Scotch Whisky reviews

The Prophecy is inspired by the (true?) story of an old and wise fortune teller, who predicted the downfall of the Clan Campbell. This clan ruled the Isle of Jura at the start of the 18th Century. It is…

According to some, this Jura 18 Year Old is no longer being manufactured. But on the other hand, I read somewhere that it was introduced in 2007 to replace the 21 Year Old. So I cannot be sure. The label…

In 2011, a few days shy of Christmas, Isle of Jura launched a special release of their new 12 Year Old Elexir, bottled at 40% ABV and sold in 350ml bottles, exclusively through the British Sainsbury…

I´ll keep this short. When I reach out for a blend, I always intend to go and explore my cabinet, take my time with this and that ... I do, and usually I am left neutral. In the end my hand always rea…

Did you know that Jura is Norwegian for deer? Rather apt if you know that there are about 300 Diuriachs as opposed to some 6.000 of the animals with antlers. Anyway, this Special Edition is a vatting of…

The coming two weeks I will be concentrating on Isle of Jura, the favorite distillery of my friend Glenn. Will he convert me? We will see. Let us start with the Superstion, that is somewhere between…

After the 21 Year Old from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, coded SMWS 31.20, I will now try the 22 Year Old, coded SMWS 31.21. If you know their coding system, this will sound logical. If you do not know…

I suppose it would have been wiser to introduce myself to Talisker via the signature 10 yo, but I seem to get less wise as I get older. Every time I stop to think, I forget to start again.Actually, this…

In the range Romantique, with truly magnificent labels, the German Indie The Whisky Agency bottled quite a few gems. One of those is this 23 Year Old Isle of Jura, which is surprisingly dark for a bou…

In their third (actually fourth, but the first was called Inaugural) release, the Dutch bottles Archives got hold of a cask of Isle of Jura. Or at least part of a cask. I think. Only 60 bottles were…