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ISLE OF JURA

Also called earlier Caol nan Eilean, Craighouse, Craignure, Small Isles, Lagg, Jura

ISLE OF JURA
43 %
The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd
Distilled with water from the Bhaille Mharghaidh spring The Unique Malt Whisky from the Island of Jura's only distillery The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd

ISLE OF JURA
16 years old
40 %
The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd

ISLE OF JURA
40 %
The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd
Distilled with water from the Bhaille Mharghaidh spring The Unique Malt Whisky from the Island of Jura's only distillery The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd

ISLE OF JURA
26 years old
45%
Last bottle and empty
THE STILLMAN'S DRAM
Limited Edition
1800 numbered ottles
Isle of Jura Distillery Company Limited

JURA
10 years old
63,9 %
CADENHEAD'S
AUTHENTIC COLLECTION
Cask Strenght
Distilled April 1983
Bottled November 1993
No Additives
No Chill Filtration
No Colouring
Wm. Cadenhead, 32 Unionstreet,
Campbeltown

ISLE OF JURA
19 years old
43 %
VINTAGE 1975
Distilled 22.10.75
Bottled 8.95
Cask no. 2768-70
360 bottles 35 cl
Signatory Vintage
Scotch Whisky Co, Ltd, Edinburgh

ISLE OF JURA
20 years old
43 %
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY SELECTION
Distilled 22.10.75
Bottled 2.96
Cask no. 2774
220 bottles
Van Wees, Holland

ISLE OF JURA
13 years old
43 %
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY SELECTION
Distilled 12/10/88
Bottled 19/9/2002
Cask no. 1649
Genummerde flessen
The Ultimate Whisky Company, N.L.

ISLE OF JURA
5 years old
60,0 %
Distilled: 1999
Bottled: 2004
HEAVILY PEATED
Cask Strenght Cask No. 19
Special Limited Edition
Isle of Jura Distillery Company Limited,
Isle of Jura

ISLE OF JURA
Geen leeftijd vermelding
45 %
SUPERSTITION
The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd,
Craighouse, Isle of Jura

Jura Superstition - individual, yet mysterious. A reflection of the past and the present. A single malt to be sipped and savoured with respect.

To the north of Islay, just off Scotland's west coast, lies Jura. The Hebridean island that fewer than 200 people call home. It's an island steeped in myth and history, and it's here in splendid isolation that Scotland's finest malt whisky is produced, using methods which have remained unchanged for centuries.

The Isle of Jura Superstition is an inspired union of two distinct styles of Isle of Jura single malt, both classics of their kind. One is rich and strong, with a heavily peated style; the other is lighter and more delicate, a combination of premium ages. The result is a sensational malt whisky experience. It's unsurprising therefore, that when the men of Jura Distillery were looking to name this unique single malt, they looked to the earth itself. For it's to the soil that their ancestors owed life - Peat gave them fire, and thus light, warmth and fuel for cooking.

It was in peat that for hundreds of years the Clansmen of the Islands were buried and in peat that their Neolithic forebearers erected standing stone circles. Even today is¬landers remain superstitions of its properties and believe it unlucky to cut peat in April as opposed to May.

Just as peat sustains island life, so the cross sustains eternale life. So when you de¬tect subtle hints of peat in Isle of Jura Superstition, remember it's an elixir of life, The Stuff of Legend.

ISLE OF JURA
17 years old
56,6 %
SINGLE CASK
SCOTCH MALT WHISKY
Date Distilled Sep 88
Date Bottled Feb 06
Society Cask code 31.14
Outturn 223 Bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
'Barns and brine''

JURA
7 years old
58 %
HEAVY PEATED EDITION
CASK STRENGHT
The Isle of Jura Single Malt Whisky
The Only Single Malt Scotch Whisky
from The Isle of Jura
PHENOL 40 PPM
Distilled 27/1/99
Isle of Jura Distillery Company Limited,
Isle of Jura

ISLE OF JURA
15 years old
45 %
1990
VINTAGE COLLECTION
The Unique Malt Whisky from the Island
of Jura's only distillery
Distilled 1990
Bottling date: 2 Juni 2005
Numbered Bottles
Isle of Jura Distillery Company Limited,
Isle of Jura

JURA
1 9 9 2
15 years old
43 %
CONNOISSEURS CHOICE
Islands Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillation Date: March 1992
Cask Type: Refill Sherry Hogshead
Bottling Date: May 2007
Proprietors: Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd
Specially selected, produced and bottled by
Gordon & Macphail, Elgin
The distillery was first built overlooking the Sound of Jura in 1810. The machinery and

JURA
43 %
THE ISLE OF JURA
SINGLE MALT WHISKY
SPECIAL EDITION
ISLAND MALT
ISLAND SPECIAL
Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd,
Craighouse, Isle of Jura

ISLE OF JURA
19 years old
59.98 %
-SPECIAL ISLAND EDITION -
The Only Single Malt Scotch Whisky
From The Isle of Jura
THE DELME EVANS SELECT
Distilled 1st Nov. 1988
-EUROPA OLOROSO SHERRY -
from Gonzalez Byass, Spain
Cask No: 1796
Second Edition 1st May 2007
586 numbered bottles
Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura, Argyll
William Delmé – Evans ( 1920 – 1983 ) was de architect van Glenallachie,
Tullibardine en Isle of Jura en was ook betrokken bij MacDuff distilleerderij

(Glen Deveron)

ISLE OF JURA
Aged 21 years
53.4 %
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
FROM A SINGLE CASK
Distilled Sept. 1988
Cask Type: Ref Bourbon Hogshead
Outturn 256 bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
"Cornish pastie and plaster - board"
Colour: Deep, intense, rich mahogany with glithering, golden highlights.

Nose: Firm and positiv, yet forcibly mellow. The long maturation in American white oak has nur¬tured this noble spirit, although stronh accents of complex phenolic aromas drift atrac-tively in the background. However, rich, sensual nuances of honey and marzipan are also strongly evident to balance and harmonise these distonguished characteristics. Each component part makes their own inimitable contribution - exiting, yet seductive.

Taste: These dramatic, complex aromas are carried onto the palate as the warmth of the tongue slowly releases its many mysteries. Spice, honey, pine and peat aromas make a dramatic impact, but thanks to long years in specially selected oak wood, the mystic spirit has been tempered and tamed. Even the driving rain and biting gold winds which are part of the island's heritage have made their own mark. The palate is richly rewarded with all these outstanding attributes, but what makes this unique single malt different is its long, lingering, tantalising aftertaste.

ISLE OF JURA
Aged 18 years
40%
THE ONLY SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY FROM
THE ISLE OF JURA
The Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura
A truly Magical whisky

ISLE OF JURA
PROPHECY
46 %
PROFOUNDLY PEATED
LIMITED ANNUAL RELEASE
YEAR 1
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
NON - CHILL FILTERED
Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura
ISLE OF JURA

VINTAGE
1 9 9 9
55 %
Date Distilled 27/01/99
BOUTIQUE BARRELS
HEAVY PEAT
Phenol 30 p
From The Isle of Jura
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
KENTUCKY BOURBON CASK
BOURBON X U CASK FINISH
SINGLE CASK BOTTLING
NON - CHILL FILTERED
BOTTLED AT CASK STRENGHT
Jura Distiller: Willie Cochrane
The Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura.

ISLE OF JURA
VINTAGE
1 9 9 5
56.5 %
Date Distilled 14/11/95
BOUTIQUE BARRELS
From The Isle of Jura
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
SMALL BATCH BOURBON CASK
BOURBON J O CASK FINISH
SINGLE CASK BOTTLING
NON - CHILL FILTERED
BOTTLED AT CASK STRENGHT
Jura Distiller: Willie Cochrane
The Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura

VINTAGE 1 9 9 5:
ISLE OF JURA
VINTAGE
1 9 9 3
54 %
Date Distilled 21/01/93
BOUTIQUE BARRELS
From The Isle of Jura
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
OLOROSO SHERRY BUTTS
SHERRY J I CASK FINISH
SINGLE CASK BOTTLING
NON - CHILL FILTERED
BOTTLED AT CASK STRENGHT
Jura Distiller: Willie Cochrane
The Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura

JURA
Aged 30 years
40 %
LIMITED EDITION
1200 Bottles
The Isle of Jura Single Malt Whisky
The Only Single Malt Scotch Whisky
from the Island of Jura
The Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura

Taste Island Life
Juli 2009

JURA
15 years old
46 %
B E IN N A' C H A O L A I S
MOUNTAIN OF THE SOUND
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
from The Isle of Jura
CABERNET SAUVIGNON CASK FINISH
Rare & Limited Edition 2009
One of 1366 Bottles
Non - Chill - Filtered
Distilled, Aged and Bottled in Scotland
The Isle of Jura Distillery,
Craighouse, Isle of Jura
This Mountain takes his name from the impossible narrow channel that weaves

JURA
15 year old
46 %
B E I N N    A N   O I R
MOUNTAIN OF GOLD
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
from The Isle of Jura
PINOT NOIR CASK FINISH
Rare and Limited Edition 2009
One of 1366 Bottles
Non - Chill - Filtering
Distilled, Aged and Bottled in Scotland
The Isle of Jura Distillery,
Craighouse, Isle of Jura
Watch the morning sun catch the top of the island’s tallest peakand you ‘ll be

The Isle of Jura is one of Scotland's most beautiful but least known islands, with a tradition of whisky distillation reaching back to the 17th century.

Distilled at the village of Craighouse since 1810 and taking its name from the place where it is created, Isle of Jura is the only malt whisky produced on the islands and remains the pride of Jura's people.

Isle of Jura, the flavour of an Island in a Single Malt.

THE CRAIGNURE

10 years old

40 %

ANCIENT RESERVE

THE MALTS OF SCOTLAND

Single Island Malt

Invergordon Distillers, Leith

Uitgebracht voor het eerst in de herfst van 1997 samen met Druichan, Ferintosh, Glenluig en

Kincaple

Invergordon brak toen met de traditie om Single Malt Whiskies, zeker als het gaat om botte-

lingen van de eigenaren de naam van de distilleerderij te gebruiken

Vooral het gebruik van de laatste drie namen, reeds lang gesloten, maar historisch heel be-

langrijke distilleerderijen wekte veel weerstand op.

