Isle of Jura 10 Year Old
Not Quite Right
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Review by @Volks
- Nose19
- Taste18
- Finish18
- Balance20
- Overall75
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- Brand: Isle of Jura
- Type: Scotch
- Region: Island
- ABV: 40%
Nose: slightly oily, salty little bit of caramel, a very floral honey and I can’t get the thought of smoked fish out of my head. Bread dough and a tiny bit of pretty raw tequila. With water really dominated by bread dough, there is a suggestion of floral and even some sherbert.
Pallet: sweet smooth arrival, sweet honey comes first then it’s floury (as in bread dough), there is a suggestion of floral (as in flowers) but then the tequila comes in as you swallow. Drinks as if it’s either very young or at a higher strength than 40. With water still doesn’t go down easy, much more mellow arrival, crème caramel? Really really delicate now. The bread is now toasted, slightly malty and nutty.
Finish: dry and tangy, saltier a bit briny, for me it clings to the sides of my tongue which is a strange sensation that tequila thing never really lets go. With water little bit of coco, dry again, maybe malty but it’s very thin.
Mark neat -7.5, with water – 7.5.
It's just a bit raw neat and a bit thin with water. It's not bad whisky, but its just not that good
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it's the one I drink every day - literally! I still did not got bored of it. and if you like smooth ones, not too strong and smokey, I really can recommend Jura 10 years old. At least to me, he appears much smoother than 40%