Journey is the entry level expression from the Isle of Jura range (which was relaunched in mid-2018). It was aged exclusively in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and bottled at 40% ABV. A tasty introduction to Jura's single malts.
Melted butter, sugared almond, a very light hint of smoke.
Honeyed-drenched pear, toffee and pencil shavings.
Oily walnut and light apricot sweetness.
Was: £60.50Now: £52.00
I bought a 20cl presentation box of Jury Journey that also contained a small bottle of Scottish farm beer along with a rather strange looking whisky glass. The beer was chronic - I don't want to name the beer as it was obvious that a lot of time and work went into creating this beer. Drinking Jura Journey out of the glass that was provided with the whisky was a painful experience. You have to tilt the glass at different angle as you drink out of it. The silly shape of the glass took away what little joy there was in drinking this rather poor whisky. The only other whisky glass I like to drink out of is my treasured square Jack Daniels Whisky Glass. Not sure why I like it, possibly because I enjoyed the bottle that it came with so much - good memories of that evening. Now back to the Journey. Sadly I was very disappointed in this single island malt. To be fare, my first taste in whisky tends towards the Islay range of single malts but my taste is also quite eclectic. Now, to understand the reasons for my comments about the Journey, I have to take you on a journey in its own rite. But first, to let you in on a secret, the only highland malt I will drink is the Macallan 18 Year Old Triple Cask Whisky. Then, for having a good evening with friends who have never tasted whisky before, it must be Chivers Regal. I won't keep this whisky in the house because it is so smooth with such a great mix of flavours that spreads right across all the taste-buds and reverberates down the throat, I get through this whisky too quickly - and especially if I am working the following day trouble lies ahead. A delight to swirl around the mouth and allowed to evaporate at it's own pace. Totally unique for a blended whisky, here, usually a very pleasant evening is had by all. But for serious whisky drinking friends, out comes a bottle of 15 year old Bruichladdich single malt - not the dearest whisky around, but what I consider to be the best. And this whisky takes us into a completely different dimension. This evening of literally pouring over a 15 year old Bruichladdich can be grossly enhanced when I can get my Islay friends to send me a bag of Islay peat to burn on the fire and a bottle of water taken from a natural spring on Octomore Farm on Islay - Just needs a little still water to be added to release all the esters and flavours. Never heard of anyone poaching water before? You have now. Now back to Jura Journey - such a disappointment totally flat with only a burning sensation up the sides of the tongue . I would rather head for a Lowland Malt which I won't even discuss. Now leaving aside these entry level single malts - try instead a very good quality blend such as Islay Mist which is a blend of Laphroaig along with Speyside malts, might be too heavy for all the guests’ taste, just add a little more still water - no ice. Spar used to sell their version of an Islay based deluxe blended whiskey, another excellent purchase, don't know if they still sell it. Now back to Jura Journey again. With all the brilliant whiskys distilled on Islay and Jura, this whisky was certainly a serious disappointment. And finally, although rarely mentioned in your reviews and what gives Islay malt it's unique flavour, is the varying degrees of the taste of iodine which Jura Journey does not have in any way whatsoever. Such a great disappointment. Might as well drink a Bells or Jonny Walker Red Label, two whiskys that are only worth drinking when adding a mixer along with plenty of ice.
Not sure about this Whisky ,I’m drinking it with a little water, and yet it’s still quite harsh at the back of the mouth, quite peaty. I would rather have the 10 year in my glass to be fair. Far more rounded.
Nothing like bells whiskey, obviously a bells employee. Thought this was really good value for money and no headache. Some should just stick to Gin!
I have only just started to get into single malt whisky and this was the first bottle I bought for myself (I'd done a Jura led whisky tasting about a year or so ago and remembered I enjoyed it and the experience in general). I got the small 20cl bottle as a gift for my dad this Christmas and bought one for myself last week. I enjoyed it so much, smooth and sweet and slightly peaty and smoky which was perfect for me (beginner!) However I was going to buy a 70cl today but checked reviews and saw that another whisky that was cheaper had better reviews so I thought I'd give that a go- I've learnt my lesson to take reviews with a huge pinch of salt. I'm glad i branched out and tried something new but i do wish I'd just gone with my gut and got the jura or maybe tried the 10yr version again.
Get the 10