Van The Craignure wordt gedacht dat hij afkomstig is van Isle of Jura toen in het be-

zit van Invergordon, Druichan zou in die gedachtengang dan Bruichladdich moeten zijn.

Voor Isle of Jura spreekt dat de distilleerderij is gevestigd in Craighouse

Distilled with water from the Bhaille Mharghaidh spring The Unique Malt Whisky from the Island of Jura's only distillery The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Ltd

ISLE OF JURA

Aged 21 years

56,5 %

SINGLE MALT SCOTCH

FROM A SINGLE CASK

Society Single Cask No. 31.22

Distilled April 1989

Cask Type: Second Fill Hogshead / ex Bourbon

Outturn: One of 224 Bottles

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,

The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

“An island road worker’ dram “

We, the Tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been

passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for re-

lease as a Society bottling.

Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and delight our members

are selected, true to our motto: “ To leave no nose upturned “.

The interesting nose, with tar, iodine, salt and the machair, evokes island roads; there’s

also lemon grass, leather and perfumed smoke.

The mouth – filling palate offers dark honey, bresaola, salt, tar and soap; water sweetens

It to dark chocolate and fudge.

The initial nose was very interesting – slightly sugary, slightly salty – herbal, lemon grass

straw, west coast machair, perfumed cigarettes, tar, iodine and “an old school satchel”.

The unreduced palate was big and mouth filling, with some dark honey sweetness, cured

bresoala, tar, salt and hand soap – ‘an island road worker’s dram ‘. someone declared.

Some smoke appeared on the nose with water – perhaps incense smoke or a road – side

souvlaki - grill.

The reduced palate was quite transformed – much sweeter – rich dark chocolate mousse,

carob, brownies, chocolate fudge – it now displayed amazing dessert sweetness.

A curious and intriguing dram from ‘ George Orwell’s island ‘.

buildings were owned by different individuals and a dispute between the two led to its

closure for over fifty years in 1913. It was effectively redesigned and rebuilt before its

reopening in the 1960s

Light and delicate with malty notes and a hint of peat

The sole distillery on the island east of Islay. This sample is the colour of pale straw with silvery highlights. The first nose brings barns and brine; smoked bacon and swimming pools; old trainers and dairies. Water brings fudge and a hint of silage. The taste is full of flavour with notes of liquorice, aniseed and cinnamon.

This whisky always brings out the argumentative side of the Panel and opinions were sharply divided, 'as fascinating as an autopsy' marked one, 'I could drink it forever' remarked another. The Panel agreed, this is not for geginners

2 0 0 Years of the Jura Distillery.

October 2010

2 0 0 Anniversary Commemorative Bottling Limited Edition Aged 2 1 years

Isle of Jura First opened in 1810, however the distillery as we all know today, was

rebuilt in 1963 by two local estate owners Robin Fletcher and Riley – Smith along

with distillery architect William Delme – Evans , also known from Tullibardine,

Glenallachie and advised Macduff distillery, bringing new live and hope to the

Island.

The unique Vintage 1 9 6 3 Oloroso sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass have done

their bit to create a rich and full – bodied masterpiece.

Willie Tait Brand Ambassador for the Jura Single Malt Whisky

Willie Cochrane Master Distiller Jura Distillery.

Society Single Cask No. 31.20

We, the Tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been

passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for release

as a Society bottling. Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and

delight our members are selected, true to our motto:” To leave no nose upturned”.

To start, coir matting and plaster – board infused with rape – seed oil, peppercorns

and mixed spice, a fresh, sweet and peppery taste. Water changes this to Cornish

pasties and Scotch broth; brown rice with Gouda cheese and Soy sauce in the taste.

After a brief coir matting opening, the aroma reminded us of a new house – wet plaster-

board – with a light rape – seed oil note, peppercorns and mixed spice emerging after a

while. The taste, unreduced, is fresh, sweet and peppery, with a thread of smoke. Water

moves the nose towards cooking scents: roasting tin (with lamb shanks) fatty Cornish

pasty, Scotch broth with barley…and one found nasturtiums. The taste is now soft and

sweet and lightly nutty: brown rice with Gouda cheese and a flick of Soy sauce.The

distillery was designed by Delme Evans and built in the early 1960s, overlooking Craig-

house Bay.

A unique malt whisky made in the highland style on the beach front in Craighouse

Jura, this rare bottle truly represents the best of island life.

Fresh aromas of crushed orange peel and spicy cinnamon which are the

hallmarks of this Isle of Jura 18 year old single malt.

Entice your palatewith the tempting nuances of marzipan, pine nuts, vanilla, rich creamy caramel and hints of seductive oloroso sherry

In a world of its own

Nestled off the west coast of Scotland, the Isle of Jura is a place rich in legend

yet shrouded in mystery. A place where good fortune holds a bewitching grip

over the islanders, and the three highly distinctive Paps of Jura cast a long and

foreboding shadow over the landscape. A magical haven where a sense of

solitude is all – pervading: one road, one distillery, one community. There is no

whisky and no island quite like Jura. It truly is in a world of its own.

The Diurachs.

Isle of Jura Single Malt

Liue a life less ordinary Become a Diurach

Diurachs is the Gaelic word for the people of Jura. Less than 200 strong but united

by their love for the island and its whisky. One taste of our precious malt and we

suspect you might feel the same. Become an honorary Diurach and eventually

all the secrets of the island will be revealed. There can be no greater enticement.

Your first step on an unforgettable jouney is to visit isleofjura.com.

Prophecy

Our story begins in the early 1700’s when the Campbells of Jura evieted a wise

old seer blessed with the gift of the third eye – the ability to foresee the future.

Bristling with resentment, she prophesised that when the last Campbell left the

island he would be one – eyed and his belongings would be carried in a cart

drawn by a white horse.

Over time the story became legend, the legend became myth and the prophecy

drifted from memory.

Until 1938, when Charles Campbell, blind in ine eye from the Great War, fell on

hard times. It was cold, unforgiving morning when he made his way to the old

pier for the last time, travelling on a cart drawn by a single white horse.

The seer;s prophecy had come to pass.

“That day, the sound of the cart on the track could be heard for miles”Allan Mac-

Donal – witness to a legend.

Meticulously crafted from a selection of the finest and rarest aged Jura single malt

whiskies, Prophecy is a profoundly peated spirit. Peat Smoke, fresh cinnamon and

spicy sea spray lead the first assault. Finally the tarry bonfire notes slowly give

way to hints of soft liquorice and nutmeg.

Bottled in a traditional style without chill filtration to preserve the true character and

deliver an authentic taste of 1938 . As such you may detect a gentle haze. This is

perfectly natural and does not effect the essence of the spirit.

VINTAGE 1 9 9 9

A beautifully handcrafted and heavily peated malt. But the joy here is that the bonfire

smoke is tempered by the soft vanilla and floral notes of the Bourbon wood. It’s a

stunning combination of peat smoke, pine wood and lemon grass.

The first taste ushers forth light, seductive and warming flavours. It’s an enticing

spectrum of creamy toffee, citrus and vanilla layers. Ripe pear, crushed apples

and a hint of spicy cinnamon provide the perfect aftertaste.

VINTAGE 1 9 9 3:

This malt is, without question, a sensual delight. It will excite, surprise and satisfy

your taste buds with its subtle array of flavours: rich citrus marmalade, crushed

almonds, spicy ginger and roasted coffee. It’s warm, deeply mature and inviting.

Pure luxery in a glass.

This rare Jura whisky was crafted by Master Distiller , Richard Paterson and the

men of Jura thirty years ago.For three decades it has rested in our warehouses

by the sea imbibing the complex array of flavours from a unique island. With

barely 200 people and 5000 red deer, nature has protected this whisky from the

outside world allowing it the time and circumstances to become a classic

With almond and mint tea notes and lingering tones of marzipan and apple,

this rare malt was selected exclusively for the World of Whiskies.

Nadat in 2008 vier nieuwe expressies van Isle of Jura zijn uitgebracht, waaronder een zwaar

geturfrookte – en één gelagerd in ex – manzanilla vaten komen er nu, Juli 2009 drie 15 jaar

oude whiskies uit genoemd naar de drie ‘Paps’ van Jura:

Mountain of the Sound, Beinn A’Chaolais , nagerijpt in Cabernet Sauvignon vaten

Mountain of Gold, Beinn an Oir, nagerijpt in Pinot Noir vaten

The Sagred Mountain, Beinn Shiantaidh, nagerijpt in Barolo vaten

Elke expressie telt 1180 flessen, het alcohol percentage is 46 %

Ondertekent door Willie Cochrane, Manager van Isle of Jura

Richard Paterson maakt bekent dat aan het eind van 2009 een expressie komt in de geest van de Superstition, zwaarder turfgerookt en gelagerd in Limousin- en ex – Matusalem oloroso sherryvaten

Voor 2010 staan meer ‘Limited Editions’ geplant, en de 21 jaar oude Isle of Jura wordt opnieuw uitgebracht

THE PAPS OF JURA

Dominating the Jura skyline from almost every conceivable direction are the three

highly distinctive Paps of Jura.

This trio of steep – sided quartzite mountains rise out of the south western half of

the island to a height of 785 m (2.576 ft) and give the island its onforgettable profile.

They are so named because of their similarity to female breasts. Rather considerately, the summits of these dark, rounded forms are invariably covered in

mist , protecting one might say, Mother Nature’s dignity.

Jura is an island rich with tales and legends, and unsurprisingly, stories abound

about the Paps. There are a few that occupy that uneasy land between myth and

reality and provoke many a dram – fuelled discussion.

On any given night, you’ ll still hear the locals talk of Cailleach a’Bheinn Mhor, the

Witch of Jura, who apparently responsible for the deep glacial scar that runs down

the side of Beinn a’ Chaolais. You may even be told that the Paps are, in fact, the burial

chambers of giant Norse warriors, a claim often vehemently countered by a handful that

believe they were rocks thrown from Ireland by the great Finn McCool.

So many remarkable stories from a remarkable island. And best accompanied by a remarkable whisky.

It ‘s the one thing we can assure you is real.

between the islands of Jura and Islay.

Colour: Hints of rosewood and pine, Bright and translucent.

Nose: Tantalising aromas of crushed almonds, lemon cake and fresh figs are

quickly followed by a wave of milk chocolate and fudge. Crowning this moun-

tain of delight are the subtle hints of freshly picked plums.

