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superstition

Distillery: Isle Of Jura
Style: Single Malt
Release: Unspecified
Age: Unspecified
Alcohol: 43% abv.
Region: Scotland, Island
Bottled For: Distillery

The people of Jura are superstitious. From the prophecy of the one-eyed Campbell to an aversion to cutting peat before May, age-old island beliefs resonate to this day.

Review this whisky

review by coloradodram

Color: Tobacco amber.
Nose: Tobacco, wet hay/grass, toffee.
Body: Medium bodied. Water makes more silky/oily and chewy.
Palate: Tobacco, minty-camphor. wet leather, ever-so-slight sherried-toffee-grass.
Finish: A beautifully dry sip of tobacco oil without the cough. Water adds some peppercorn spice and heat and length without any increase in acidity. More youthful attack when tasted neat. What a great mix of contrasts - how much is young and how much is mature?

I'm on my second bottle of this confoundingly unique and great 'old' and 'new' expression from an island distillery. I suggest 4 drops of water to the dram from the outset and then nose and taste (and chew?) your way through this one with a good cigar or a nearby lighted chimney.