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ISLE OF JURA

Established: 1810, re-opened in 1963
Status: Working
Location: Craighouse, Isle of Jura
Visitor centre: Yes
Website: www.isleofjura.com




• Aged 21 Years, Celebrating 200 Years of Jura, 44%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (93 points)
(Colour: dark amber / Nose 24 points: sweet, coffee, liquor, cognac, hint of smoke, vanilla after water / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, fruity, sweet, honey / Finish 23 points: long and sweet and fruity finish / Balance 23 points.)




• Isle of Jura 1966, d 24.5.1966, cask #1870, b 1/2000, b #164, 43.9% (Mackillop's Choice)
Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (90 points)
(Colour: amber / Nose 23 points: zesty, oranges, garden cottage, honey, fruity, leather, vanilla / Taste 22 points: medium-bodied, fruity, sweet, caramel / Finish 23 points: very sweet and fruity finish / Balance 22 points.)




• 16 Years Old, 40%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 8+ (83 points)
(Colour: amber / Nose 21 points: perfume, grassy, chocolate / Taste 22 points: medium-bodied, cognac, sweet / Finish 20 points: medium and sweet finish / Balance 20 points.)




• 10 Years Old
Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (81 points)
(Colour: dark amber / Nose 21 points: sea, salty, oily, malty, / Taste 20 points: medium-bodied, salty, smoky, cereal, grassy, hint of mint / Finish 19 points: medium finish / Balance 21 points.)




• Boutique Barrels, d 27.1.1999, 55%
Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (81 points)
(Colour: orange / Nose 19 points: medicine / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, peppery, salty, spicy, winey / Finish 21 points: medium long and winey finish / Balance 19 points.)




• Superstition
Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (80 points)
(Colour: amber / Nose 20 points: perfume, floral, sea, salty / Taste 20 points: medium-bodied, fruity, floral / Finish 20 points: medium, floral, salty finish / Balance 20 points.)






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