![]() ![]() That spiciness lingers throughout the mouth for a while, especially at the back and roof of the mouth, and fades to a warm tingling and then to a warm honeyed sweetness. That spiciness builds for a few seconds to relatively intense level, wavers a bit, and then takes on a flare of renewed intensity upon swallowing. That quickly takes on an increasingly intense spicy flavor, leading most prominently with nutmeg this time along with touches of the previously mentioned allspice and cloves. Palate: Flows onto the tongue like honey, in a way that is both exceptionally sweet and with surprisingly viscous texture that quickly the coats the tongue (I typically get that feeling more toward the finish). That gradually transitions into a sweeter, mellower mix in which honey and slightly tart green apples are the primary flavors – almost pushing into sauvignon blanc territory – with a touch of the aforementioned spices and faint floral notes. Nose: Hits the nose with a moderately abrupt blast of spicy citrus dominated by oak, cloves, and allspice, with notes of lemon and oats, and evened out by a touch of honey. A 750-milliliter bottles runs somewhere between $30 and $42 depending on the online retailer.Īppearance: Golden amber, pretty middle of the road for a whisky. Vital stats: Single malt aged 10 years in bourbon barrels and bottled at 43 percent alcohol by volume. History aside, I’ve preferred to see the symbol as representing the cyclical nature of the world, which seems fitting as Origin apparently enters its waning days. Jura previously indicated that the triskele is the Celtic symbol for birth and beginnings. If you’re looking for any remaining bottles at your store, look for the box emblazoned with a triskele – a triple spiral that actually fits into Celtic tradition, as opposed to the Egyptian hieroglyph-like symbols on other bottles. Of Jura’s old primary quartet of whiskies placed on a four-corner scale of peated versus unpeated and heavy versus delicate, Origin sits on the lighter side of both. Nevertheless, the archived website indicates Origin was aged for 10 years in ex bourbon casks. I can imagine this being the favourite of many Jura aficionados, since it is also very fairly priced.Yet even under the old brand that included Origin, Jura gave out little information about the process they use to create it, as a trip in the Wayback Machine shows. ![]() Midpalate it turns somewhat bitter, but not over the top. It is also a bit zestly, from grapefruit. The taste is more of the same, but the smokiness is more outspoken. After a few minutes, I have some veritable Italian cappuccino in my glass. It has a lovely nose of roasted coffee beans, nuts, malt, apple crumble and pear cake. Or would that be the demand of the consumers? Anyway, no matter what the strength, this has a wonderful colour. Looks like Jura has been playing around with the strength during these past few years. There is even a bottling at 43% out there. The current version of the 21 Year Old is bottled at 46% ABV, but I got a sample from an older bottling, still at 40%. These all portray a woody character and high quality in contrast, all have more fruit & nutmeg- and none is as dry. The other most similar malts I could point to include the Balvenie 17 DoubleWood, the Glenlivet Nadurra, and the Glenfiddich 19. ![]() I don't mean it presents the lumberyard/sawdust I found in the Glengoyne 17yo, but more bark/nut/generally wood-derived notes. I would recommend this Jura to lovers of dry and woody malts, because I think it hits the right notes for that theme. The flavors are perhaps like a very dry version of the Glenmorangie Signet, which also has few fruit notes and more coffee-like character. The Diurach's Own 16 is closest, but this 21 is drier- with less honey and more wood. The sensations of this Jura are unlike those of the other 4 from their standard range. These combined impressions then just fade evenly.įinish: Drier oak re-emerges into the finish, tannic like 100% cocoa or nutmeg. JURA AGED 21 YEARS - TIDEA SWEET, FRUITY AND NUTTY SINGLE MALT WITH INDULGENT WAVES OF DEPTH AND INTENSITYIn the vast wilderness of our island home. The mouthfeel then thins as some brown sugar harmonizes the prominent drier wood notes- like the shells of nuts (walnut shell, almond shell). The woodiness crescendos into a syrupy impression of sour caramel. Breathing time brings a touch of orange peel. Malty but with an intriguing "edge": like molasses or dried figs. Nose: Pleasantly light with wood notes, like fresh, fine-ground coffee. ![]()
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