Taste: The distinquished notes of Cabernet sauvignon and French oak are

reflected on the palate. Thick coffee, orange rind and bitter chocolate caress

the thongue before an aftertaste of crystallized honey, wholemeal toast and

spicy nutmeg lingers long in the mouth.

Finish: The vines of the Cabernet Sauvignon are as wild as the storms from the

Sound. We could ‘n think of a better or more complimentary union between

whisky and cask.

left in no doubt that it was perfectly christened.

Colour: Deep and intense amber with a subtle blush of crimson.

Nose: A delightful chocolatey aroma bids you welcome before giving way to a sensual explosion of marzipan, parma violet and grape pulp.Then the distinc-

tive presence of Pinot Noir, the classique grape from Burgundy, arouses your senses.

Taste: Sweetened mulled wine rewards the palate followed by peppered pine nuts, liquorice andcinnamon tobacco. Blackcurrants and cranberries with tangs of Old

English marmalade complete this great masterpiece.

Finish: Pinot Noir is regarded as the most noble and sophisticated of grapes. To

match the stature of the island’s tallest peak, this whisky demands a grape of such standing.

JURA

15 year old

46 %

B E I N N S H I A N T A I D H
THE SECRET MOUNTAIN
Single Malt Whisky
from The Isle of Jura
BAROLO CASK FINISH
Rare and Limited Edition 2009
One of 1366 Bottles
Non - Chill - Filtering
Distilled, Aged and Bottled in Scotland
The Isle of Jura Distillery,
Craighouse, Isle of Jura

The name of this peak is derived from local rumours that it hides the remains

of the Lord of the Isles.

Colour: Warm and glowing with subtle hints of ripe barley.

Nose: Fresh and appealing with nuances of tangerine and spice. The floral aromas

are at the heart of the bouquet where the scents of rose petals, hyacinths and honeysuckle are fused together in perfect harmony.

Taste: Take a generous measure and slowly add a small trickle of cool still water.

Hold it long in the mouth to unlock its delightful hidden secrets. Soft chewy caramel, fudge, Madeira cake and ripe apples have been lovingly blended together.

Finish: Barolo is more commonly known as “The Wine of Kings”A lofty status

Equaled only by that of our own Sacred Mountain.

ISLE OF JURA
Age 22 years
55.9 %
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
FROM A SINGLE CASK
Distilled April 1988
Cask Type: Refill Butt / ex sherry
1 of 242 Bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
Ploughman's Lunch

Society Single Cask No: 31.21

The foodie nose has cauliflower cheese, tuna and sweetcorn, seafood and pate,

on reduction becoming parmesan, olives and feta cheese.

The mouth – filling palate is sweet and salty with vanilla, smoked cheese, butter

biscuits and chutney, water reveals smoked shallots, balsamic and smoky cheesecake.

We, the Tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been

passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for re-

leases as a Society bottling.

Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and delight our members

are selected, true to our motto “ To leave no nose upturned “.

The initial nose was very foodie – cauliflower cheese, tuna and sweetcorn sandwich,

seafood chowder and chicken liver pate.

The unreduced palate was mouth – filling, thick and chewy with sweet and salty tastes; sweet vanilla and Bavarian oak smoked cheese, very buttery biscuits, pancakes, chutney and capers.

Water released a wheel of parmesan, pate and olive juice with brine. We had thoughts of a delicatessen counter with feta cheese, olives and dried bacon rind.

The reduced palate revealed smoked shallots and cheese, balsamic vinegar and

smoky cheesecake. A curious and intriguing dram from “George Orwell’s island’.

JURA

Aged 12 years

46 %

ELIXER

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Fruity & Spicy with Hints of

Cinnamon and Citrus

The Isle of Jura Distillery,

Craighouse, Isle of Jura

Isle of Jura: One road, one pub, one distillery.

ISLE OF JURA

42 %

TURAS - MARA
TRAVEL EXCLUSIVE
RICH & INTENSE
Single malt Scotch Whisky
Distilled, Aged and Bottled in Scotland
Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura.

The Story

Turas – Mara is Gaelic for a long journey.

The 19th century saw many Diurachs leave

Jura in search of far – off lands and pastures

new. Jessie Scott was one such Diurach who

wrote a heartfelt poem of her sorrow at

leaving. “Though n’er tread thy shores again,

my heart with thee sgall aye remain. Where’

er I wander I ‘ll retain, my dearest wish for Jura”.

Turas – Mara is an expression matured in casks

from around the world that honours those who

carried Jura in their hearts as they journeyed to

distant lands. Adorned with a compass to steer

you home. Turas – Mara is a little bit of Jura to

take with you, wherever you’re travelling.

ISLE OF JURA

46 %
1 9 8 9
Matured in a Bourbon Barrel
Island Single Malt
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
Distilled: 17/12/89
Matured in a Bourbon Barrel
Cask no: 30713
Bottle: 15/08/13
240 Numbered Bottles
Natural Colour
Non Chill Filtered
Selected by The Ultimate Whisky Company.NL

ISLE OF JURA

46 %
1 9 8 9
HEAVILY PEATED
Matured in a Bourbon Barrel
Island Single Malt
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
Distilled: 17/12/89
Matured in a Bourbon Barrel
Cask no: 30713
Bottle: 15/08/13
240 Numbered Bottles
Natural Colour
Non Chill Filtered
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ISLE OF JURA
VINTAGE 1 9 8 9
HEAVILY PEATED
23 years old

46 %
THE ULTIMATE SINGLE MALT
SCOTCH WHISKY
Island Single Malt
Distilled: 17/12/89
Matured in a Bourbon Barrel
Cask no: 30746
Bottled: 06/11/13
233 Numbered Bottles
Natural Colour
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JURA

Aged

24 years

53.4 %
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
FROM A SINGLE CASK
Date distilled: 27th September 1988
Cask type: Refill Hogshead ex Bourbon

Society cask no: CODE 31.25

Outturn: One of only 255 bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
Banquet for "The Wicker Man"

We, the Tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been

passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for re-

lease as a Society bottling.

Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and delight our members

are selected, true to our motto: “TO LEAVE NO NOSE UPTURNED “.

The nose delivered charcoal, seaweed and gorse – and then an unattainable, Harpy –

protected banquet – mint toffees, donuts, pretzels, cooked potatoes, ham, custard,

brazils and fried rice with cashews.

The unreduced palate was big, assertive and face – twisting, with embers, ash and

salt and vinegar crisps – we also found sweet barley, oatcakes, mint leaf, tangy lemon,

chutney and chocolate – coated nuts and raisins.

The reduced nose veered towards hessian, wicker, soda bread, tortilla chips and stewed

apple, while the palate sweetened and eased up – brown sugar and sweet patato with

salt and pepper, coriander seed, oaky tannins and menthol in the finish.

From “Orwell’ s island”.

ISLE OF JURA

Aged

25 years

52 %
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
FROM A SINGLE CASK

Society Single Cask: Code 31.28

Distilled 27th September 1988
Cask Type; Refill Hogshead / ex Bourbon
Outturn: One of Only 250 Bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
Going nuts in a rugby club changing room

We, the Tasting Panel verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been passed under some of the most scrupulous

noses in the world and approved for releaseas a Society bottling.

Only single cask whiskies that promise to ingtrigue, entertain and delight our members are selected, true to our motto:

"TO LEAVE NO NOSE UPTURNED".

A changing room with damp wood infused with herbal

lavender, and seaweed soap. Steamy stewed lapsang souchon.

An ashy barbeque with griddled fennel and blackened beef.

Crushed basil and sesame crackers. Post match analysis

revealed menthol body rub, Oddballs and macadamia

ISLE OF JURA

Aged 25 years

52.2 %
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
FROM A SINGLE CASK
Date Distilled 19TH April 1989
Cask Type: Refill Hogshead / ex Bourbon
Outturn: One of only 148 Bottles

Society Single Cask No: 31.29

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
Summer palette of bright colours

We, the Tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been

passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for re-

lease as a Society bottling.

Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and delight our members

are selected, true to our motto: “TO LEAVE NO NOSE UPTURNED “.

A bright, summery nose – jasmine, buttercup, glace cherries, banana split, hed gerows – but also some deeper notes of tea – chests and sandalwood incense. The palate’s spicy sweetness

(liquorice, sherry soaked raisins, cinder toffee, manuka, nutmeg, nuts, oak and vinilla0 is tootshome and tingling,

The nose evoked a summer palette of bright, welcoming colours – yellow (jasmine tea,

pine, buttercups, banana split), green (herbal, leafy)and red (raspberry jam, glace

cherries). Deeper notes slowly emerged – tea chests, old books, fence preservative and

sandalwood incense.

Water took us back to flower meados, gardens and hedgerows – then deeper again

(rolling tobacco, leather, antique shops, toffee, beeswax). The palate had good viscous

textures and , spicy sweetness (liquorice, nutmeg, clove, sherry – soaked raisins, cinder

toffee, manuka, oak staves, nuts). In reduction, lip – smacking and moreish – buttery

pastry, creamy vanilla and floral perfumes all combined to create a toothsome and

tingling “Yes please!”experience,

Spicy & Sweet

ISLE OF JURA

Aged 26 years

55,8 %
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
FROM A SINGLE CASK
Distilled: 19th April 1989
Cask Type: Refill Hogshead / ex Bourbon
Outturn; One of Only 234 Bottles

Society Single Cask: CODE: 31. 31

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,

The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

A couple of classic icons

We, the Tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been

passed under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for re-

lease as a Society bottling.

Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and delight our members

are selected, true to our motto: “TO LEAVE NO NOSE UPTURNED “.

A couple of classic icons

On the nose neat, flamed grilled crisps and dark Jamaican gingerbread. Big and spicy

on the palate like a classic Bloody Mary cocktail. Diluted; a traditional Waldorf salad

and the taste as sweet and refreshing as ice cold sugar cane juice.

Oven roasted potato chips with malt vinegar, flamed grilled crisps and chutney next to

toffee waffles and dark Jamaican gingerbread made this a real talking point on the nose

neat.

Big and spicy on the palate: Bloody Mary with Worchester sauce, Tabasco, salt and pepper

and garnished with a celery stalk, smoked almonds on the side.

Diluted the celery was now thinly sliced, add chopped apples, red grapes, slightly toasted

walnuts served on a bed of fresh lettuce and we had a Waldorf salad.

The taste was now sweet and refreshing like ice cold sugar cane juice with a dash of lime.

