Jura 10 Year Old was launched as part of a refreshed core range of whiskies from island distillery Jura in 2018, replacing Jura Origin. Aged in American white oak bourbon barrels before enjoying a finishing period in oloroso sherry butts, it has the subtle smoke and sweet fruitiness you want from a Jura single malt, with an intense kick of sherried sweetness underneath.
Honeyed barley and peaches in syrup, with light wafts of fragrant wood smoke.
Oily and subtly spicy at first, before notes of earthy vanilla pod and chocolate-covered raisins develop.
Another touch of smoke rounds things off.
A nice balanced all-rounder. Pleasant sweetness with subtle smoke. If you fancy an easy going sweeter dram on and evening, can’t go far wrong at this price. No standout notes, which can often be a compliment.
Good balance; your first experience is smoke and peppery spice, before an onrush of honey and sweetness. Very easy drinking, but value for money? 30 quid a bottle opens it up to a fairly crowded and competitive market.
I gave this a rather harsh review as I loved Origin which this replaces. Having persisted, it's still not Origin but it's far nicer than I originally gave it credit. Gentle smoke, creamy vanilla...really quite pleasant. Probably only 3.5 but rated higher to counteract my other score!!
Creamy chocolate, raspberry, vanilla, and spice. Goes down a treat after a meal
Jura's 10YO Origin was my favourite 'cheap' whiskey. It bunched well above its weight. I have no idea what Jura were thinking with this new direction, but this isn't a patch on the Origin, so harsh and more like a cheap, nasty bourbon than the creamy smoothness of the Origin. Such a damned shame.
