Just a touch of smoke and a few sour notes.
Soft notes of brown sugar and burnt caramel too, followed by stewed red fruits and nectarine. Nose: Notes of crisp red apple from the start, but also touches of cinnamon, cardboard and liquorice. Does that mean proper solera casks? Maybe. Douglas Laing Single Minded Jura Distillery 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Isle of Jura, Scotland. Best Isle of Jura Whiskies: the region, the producers and the best prices for the Whiskies. It doesn’t have an age statement and was finished in casks that have previously held 20 year old Pedro Ximénez sherry. The highest scoring Whiskies from Isle of Jura. Just a few tidbits about Isle of Jura The Road before I move on to my tasting notes. Mahogany gold in colour with an aromatic fusion of coffee, ginger spice and a hint of chocolate: followed by caramelised peach, chewy liquorice and candied. And sure, it is not always accessible, but beauty can be found on the coast of Jura too. I do believe the distillery has become somewhat of an undeserved black sheep among online whisky reviewers. Some whiskies have a strong peaty smokiness to them, this isn. I don’t have very strong feelings about the distillery, but love the island. Very enjoyable, slightly sweet, with a note of caramel. I have a sample of Isle of Jura The Road and I’m writing a review about it. The Isle of Jura is tranquility incarnate.Įither way, here we are.