure of an old woman hovering over his bed. Jura 29 Years Old 1992 Signatory Cask Strength Cask 2491 0,70 ltr 52,4.

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