JURA

VINTAGE 1 9 6 3

Aged 21 years

44 %

CELEBRATING 2 0 0 YEARS

OF THE JURA DISTILLERY

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The Isle of Jura Distillery, Craighouse,

Isle of Jura

Finished in a vintage 1963 sherry cask rich and full bodied with flowers of crushed

pear, oranges and soft liquorice

Accompanied by a personal invitation from Willie Cochrane, Jura Distillery Manager.

JURA

Est.1810

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

THE PAPS

Aged 19 years

45,6 %

Exclusively for Global Travellers

Matured in American White Oak

ex – Bourbon Barrels enhanced

by casks which held Forty year

old Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Cask: P X 40

Distilled Aged and Bottled in Scotland

The Isle of Jura Distillery Co, Jura

The Paps, at journey’s end in the Heart of our island, you ‘ll find them: The Sacred Mountain,

the Mountain of the Sound and the Mountain of Gold. These are the Legendary Paps of Jura.

That tower over the Landscape for miles around. They command respect from both Islander

and Traveller – just as our whisky does. Matured for 19 long years. This remarkable spirit is

the Pinnacle of our Master Distillers’s Art.

Deep Mahogany Gold with a complex finish.

The Western Islands
Jura
ISLE OF JURA

Craighouse, Jura, Argyll. Licentiehouder: Charles Mackinlay & Co, Ltd. Eigendom van The Onvergordon Distillers Ltd.

Isle of Jura werd gesticht door de landeigenaar Archibald Campbell en James Ferguson. Campbell was eigenaar van de gebouwen, Ferguson van de machinerie.

Vóór 1810 werd er al gedistilleerd op deze plek door David Simpson die ook twee distilleerderijen bezat op Islay, Bowmore en Bridgend.
In 1831 was William Abercrombie de licentienemer.

In 1832 werd Archibald Fletcher licentiehouder en de Small Isles distilleerderij, zoals Isle of Jura toen werd genoemd zou twintig jaar in familie bezit blijven.
In 1839 gaven de Fletchers de licentie op, de voorraad whisky in de lagerpakhuizen was toen slechts 5450 liter.
In 1852 waren J. en A. Gardner of Gardinner eigenaars maar kwamen bijna onmiddelijk in problemen, de Gardners verlieten Jura met achterlaten van hun machinerie.
Colin Campbell had de keus tussen een nieuwe licentiehouder vinden, of de machinerie te verkopen als schroot voor€ 400.

Dit probleem werd opgelost toen hij werd benaderd door Norman Buchanan te Glasgow in April 1853.
In datzelfde jaar nam Buchanan ook Caol Ila over op Islay.
Maar tien jaar later raakte Buchanan ook in moeilijkheden en in 1867 werd J. & K Orr de eigenaar tot 1872.

In 1876 nam James Ferguson and Sons te Glasgow Isle of Jura over.
In 1884 stelde de nieuwe landeigenaar James Campbell, die zijn vader Richard was opgevolgd, een nieuwe huurovereenkomst op die de licentienemer verplichtte de kwaliteit van de distilleerderij aanzienlijk te verbeteren, een nieuwe pier aan te leggen, kompleet met wachtlokaal.
Ferguson installeerde vier Wash backs van elk 59000 liter, een Wash still van 31000 liter en twee Spirit stills van 10.670- en 5450 liter.
De kapaciteit bedroeg toen 817.200 liter spirit per jaar.

In 1901 stierf James Campbell en werd opgevolgd door zijn zoon Colin en verlieten de Ferguson's Jura met medenemen van alle machinerie van de distilleerderij.
Oorzaak was een verschil van mening met de Campbell's over de reparatie aan de pier waarvan Campbell wilde dat Ferguson deze zou betalen, wat de laatste weigerde.
De Ferguson's bleven hun huur betalen tot in 1918, toen de huurovereenkomst afliep.

Pier, wegen en andere zaken kwamen na het aflopen van de huurovereenkomst in handen van de Campbell's.
Het verschil van mening over de reparatie van de pier kwam in 1920 voor het gerecht, en toen ontdekte Campbell dat Ferguson Senior was overleden en zijn zoon kort erna.
De laatste whisky had het eiland in 1913 verlaten.

Campbell liet de daken van de distilleerderij verwijderen om geen belasting op het gebouwencomplex te moeten betalen.

In December 1920 kregen de erven van de Ferguson's nog een rekening van Campbell voor het op diepte brengen van het water naast de pier, over de uitslag van deze zaak zijn gegevens niet bekend.

In 1960, toen George Orwell op het eiland woonde was Jura een eiland geworden met als inwoners eigenlijk alleen maar dieren, vooral herten.
Werk was er niet en mogelijkheden daarvoor ook niet, dus trokken jonge mensen naar het vaste land en Jura verpauperde.

Werk was er niet en mogelijkheden daarvoor ook niet, dus trokken jonge mensen naar het vaste land en Jura verpauperde.

Orwell's landheer Robin Fletcher, samen met Mr. Riley-Smith van Jura Estate, wilden hier wat aan doen en besloten de distilleerderij te herbouwen.

Zij vroegen Delmé-Evans, die Tullibardine in 1947-1948 had gebouwd om een ontwerp te maken en lieten hem geheel vrij met de invulling van het ontwerp.

Delmé- Evans besloot een ouderwetse boerderij-distilleerderij te bouwen, klein van opzet, vanwege de kleine oppervlakte aan grond, en eenvoudig van opzet, vanwege de afgelegen plek op een eiland.

De whisky moest van het Highland type worden, om zich af te zetten tegen de zwaar turfge-rookte whiskies van Islay.

De oude gebouwen, behalve het huis van de manager en de vatenmakerij werden door een 230 man sterke geimporteerde werkploeg afgebroken.
Dank zij de inspanningen van Robin Fletcher was Jura sinds 1960 aangesloten op het elec-triciteitsnet door middel van een kabel van Kiells aan de kust van Argyll naar Jura.

Ook had hij gezorgd voor financiële hulp door zich te verzekeren van de medewerking van Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, die via hun dochteronderneming Waverley Group voor 72 % in het aandelenkapitaal deelnamen.
Isle of Jura zou 1,4 liter spirit per jaar moeten kunnen produceren met zijn twee ketels.
Het weer was een factor van betekenis, omdat alles per schip moest worden aangevoerd.
De bouw duurde drie jaar.

26 April 1963 wordt Isle of Jura geopend door Lord Polwarth van de Scottish Council.
Het water komt van Loch a'Bhaile Mhargaidh.

Toen is 1975 Delmé - Evans terugtrad, liet hij een bloeiende distilleerderij achter en was de onderneming gezond genoeg om een programma van expansie te beginnen, ook werden twee ketels toegevoegd.

In 1985 werd Isle of Jura verkocht aan The Invergordon Distillers Ltd, die op hun beurt in 1993 werden opgekocht door Whyte & Mackay Ltd.

De Mash tun is 4,75 ton.
De zes Wash backs hebben een inhoud van elk 43.000 liter.
De twee Wash stills zijn groot 24.500 liter, de twee Spirit stills zijn elk 15.500 liter en de ketels worden met stoom verhit.
De produktiecapaciteit is 2,5 miljoen liter spirit par jaar. Distilleerderij manager is (2003) Michael Heads.
Sinds 1999 wordt in Januari elk jaar whisky geproduceerd van geturfrookte mout.

In Februari 2003 is de Isle of Jura Superstition uitgebracht, een malt gekomponeerd door Richard Paterson, Master Blender van nu Kyndall International, vroeger Whyte & Mackay geheten, van oude voorraden en de nieuwe jonge, geturfrookte malt.

Vanwege het laatste, zonder leeftijd vermelding.

De distilleerderij kat heet Meg. (2003).

October 2001
Kyndall International neemt het Schotse deel van J B B Greater Europe over van Fortune Brands, eigenaar van wat eerder Whyte & Mackay en Invergordon was.

Het betreft vijf malt distilleerderijen: Dalmore, (Old) Fettercairn, Isle of Jura, Tamnavulin en Tullibardine en de Grain distilleerderij Invergordon.

Manager van Kyndall International wordt Brian Magson.
Vijftien maanden later verlaat Brian Magson Kyndall International,
Dit als gevolg van een meningsverschil met de Duitse West L B bank, de financier van Kyndall International.
De omzet in het eerste jaar na de aankoop was € 157.2 miljoen, de winst E 20.6 miljoen. Er werden 9,3 miljoen dozen whisky verkocht.
Kyndall International heeft 750 medewerkers.

1810

Archibald Campbell founds

a distillery named Small Isles Distillery

1831
William Abercombie obtains the
first licence for Isle of Jura Distillery
1832
The licence is taken over by
Archibald Fletcher
1853
Richard Campbell leases the distillery
to Norman Buchanan from Glasgow
1867
Buchanan files for bankruptcy and
J. S K, Orr take over the distillery
1876
The licence is transferred to James
Ferguson & Sons
1901
The distillery closes due to a dispute between
Ferguson and the land-owner Colin Campbell.

Ferguson dismantles the distilling equipment
1920
Campbell removes the roofs of the buildings
to avoid tax
1960

Charles Mackinlay & Co, embarks on reconstruction
and extension of the distillery.
The famous architect William Delmé-Evans is called 'in.
Newly formed Scottish & Newcastle Breweries acquires
Charles Mackinlay & Co.
1962
Scottish & Newcastle forms Mackinlay-McPherson

for the operation of Isle of Jura
1963
The first distilling after reconstruction takes place
and Isle of Jura Distillery Co Ltd is founded
1974
The first single malt by the new owners is
launched
1978
Stills are doubled from two to four

1985
Invergordon Distillers acquires
Charles Mackinlay & Co,

Isle of Jura and Glenallachie
from Scottish & Newcastle Breweries
1993
Whyte & Mackay (Fortune Brands)

buys Invergordon Distillers
1996
Whyte & Mackay changes name to
J B B (Greater Europe)

1998

beginning 1998 and ending 2016 30.000

old cask are filled into other casks of a superior quality
2001
The management of J B B (Greater Europe)

buys out the company from the owners

Fortune Brands and change the name to Kyndal.
A new visitor centre opens in May
2002
Superstition is released
2003
Kyndal reverts back to its old name,
Whyte & Mackay
Isle of Jura 1984, 19 years old is launched
2004
5 years cask strenght and 30 years cask
strenght are released in limited numbers
2006
A 40 year old is released
2007
United Spirits buys Whyte & Mackay
Delme Evans 18 year is released
An 8 year old heyavily peated released
2008
Elements Series is released with four
different Vintages
2009
The peated Prophecy and three Vintages
are released:
Paps of Jura
2012
Elixer 12 year old is released
2013
Camas an Staca, 1977 Juar,
Turas Mara released
2014
Whyte & Mackay is sold to Imperador Inc

2016
The 22 year One for The Road is released

2017
The Limited One and All is released
2018
A new core range launched: 10, 12, 18,
and Journey and Seven Wood
2019
New dury free range launched
2020
Capacity: 2.400.000 Ltrs
Output: 2.300.000 Ltrs

2020

Red Wine Cask and Winter Edition released

2022

The 14 years old Rye Cask is released

It was in peat that for hundreds of years the Clansmen of the Islands were buried and in peat that their Neolithic forebearers erected standing stone circles. Even today islanders remain superstitions of its properties and believe it unlucky to cut peat in April as opposed to May.

