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Isle of Jura 10 Year Old

Overwhelming Musky Bitter-Sweet

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@vrudy6Review by @vrudy6

20th May 2015

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Isle of Jura 10 Year Old
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I've always been curious about Isle of Jura 10. It's inexpensive and i think of it as a single malt that's off the beaten path. I picked it up for around 30 bucks, so its somewhat of a bargain. It's been open for about a month and reviewed with half a teaspoon of water.

Nose: Somewhat weird nose. Caramel and a strong whiff of a pungent musk. Probably the worst nose of any single malt I've tried. Clove, ginger, and strong molasse

Palate: Caramel, right off the bat. It suddenly turns into bitter, sweet and sour honey. Toffee. Its all lightly coated with molasses.

Finish: Bitter-sour honey remains. Slight chocolate and spices taper off with caramel remaining at the back of the tongue.

I give the props to @hunggar for mentioning that this SM would be great if it had more age. I've tried to figure this one out, but to no avail. The musky and bitter-sweet nuances take over every facet of the flavors. I noticed that increasing the water with a full teaspoon will settle into an acceptable level, but still with shortcomings.

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5 comments

@Victor
Victor commented

@vrudy6, thanks for your review. I never liked my brother-in-law's bottle of Jura 10 UNTIL it had been open for around 2 years time. At that time it mellowed out and lost a lot of its rough edges. Two years out it actually became surprisingly GOOD. (No, I would not have believed it either before it happened.) You wouldn't lose anything by just setting your bottle aside for a long wait. No one gets too excited by drinking 67 pt whiskies now anyway. I'm just sayin'...

10 years ago 0

@hunggar
hunggar commented

@vrudy6, have you tried the 16 yet? I'm still curious about it, but also rather apprehensive. A side by side might be interesting. Then again it might not be. As @Victor said, this does improve with time, although in my experience the bottle only got marginally better (I believe my bottle lasted just over a year). Thanks for another good write-up!

10 years ago 0

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maltmate302 commented

vrudy6 I felt much the same as you about Jura 10 . I marked it at 72 and didn't really think it should have been released yet because it needed a couple more years in the cask. So I looked around online and came to conclusion that I would have to leave it 9 months to oxidize . Recently that 9 month wait had passed and I tasted it again and the improvement was both dramatic and surprising. It's become a very nice whisky indeed and I would now mark it at 85. I suggest that you do the same ,put it away for a while and revisit it in the future

10 years ago 0

@vrudy6
vrudy6 commented

@hunggar, I haven't tried the 16, and to be honest, I'm reluctant to try it after tasting this one. Furthermore, the 16 goes for around $75. There are a lot more single malts at that price range that I would like to try first.

Maltmate302, as for leaving it for months on end, as also @victor suggested, for the sake of science, I will leave the remaining for another eight months and see what happens. Thanks!

10 years ago 0

@mct
mct commented

Quite pricey for a 10yr old entry level whisky. This Jura for me goes down harsh and not very easy to drink.

If you're going to buy a Jura you should go for the older ages.

10 years ago 0