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January 6, 2026 |
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Little Duos,
two official Jura |
Jura is another distillery we absolutely don’t want to give up on. Even if the current releases aren’t exactly mind-blowing — especially with some of those odd casks — there have been some that were pure magic. If you don’t believe me, have a look at this old session from November 2012: . Right, we can assume the next two drams won’t quite be of the same calibre… |
The author at Jura with the manager at the time,
Mickey Heads, a long time ago, before he crossed
the Sound of Islay to take over at Ardbeg. |
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Jura 14 yo (40%, OB, American Rye Cask, 2025) We’re not quite sure what the point of such a finish might be, other than rye being somewhat fashionable these days. Let’s see… Colour: gold. Nose: it’s simple, not very bready, not very rye-forward, but balanced, gentle, with acacia honey and shortbread. No complaints at this stage. Mouth: light, slightly marked by oak, black tea, then a hint of wholegrain mustard, possibly rye-related. A few wisps of tobacco that seem to have escaped from an unfiltered cigarette (as far as I can remember). The strength holds up well enough for something bottled at minimum ABV. Finish: not very long, but with faint touches of lemon and salt, plus a dash of cinnamon. Comments: frankly, this is well done. SGP:451 - 80 points. |
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Jura 16 yo (43%, OB, bourbon barrel, travel retail, 2025) We had found the recent 16 yo ‘Perspective No.01’ really very good, though that one was bottled at 46.5% (WF 86). Here we’re more in travel retail territory, the kind aimed at the idle traveller. Colour: full gold. Nose: very honeyed, very much on orange cake, then sultanas and apricot jam, before a little wax and even polish show up, along with faint touches of wood smoke. All very very pretty, it must be said. Mouth: not that far off the 14-year-old, really, just a little punchier, with that same slight mustardy note reminiscent of Fettercairn, followed by hints of beer bitterness and even lemongrass. It’s really lovely in fact, with a fair bit of character. Finish: fairly long, slightly oily, with black tea and green pepper, all backed by lemon. Comments: we dare not imagine what this might have been like at 46% vol. Or rather yes, we dare… SGP:552 - 86 points. |
 Check the index of all Jura we've tasted
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A PDF for posterity – and for the number crunchers
One last thing before we officially close the book on last year: we’ve put together a quick and dirty ranking of the number of tastings logged on WF from the very beginning up to 31 December 2025, broken down by distillery – starting with Caol Ila and its 903 tasting notes to date. By the way, we expect to hit the 1,000 Caol Ila mark by the end of this year or the beginning of next. Expect forty new ones very, very soon.
In total, that makes 28,615 tasting notes.
Whiskyfun-Tastings-2002-2025.pdf |
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