To symbolise this life - giving force and the superstitions surrounding it, our whisky bears the Hallmark of the Ankh cross. The Ankh cross is deemed to conduct the divine power of immortality - anuone close by is believed to absorb its positive energy.
Just as peat sustains island life, so the cross sustains eternale life. So when you detect subtle hints of peat in Isle of Jura Superstition, remember it's an elixir of life, The Stuff of Legend.

Juli 2009

Nadat in 2008 vier nieuwe expressies van Isle of Jura zijn uitgebracht, waaronder een zwaar
geturfrookte - en één gelagerd in ex - manzanilla vaten komen er nu, Juli 2009 drie 15 jaar
oude whiskies uit genoemd naar de drie 'Paps' van Jura:

Mountain of the Sound, Beinn A'Chaolais , nagerijpt in Cabernet Sauvignon vaten
Mountain of Gold, Beinn an Oir, nagerijpt in Pinot Noir vaten
The Sagred Mountain, Beinn Shiantaidh, nagerijpt in Barolo vaten

Elke expressie tekt 1366 flessen, het alcohol percentage is 46 %

Ondertekent door Willie Cochrane, Manager van Isle of Jura

Richard Paterson maakt bekent dat aan het eind van 2009 een expressie komt in de geest van de Superstition,

zwaarder turfgerookt en gelagerd in Limousin- en ex - Matusalem oloroso -
sherryvaten

Voor 2010 staan meer 'Limited Editions' geplant, en de 21 jaar oude Isle of Jura wordt opnieuw uitgebracht

Nestled off the west coast of Scotland, the Isle of Jura is a place rich in legend
yet shrouded in mystery. A place where good fortune holds a bewitching grip
over the islanders, and the three highly distinctive Paps of Jura cast a long and
foreboding shadow over the landscape. A magical haven where a sense of
solitude is all - pervading: one road, one distillery, one community. There is no
whisky and no island quite like Jura. It truly is in a world of its own.

The Diurachs.

Liue a life less ordinary Become a Diurach
Diurachs is the Gaelic word for the people of Jura. Less than 200 strongbut united
by their love for the island and its whisky. One taste of our precious malt and we
suspect you might feel the same. Become an honorary Diurach and eventually
all the secrets of the island will be revealed. There can be no greater enticement.
Your first step on an unforgettable jouney is to visit isleofjura.com.

2 0 0 0 Years of the Jura Distillery.
October 2010
2 0 0 0 Anniversary Commemorative Bottling Limited Edition Aged 2 1 years
October 2010
2 0 0 0 Anniversary Commemorative Bottling Limited Edition Aged 2 1 years

Isle of Jura First opened in 1810, however the distillery as we all know today, was
rebuilt in 1963 by two local estate owners Robin Fletcher and Riley - Smith along
with distillery architect William Delme - Evans , also known from Tullibardine,
Glenallachie and advised Macduff distillery, bringing new live and hope to the
Island.

The unique Vintage 1 9 6 3 Oloroso sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass have done
their bit to create a rich and full - bodied masterpiece.

Willie Tait Brand Ambassador for the Jura Single Malt Whisky

Willie Cochrane Master Distiller Jura Distillery.

VINTAGE 1 9 9 9

A beautifully handcrafted and heavily peated malt. But the joy here is that the bonfire
smoke is tempered by the soft vanilla and floral notes of the Bourbon wood. It's a
stunning combination of peat smoke, pine wood and lemon grass.

VINTAGE 1 9 9 5:

The first taste ushers forth light, seductive and warming flavours. It's an enticing
spectrum of creamy toffee, citrus and vanilla layers. Ripe pear, crushed apples
and a hint of spicy cinnamon provide the perfect aftertaste.

VINTAGE 1 9 9 3:

This malt is, without question, a sensual delight. It will excite, surprise and satisfy
your taste buds with its subtle array of flavours: rich citrus marmalade, crushed
almonds, spicy ginger and roasted coffee. It's warm, deeply mature and inviting.
Pure luxery in a glass.

Prophecy

Our story begins in the early 1700's when the Campbells of Jura evieted a wise
old seer blessed with the gift of the third eye - the ability to foresee the future.
Bristling with resentment, she prophesised that when the last Campbell left the
island he would be one - eyed and his belongings would be carried in a cart
drawn by a white horse.

Over time the story became legend, the legend became myth and the prophecy
drifted from memory.

Until 1938, when Charles Campbell, blind in ine eye from the Great War, fell on
hard times. It was cold, unforgiving morning when he made his way to the old
pier for the last time, travelling on a cart drawn by a single white horse.

The seer;s prophecy had come to pass.

"That day, the sound of the cart on the track could be heard for miles"Allan Mac-
Donal - witness to a legend.

Meticulously crafted from a selection of the finest and rarest aged Jura single malt
whiskies, Prophecy is a profoundly peated spirit. Peat Smoke, fresh cinnamon and
spicy sea spray lead the first assault. Finally the tarry bonfire notes slowly give
way to hints of soft liquorice and nutmeg.

Bottled in a traditional style without chill filtration to preserve the true character and
deliver an authentic taste of 1938 . As such you may detect a gentle haze. This is
perfectly natural and does not effect the essence of the spirit.

- PAPS -

THE PAPS OF JURA

Dominating the Jura skyline from almost every conceivable direction are the three
highly distinctive Paps of Jura.

This trio of steep - sided quartzite mountains rise out of the south western half of
the island to a height of 785 m (2.576 ft) and give the island its onforgettable profile.

They are so named because of their similarity to female breasts. Rather considerately,

the summits of these dark, rounded forms are invariably covered in
mist , protecting one might say, Mother Nature's dignity.

Jura is an island rich with tales and legends, and unsurprisingly, stories abound
about the Paps. There are a few that occupy that uneasy land between myth and
reality and provoke many a dram - fuelled discussion.

On any given night, you' ll still hear the locals talk of Cailleach a'Bheinn Mhor, the
Witch of Jura, who apparently responsible for the deep glacial scar that runs down
the side of Beinn a' Chaolais. You may even be told that the Paps are, in fact, the burial

chambers of giant Norse warriors, a claim often vehemently countered by a handful that

believe they were rocks thrown from Ireland by the great Finn McCool.

So many remarkable stories from a remarkable island. And best accompanied by a remarkable whisky.

It 's the one thing we can assure you is real.

October 2012

A 30 years old single malt whisky has

added to the range of Isle of Jura:

Standing Stone, is in Gaelic "Camas

an Staca "and the largest of the

8 standing stones on Jura.
Matured is an American white Oak

cask and finished 3 years in a oloroso

sherry butt from Gonzalez Byass

2006

A 40 years old is released

2007

United Spirits buys Whyte & Mackay
The Delmé - Evans, 18 years old is released
A 8 years old heavily peated is released

2008

4 different expressions are released,

The Elements

2009

Prophecy, a peated version is released
3 Vintages are released, Paps of Jura

2010

3 Boutique Barrels are released
The Anniversary 21 year old is released

2012
The Elixer ie released, 12 year old

2013

Camas an Staca, 1977 Juar and
Turas Mara are released

Uncover the truth with Jura 1984 Vintage

In the late 1940s, George Orwell retreated to Jura in search of solitude, arriving with only a typewriter, a motorcycle and a few basic provisions. In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the era-defining novel penned during his stay, we soon discover that nothing is what it seems.
In anticipation of the big reveal, we redacted our website and social media in true totalitarian style and released a few censored snippets about the launch to come.

Then on November 13th, we lured a lucky few into our very own dystopian nightmare complete with harsh, oppressive décor, propaganda posters and a small army of Ministry officials to keep comrades in check. Fortunately, the Jura-led resistance proved too strong in the end and guests were liberated into a palatial whisky lover's paradise and encouraged to enjoy a well-deserved dram of our limited edition single malt.

The truth is, with only 1,984 individually numbered bottles released, its intense and completely uncensored flavour is a privilege reserved for only the bravest revolutionaries. Visit jurawhisky.com to buy an extraordinary bottle of the rare and richly aromatic Jura 1984 Vintage - just make sure Big Brother isn't watching before you enjoy a dram.

IN DEPTH

HAS JURA FINALLY REDISCOVERED ITS IDENTITY?

April 2018

The wholesale revamp of Jura’s single malt range is just the latest chapter in the fragmented history of this island distillery. Has Jura found its place on the whisky map at last? Richard Woodard reports.

The history of Scotch whisky on the Hebridean island of Jura is littered with landmark dates: the opening of the original (legal) distillery at Craighouse in 1810; its closure almost a century later, followed by dereliction and ruin; reconstruction in the early 1960s, with spirit running from Jura’s stills again in 1963.

But, according to Daryl Haldane, head of whisky experience at Jura’s current owner, Whyte and Mackay, March 2018 is as important as any of the dates that have gone before.

Last month saw the unveiling of a wholly new Jura: a five-strong core range of single malts, comprising three age-stated whiskies and two NAS malts, unified by a taste profile that aims to combine Highland and Island styles – soft, fruity, with a hint of peat.

It seems a brave move when you consider that Jura was the fourth fastest-growing single malt in sales terms last year. After all, if it ain’t broke…

‘What we realised was that we needed to do something else,’ says Haldane. ‘There was a bit of confusion about what Jura was. It became quite difficult to define our house style at Jura.’

A fragmented history all too easily creates a fractured identity. The ‘old’ Jura was known variously as Small Isles, Craighouse and Caol nan Eilean before settling on the name it has today.

It produced a heavily peated spirit more in line with its Islay neighbours, from its illicit beginnings in the late 18th century through the visit of Alfred Barnard 100 years later, until its closure in the wake of the late Victorian whisky slump.

Post-1910, Jura wasn’t merely mothballed; the roofs of the buildings were removed in 1920, reputedly to avoid having to pay tax. By the time that local landowners Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith set about resurrecting the distillery 40 years later, there wasn’t much to work with.

This was not some misty-eyed, romantic single malt revival, but a practical scheme to tackle the depopulation of the island. When Barnard visited Jura in the mid-1880s, the population was almost 1,000 (and had been even higher); by the end of the 1950s, it was 150. ‘The community is something that’s essential – it’s a crucial part of the Jura story,’ says Haldane. ‘Over the years, depopulation had been felt quite drastically.’

The whisky world had changed during Jura’s half-century of stagnation. The plans of Fletcher and Riley-Smith depended on the support of the blenders – in this case, Leith-based Charles Mackinlay & Co, absorbed shortly afterwards by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries.

That meant no return to the peated spirit and relatively small stills of Barnard’s day, but instead some of the tallest and largest pots in the business, designed to create the light spirit demanded by the consumer tastes of the day.

Jura made its debut as a distillery-bottled single malt in 1974, but it would be more than another 20 years before it began making peated spirit again – initially for the lightly smoky Superstition, and then the more overtly peaty Prophecy.

Fragmented history, fractured identity: which was the real Jura? The heavily peated malt that can trace its history back to the Small Isles era, or the nutty, sometimes mineralic, light spirit of the distillery’s revival? The answer in 2018, it seems, is a bit of both.

New line-up: Jura’s core range includes three age-stated and two NAS single malts

For distillery manager Graham Logan, the essence of Jura is the combination of tall stills and American oak, ex-Bourbon casks. ‘The main thing [about the stills] is that they’re 25ft tall,’ he says. ‘There’s lots and lots of copper, lots of reflux. It’s a light, floral, fruity new make spirit. We’ve got a very pure water supply [Market Loch], and a balanced system creates consistency in the final spirit.

‘What helps us is a nice, even maturation in our warehouses. While you were all having the snow and ice the other week, we had rain. In the winter, the average temperature is 6C; in the summer, it’s 10C. That’s some of the things that define Jura for me.’

‘There’s a lovely vibrancy about the spirit style,’ adds Gregg Glass, blender and whisky maker at Whyte and Mackay. ‘It’s quite hard to define, but as a whisky maker, it’s great when you pair it with a suitable cask.

‘You should be picking up some lovely, zesty fruitiness. Our [new] signature, subtle smoky element at the end is more of a clean smoky character, rather than a dirty peat that you might get from an Islay whisky.’

This is peatiness, as Haldane puts it, used as ‘the salt and pepper at the end of cooking’, an analogy echoed by Glass. ‘There’s this misconception that all of a sudden we’re all about peat,’ he says. ‘Not at all. Like you say, it’s a seasoning. It’s like this craze of chocolate with chilli – but if you’re able to taste the chilli, someone’s done a bad job.

‘It’s all about accentuating the distillery character. This is not a peated whisky. It’s peated whisky, but it’s not a peated whisky. It should be a gentle whisper in the background.’

Glass has worked on the Jura revamp alongside Whyte and Mackay master blender Richard Paterson for the past 18 months, since he joined the company from Compass Box, but the rethink has been ongoing for much longer than that.

This is epitomised by Jura Seven Wood, one of two NAS single malts in the new range alongside Jura Journey.

‘My first question when I joined the company was: why Seven Wood?’ says Glass. ‘Whisky making and distillation, I would say, is an iterative process. It can develop and morph over time, particularly for the Seven Wood. That particular project has been almost a decade in the making.’

It all sounds very Richard Paterson: seven different wood types, including American white oak – Jura’s ‘perfect natural partner,’ says Glass – and six types of French oak used for finishing. Six?

‘French oak is more about areas, rather than the type of oak,’ explains Glass. ‘The eastern forests – Vosges, for example – have a tighter grain, whereas Limousin has a wider grain and provides a different character.’

Seven Wood uses oak from the Vosges, Jupilles, Les Bertranges, Allier, Tronçais and Limousin forests, of which Glass picks out Vosges (‘almost milk chocolate characteristics’) and Bertranges (‘tropical fruit’) as key.

‘What I’m getting at is that seven woods might sound really strange – why that number? – but there is actually a lot of thought and liquid development that’s gone into making the product,’ says Glass.

Seven Wood: The new NAS malt uses six types of French oak from different forests

This sums up the Jura rethink as a whole: the creation of a coherent house style, still recognisably Jura in the mineral-edged, cereal-accented nutty dryness of Jura Journey, and the overlaying of different cask influences to create diversity and to loosen the spirit’s tightly-bound nature when young.

Thus ex-oloroso Sherry casks bring out an almost bitter, darkly fruity, chocolatey character in the 12-year-old, and red wine casks (‘top-notch Pauillac, although I can’t say where they’re from exactly,’ says Glass) create a triptych of smoke, sweetness and spice in the 18-year-old. All the time, first-fill ex-Bourbon casks underpin everything.

‘We’re focused on first-fill ex-Bourbon very heavily,’ says Glass. ‘There is some refill, but we’re very careful about that balance.’

Logan interjects. ‘We’re an island, we have two ferries and it can be quite hard to get new casks in the winter – so sometimes we have to use refill!’

Jura has sometimes been accused of being a single malt out of sync with its surroundings, as if its blender-influenced 1960s revival created a spirit looking outwards at the demands of the wider world, rather than remaining true to its own Hebridean roots.

If the revamp of Jura is partly an attempt to overturn that perception, it also recognises that it cannot ignore the past 55 years of its history, or the realities of what the distillery is equipped to produce.

After more than 200 years, has Jura finally found its true identity within the wider whisky world? Only time and the reaction of single malt drinkers will be able to answer that question.

It might be reasonably assumed that Jura would make a peaty whisky. After all, the island is smothered in the stuff. It was however built in the 1960s with backing from a major blender, Mackinlay’s, and at that time light whisky was what was needed. Jura, therefore, conformed to the requirements of the market.

Inside, Jura is a classic 1960s distillery – large rooms, a clear flow from a semi-lauter tun, stainless steel washbacks, and a capacious stillhouse with very tall (7.7m) stills with capacity in excess of 20,000 litres. Clearly it was not built solely to satisfy the thirst of the local populace. Relatively short ferments give Jura’s background rigidity – meaning that this is a whisky that needs time (or active casks) to open fully.

Whyte & Mackay’s master blender Richard Paterson is a great advocate of ex-Sherry casks and while the bulk of Jura is aged in ex-Bourbon and refill, in terms of single malt bottlings the Sherried element has a higher presence, adding some dried fruit sweetness.

Peated malt began to be run for a small period annually from the late 1990s onwards. This is blended with unpeated in some expressions, as well as on its own.

Although the large southern Hebridean island of Jura has always been sparsely populated, it has a fascinating distilling heritage. It was on 18th century Jura where it was reported that the natives made spirit from rowan berries, as well as using the bitter fruit to acidulate their whisky punch.

Illicit distillation took place, but there was a legal site in the island’s only settlement, Craighouse, in 1810 licensed to the island’s owner Archibald Campbell. There is debate as to whether there was a legal distillery in Lagg.

The distillery went through a number of names: Craighouse, Small Isles, Caol nan Eilean, Jura, and owners without garnering any great fame until 1901 when it was among many to close in whisky’s first great sales slump. The cost in running a remote island site is always expensive and a lack of direct transport to the mainland [all ferry traffic still has to go via Islay] also counted against its survival.

It was these economics which ruled Jura out of the distilling equation for over six decades. Then, in 1963, two of the island’s landowners, Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith, decided to start whisky-making once more – predominantly as an incentive to stop any further decline in the island’s population. With financial backing from Leith-based blenders Charles Mackinlay & Co., the famous designer William Delme-Evans was hired and a large, modern distillery was built which was further expanded in 1978 to its current size. In 1985, Invergordon Distillers bought Mackinlays and from there the firms were folded into Whyte & Mackay.

It began being sold as single malt in 1974, and the range has grown steadily since. The start of peating saw some smoky whisky being included in the no-age Superstition brand, launched in 2002, while a 100% smoked Prophecy was released in 2009.

CAPACITY (MLPA) i

2.2

CONDENSER TYPE i

Tube

FERMENTATION TIME i

54hrs

FILLING STRENGTH i

63.5%

GRIST WEIGHT (T) i

4.75

HEAT SOURCE i

Steam pans and coils

MALT SPECIFICATION i

0-0.5ppm

MALT SUPPLIER i

Bairds

MASH TUN TYPE i

Semi Lauter

NEW-MAKE PHENOL LEVEL i

0ppm

NEW-MAKE STRENGTH i

71%

SPIRIT STILL CHARGE (L) i

4,500

SPIRIT STILL SHAPE i

Lantern

STILLS i

WAREHOUSING i

Racked

WASH STILL CHARGE (L) i

24,150

WASH STILL SHAPE i

Lantern

WASHBACK SIZE (L) i

48,300

WASHBACKS i

WATER SOURCE i

Market Loch

YEAST TYPE i

Kerry

Emperador Distillers Inc

2014 - present

Whyte and Mackay Group

1995 - present

Invergordon Distillers

1985 - 1995

Scottish & Newcastle Breweries

1960 - 1985

Charles Mackinlay & Co

1960

James Ferguson & Sons

1876 - 1901

J&K Orr

1867 - 1876

Norman Buchanan

1853 - 1861

The Campbell Family

1810 - 1853

JURA RELEASES CHINKAPIN-FINISHED WHISKY

September 2019

Jura has launched its first chinkapin-finished whisky as part of a new series of single malts dedicated to the island’s community of (roughly) 212 residents.

Jura Two-One-Two 13 year old chinkapin finish

Chinkapin finish: Jura Two-One-Two has been part-matured in the rarely-seen oak

Jura Two-One-Two will be a series of limited edition whiskies kicking off this September with a 13-year-old expression matured in ex-Bourbon barrels and finished in chinkapin oak casks.

The additional chinkapin maturation is said to give Jura’s sweet, smoky single malt whisky a ‘distinctive twist’.

Gregg Glass, whisky maker at Whyte & Mackay, said: ‘Chinkapin is a wood that is rarely seen in the industry, but the impact it imparts on Jura’s light grassy spirit is worth the experiment.

‘It’s a fantastic partner which pushes the boundaries of what people expect of Jura’s house style, while its pioneering nature is the perfect way to celebrate the exceptional community which our distillery sits at the heart of.’

Chinkapin, or Quercus muehlenbergii, is a sub-species of white American oak that grows in areas of the north-east United States, including the Ozarks in Missouri.

Jura Two-One-Two #1 is bottled at 47.5% abv and is said to have aromas of lemon cake, cinnamon spice and toffee, with flavours of poached pear, sherbet and roasted pistachio.

Kirsteen Beeston, head of international malts at Whyte & Mackay, said: ‘We talk about Jura being a long way from ordinary and this latest creation certainly supports this.

‘By celebrating the people who make up our community, we are not only acknowledging the fundamental role they each play in our whisky, we are also highlighting the vital role of community to the Jura brand.’

Just 6,000 bottles will be available in select markets including the UK, France, Germany, Africa, Russia and Europe for around £90/ €100/ US$120.

The island distillery previously honoured its local community with the release of a three-strong limited edtion series of whiskies – One For The Road, released in 2016 to mark the retirement of Jura distillery manager Willie Cochrane; Jura One And All, released in 2017 to celebrate Jura’s community and distillery workers, and Jura One For You released in 2018.

Jura Red Wine Cask Finish unveiled in time for World Whisky Day

May, 2020

Scotch whisky producer Jura has kicked off a new series of cask editions by releasing a whisky finished in red wine barriques.

Jura Red Wine Cask Finish is matured in ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in the European red wine barriques for 18 to 24 months.

The whisky is said to be “a perfectly balanced and delicate single malt” with rich berry flavours and aromas of sultanas, caramel and Black Forest fruits.

The Red Wine Cask Finish is bottled at 40% abv. It has an initial exclusive listing with Sainsbury’s in the UK and Carrefour in France, sold at £44 for a 1-litre bottle and €29.90 for a 70cl bottle respectively.

It will be the first of a series of cask editions designed to pay homage to the island of Jura.

“In this red wine finished malt we’ve lifted Jura to a new level,” said blender Gregg Glass. “We’ve built beautiful balanced layers of richer fruit notes yet stayed true to the heart of our distillery character with its fresher fruit, honeyed and citrussy characteristics. We’re in a unique position to create a red wine finish malt whisky of great balance.”

Jura is owned by Glasgow-based Whyte & Mackay, which also owns Dalmore, Tamnavulin, Fettercairn, Glayva Liqueur, and Shackleton.

The firm will take part in a series of online events to mark World Whisky Day on Saturday, while raising money for The Drinks Trust. Visit WWD’s Facebook page to take part.

“It is undoubtedly a difficult time right now,” said head of whisky experience Daryl Haldane. “People will be celebrating World Whisky Day a bit differently this year, as they look forward to a day when we come through this and can share a dram together.

“That is why we wanted to offer something a bit different this year. We invite people to take a moment to enjoy the stories we will be sharing online, and to raise a glass with friends and family, whether virtually or together.”

Whisky author and consultant Blair Bowman, who founded World Whisky Day, has applauded the whisky community for how it has continued to connect virtually and support the hard hit hospitality sector in its time of need.

“The support being offered by the major distillers to the on-trade in its time of need has been wonderful to see,” said Bowman. “Whether it be through charitable donations to funds supporting hospitality workers or distillers sharing supplies with one another to make hand sanitiser, the global whisky industry has once again proven itself to be a phenomenally collaborative and supportive community.

“For me, whisky is ultimately more about the shared experience than the contents of the glass. So, when we are able to come together and raise a dram once more, I’m sure it will be a very special experience. It is something we can all look forward to

2021

Jura invests £100,000 in visitor centre

The Isle of Jura Distillery has opened a £100,000 visitor centre.

The centre, on the same site as the former distillery shop, offers visitors “a glimpse into the history and legends of Jura along with an opportunity to savour an authentic taste of single malt from the distillery.”

Designed to replicate a traditional Hebridean bothy, there is a tasting unit which will serve “rare Jura expressions” as well as its core range.

The company said that since 2007, visitor numbers have increased year on year, despite the distillery's remote location. According to Jura's stats, Jura single malt is now the third largest malt in the UK, with year on year growth of 60% across its key markets.

Jura Red Wine Cask Finish unveiled in time for World Whisky Day

May, 2020

Scotch whisky producer Jura has kicked off a new series of cask editions by releasing a whisky finished in red wine barriques.

Jura Red Wine Cask Finish is matured in ex-bourbon barrels and then finished in the European red wine barriques for 18 to 24 months.

The whisky is said to be “a perfectly balanced and delicate single malt” with rich berry flavours and aromas of sultanas, caramel and Black Forest fruits.

It will be the first of a series of cask editions designed to pay homage to the island of Jura.

Jura is owned by Glasgow-based Whyte & Mackay, which also owns Dalmore, Tamnavulin, Fettercairn, Glayva Liqueur, and Shackleton.

The firm will take part in a series of online events to mark World Whisky Day on Saturday, while raising money for The Drinks Trust. Visit WWD’s Facebook page to take part.

Jura launches new rum cask finish

March, 2021

Jura single malt whisky has launched a new rum cask finish as the latest member of the Jura Cask Editions.

Initially matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, the whisky has been finished in Caribbean rum casks and is initially launching in the UK before rolling out globally.

Gregg Glass, whisky maker & blender at Whyte & Mackay, said: “Our Jura Cask Editions have been created to showcase cask types in partnership with the Jura distillery character.

“With Jura Rum Cask Finish, the taste experience has been enhanced through the finish to create a beautifully tropical and fruity result. In making this release, we wanted to share a single malt that’s easy drinking and great value with compelling character.”

Jura Rum Cask Finish is available in Tesco stores at £45 for 1L.

Jura - Single malt Scotch whisky

JURA

ISLANDERS’

EXPRESSIONS

COLLECTION

NO.1

Jura X Adunnachie

Exclusive to Global Travellers, the Jura Islanders’ Expressions Collection is a series of whiskies inspired by some of the creative collective among our tiny island community. Each whisky showcases the resourcefulness and originality of our islanders’ craftsmanship. The first is a collaboration with Amy Dunnachie, aka Amy Finds.

Outside the bottle, we showcase a handmade pin made by Amy, formed from copper and rope washed up from afar on Jura’s shores. Inside the bottle, the whisky reflects the vibrancy of Amy’s work, combining our bright and lively character with the tropical fruit, warming sweet spice and richness from a finish in ex-rum casks from Barbados.

The whisky brings together the best of Jura and the best of Barbados, using ex-rum casks to instil an intense Caribbean flavour while keeping our roots firmly in Scotland. Amy’s artistic expression binds it all together; an inspiration for creativity and something new for this limited edition whisky.

JURA ISLANDERS’ EXPRESSIONS

COLLECTION NO.1

Tasting notes

COLOUR

Golden Bronze

NOSE

Rich tropical fruit, citrus, coconut, vanilla and nectarine

TASTE

Enticing sweet notes of grilled peaches, bananas, passion fruit, papaya, and mango, balanced with a creamy finish with warm sweet spice and a lingering richness.

CASK

Islanders’ Expression No.1 is finished in ex rum casks from Barbados

ABV

40%

Whyte & Mackay expands Scottish Oak Programme

The Scotch whisky maker is ‘stepping up and digging in’ to help better establish the use of native oak for the wider spirits industry

Whyte & Mackay has announced the expansion of its Scottish Oak Programme, spreading across its entire estate of distilleries in order to help establish native oak use as a quality raw material.

The programme has been spearheaded by master whisky maker Gregg Glass, with the aim of encouraging the use of Scottish oak widely among whisky makers. Alongside this it will also address some historical challenges that surround working with Scottish Oak, such a porosity, consistency of the wood, and cost versus true value.

Typically casks used in the production of Scotch whisky are sourced from abroad, most commonly ex-Bourbon barrels from the US, and European fortified wine casks from Portugal and Spain. Inspired by his time exploring local sawmills with his grandfather on the Black Isle, he set about exploring the role Scottish oak could play, and what it would take in terms of forestry management, and every skill required from harvest to cask creation.

When Glass joined Whyte & Mackay in 2016 he then began to implement the programme in earnest and has since developed partnerships with other organisations – including local landowning estates, sawmills and coopers – to create an initiative with the vision to one day be adopted by the Scotch Whisky industry.

Glass explains: “The Scottish Oak Programme seeks to inspire change within the Scotch whisky industry. We want to champion the potential home-grown oak offers the spirits industry, and the incredible diversity of flavour it offers the whisky maker.

“Our close relationships with industry partners mean we know the provenance of Scottish Oak and are even able to trace it right back to the individual tree. Through experimental whisky maturation and analytical trials, we can assess how the different variables – including growing conditions, drying and wood seasoning, oak type, coopering skills and heat treatment – can impact the flavour of the resulting whisky and there is a myriad of exciting flavour profiles to explore.”

As the programme develops, the adoption of Scottish Oak will grow to support local businesses and craftspeople and stimulate demand for traditional skills from forestry management to coopering, alongside apprenticeships and shared learning.

Glass’ vision looks not only to sourcing oak for cask production, but to encouraging a circular economy and future-proofing Scottish Oak for the next generation of whisky makers. To that end, the programme has developed a planting scheme which has already seen over 15,000 trees replanted across Scotland, while looking to establish dedicated oak forests.

In 2019, Whyte & Mackay’s experimental arm, Whisky Works, launched its first Scottish Oak part-finished expression suitably named ‘King of Trees’. The 10-year-old blended Highland malt was created using wood from two 200-year-old wind-felled Scottish Oak tree to make one cask. The whisky maker is set to announce a second Scottish Oak release under its Fettercairn brand later this year.

The Scottish Oak Programme is one part of Whyte & Mackay’s commitment to a sustainable future for whisky making. The whisky maker’s sustainability agenda is to be published in an upcoming Green Pr

09 March, 2023

Jura Distillery, based in Scotland, is set to become the first building in the country to trial an innovative self-repairing limewash as part of the whisky maker’s commitment to sustainability within the industry.

The new coating, developed by the University of Hertfordshire and leaders in bio-based construction, UK Hempcrete, aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the island whisky makers, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary in April.

Jamie Muir, Jura’s distiller manager, said: “The Isle of Jura is a beautiful place to make Scotch whisky, but it is not necessarily the easiest place to be a whisky maker.

“When we created The Green Print, we laid out our commitment to make a positive impact on the local community where we make our whisky. This partnership with our friends at UK Hempcrete and the University of Hertfordshire will deliver a pilot which we believe could make a positive impact across the Scotch whisky industry and beyond,” Muir added.

The solution increases a building surface’s absorption of CO2 and this project will be the prototype for a potential solution in building conservation, which could help many businesses in their commitment to a zero-carbon approach.

The beachside distillery is located on the Hebridean Isle of Jura, home to an island community of 212. Currently, wind-driven rain on the island weathers the distillery, which prompts annual repainting to protect the building, also increasing carbon emissions through the transportation of materials to the island and the fulfilment of the maintenance works.

This new, more-robust surfacing is self-repairing, which is expected to reduce how often the repairs are needed, therefore reducing the annual carbon emissions from the distillery.

The initiative forms part of ‘The Green Print’, the roadmap to net zero created by the wider Whyte and Mackay whisky house, which lays out its vision for a sustainable future.

The project has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as part of the Design Exchange Partnership Programme, as the trial will aim to establish whether this is a sustainable solution for the building industry long term.

27 March, 2023

Single malt Scotch whisky, Jura, is looking to further its success with a refreshed entry-level expression, Jura Bourbon Cask.

Jura Bourbon Cask is an evolution of the current ‘Jura Journey’, which it will ultimately replace. The signature series, which features a 10, 12 and 18 Year Old, alongside Sevenwood, Jura 21 Time and Tide, will be led by the new expression going forward.

The progression to Jura Bourbon Cask has been informed by both consumer research in key markets and the brand’s continued commitment to supporting the global growth of the single malt category, as it anticipates that the expression will help to further recruit new drinkers to the category and brand.

EMPERADOR DISTILLERS INC

Emerador Distilleries is one of three companies within the Alliance Global Group, headed by Dr Andrew Tan, a self-made Chinese Filipino billionaire whose business interests embrace not only drinks but also real estate and fast food.

Emperador is now the world’s best-selling brandy, retailing 400 million bottles in Asia during 2013. The company owns the renowned Bodega San Bruno in Jerez, Spain and vineyards in Toledo. With the acquisition of the Bodega came a significant quantity of brandy that is maturing in ex-Sherry casks.

In Scotland, Emperador owns Glasgow-based Whyte & Mackay, which operates Dalmore, Fettercairn, Jura and Tamnavulin malt distilleries, along with Invergordon grain distillery, and produces Whyte & Mackay blended Scotch whiskies and the Glayva liqueur.

EMPERADOR DISTILLERS INC HISTORY

Andrew Tan launched Emperador brandy in 1990, at a time when gin and rum were the most popular spirits in the Philippines, and its image is of a vibrant, aspirational drink for younger consumers.

Emperador Light was introduced in 2010, followed three years later by Emperador Deluxe, which helped establish the company as a global player in the premium spirits sector. The same year, Emperador acquired The Bodega San Bruno from González Byass, and the San Bruno brandy trademark, registered in 1942.

November 2014 saw the completion of a £430 million deal between Emperador and United Spirits of India for Whyte & Mackay Distillers, with the sale being forced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority after Diageo bought into United Spirits.

Jura Distillery trials green building repairs

09 March, 2023

Jamie Muir, Jura’s distiller manager, said: “The Isle of Jura is a beautiful place to make Scotch whisky, but it is not necessarily the easiest place to be a whisky maker.

This new, more-robust surfacing is self-repairing, which is expected to reduce how often the repairs are needed, therefore reducing the annual carbon emissions from the distillery.

The initiative forms part of ‘The Green Print’, the roadmap to net zero created by the wider Whyte and Mackay whisky house, which lays out its vision for a sustainable future.

Jura whisky

Op 25 mijl ten westen van Schotland bevindt zich een uniek eiland vol onstuimige natuur, ruige bergen, vredige meren en een stormachtige zee. Een afgelegen eiland met maar één weg, één winkel, één pub en één distilleerderij waar de 212 bewoners en 5.000 herten de dienst uitmaken. Deze hechte community stort zich vol overgave op de creatie van een bijzondere whisky: Jura. De ambachtslieden van het eiland hebben in 2018 hun receptuur verfijnd met als resultaat een nieuwe range single malt whisky’s. Eén ding staat vast: deze Jura single malt whisky is ‘a long way from ordinary’.

JURA; WHERE DIFFICULT IS WORTH DOING

Jura Distillery

Te midden van de zanderige baaien, uitgestrekte vlaktes, hoge bergen en wilde rotsen vind je de Jura distilleerderij. Het kloppend hart van het eiland en de gemeenschap. Het eiland is zeker niet de makkelijkste plek om whisky te maken, maar wel de beste. Waarom? Omdat op een eiland zo afgelegen en lastig bereikbaar als deze, waar iedere eilandbewoner een rol speelt in de creatie van deze unieke whisky, waar hardwerken hand in hand gaat met schoonheid, ieder glas en iedere druppel whisky gekoesterd wordt.

THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Door de jaren heen hebben het eiland en de distilleerderij vele zware winden moeten doorstaan. De community spirit van de eilandbewoners, vastberaden en vindingrijk, is hierin altijd bepalend geweest. In 1810 is de distilleerderij gesticht, maar werd in het eind van de 19e eeuw stil gelegd. Gedurende deze periode en tijdens de twee oorlogen die daarop volgden is de vlam die in de Diurachs wakkert (de eilandbewoners) nooit gedoofd. Het is de vindingrijkheid en het doorzettingsvermogen van deze community geweest dat ervoor heeft gezorgd dat in 1963 de deuren weer geopend konden worden.

DE JURA SIGNATURE SMOKE

De Jura signature smoke

De kracht van het eiland Jura proef je terug in iedere Jura whisky. Licht rokerige tonen, onstuimig zoals de rotsachtige Westkant die onophoudelijk wordt geteisterd door de Atlantische Oceaan, dat is de Jura signature smoke. De oostkant is zacht en delicaat, hier vindt de fauna haar onderkomen. Zacht zoals je ook zou verwachten van een Highland whisky. Deze twee tegenstrijdige elementen in de juiste balans samen creëren de onwaarschijnlijke schoonheid die wij koesteren in onze whisky.

Jura distillery manager to retire

21 November, 2023

UK single malt whisky Jura has announced the retirement of distillery manager Graham Logan, following three decades of service.

Logan recently marked his retirement at the London Whisky Show, appearing alongside former distillery manager Willie Tait, whisky maker Joe Ricketts and the newly appointed Jura distillery manager, Jamie Muir.

“It’s been an honour to serve the island and our distillery for all these years. Jura is a lot more than just a whisky and the work that we do here is truly special. I look forward to seeing Jura’s future ahead and I know the distillery is in good hands,” said Logan.

Muir, who began his career at the distillery in 2006, but since moved to mainland Scotland to experience other distilleries, returns home to become the new distillery manager.

THE MALTS OF SCOTLAND

Series of 5 Scotch Single malt Whiskies brought out by Invergordon in Autumn of 1997 which

provoked reaction because of the names for this single malts they were called Craignure,

Druichan, Ferintosh, Glenluig, Kinaple.

When the marketing stratigists of Invergordon used this names they broke with a tradition

that give single malts the names of their distilleries, at least when they were proprietor’s

bottlings.

Invergordon was bought by Jim Beam in 1993, and finished production at the 3 Invergordon distilleries Bruichladdich, Tamnavulin, Tullibardine.

Invergordon owns Isle of Jura distillery in Craighouse and Bruichladdich and most likely Craignure and Druichan came from these, but neither they nor their then parent company,

Whyte & Mackay / JBB Greater Europe / owned by American Brands owned a distillery

in the Lowlands or one named Ferintosh or Glenluig, they described Ferintosh as Speyside

Glenluig as Highland.

The idea is that Glenluig is a Dalmore, Ferintosh is a Tamnavulin, Kincaple is a Glenkinchie,

THE MALTS OF SCOTLAND

GLENKINCHIE (Kincaple)

TAMNAVULIN ( Ferintosh)

DALMORE ( Glenluig)

ISLE OF JURA ( Craignure)

BRUICHLADDICH ( Druichan)

Jura Islanders Expression No.3 shines in Travel Retail Awards 2024

30 September, 2024

The Jura Islanders Expressions No.3 has been crowned Supreme Champion Product at the Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2024, the most authoritative, respected and premier drinks award for the Global Travel Retail sector.

Jura Islander’s Expression No. 3 impressed the panel of judges with its originality, storytelling and connection to its island. This new expression is the third in its series of three travel retail exclusive collectibles. No3 was brought to life, online and in store in over 30 locations across global travel retail. The eye catching launch delivered a standout pack & enriched consumer experiences across GTR, driving successful penetration, conversion and spend, a clear winner.

This Supreme Champion Campaign trophy was awarded to Bacardi for its ‘Rum Tales – Tempting travellers to enter and explore the rum category” campaign, for which Bacardi successfully attracted new consumers to the premium rum category and persuaded existing rum drinkers to explore and choose more premium+ options.

The travel retail campaign set out to educate consumers, increasing their confidence to understand and explore the rum category. Having identified three key types of rum consumers, Bacardi segmented products across different tiers, analysed what they are searching for and matched them with suggested rums. The judges loved the immersive experience and commented that it was an impressive activation.

Drinks International’s publisher Justin Smith said: “This year’s judging was particularly tough because of the quality found across the board. Difficult discussion, deliberation and decisions were carried out by our expert panel, who drew up shortlists in each of the eight categories.”

Full results are available here while the list of medal winners was also published in the October issue of Drinks International.

The Travel Retail Awards were launched 17 years ago to recognise and highlight the importance of the drinks industry within the Global Travel Retail sector. The competition is founded on a rigorous and independent judging process and supported by many of the world's leading drinks producers, travel retailers and operators, who regard it as the leading drinks event.