Tag: jura
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Jurassic pair
Jura is among my most-reviewed distilleries with a kind of love-hate relationship. At its worst it’s a horribly dry, vegetal and unbalanced train wreck of a single malt. But at its best, with some age and sensitivity of an independent bottler, it can be uniquely intriguing and delicious. Let’s see where the following two sit…
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Try before you buy
Today I will implement the ancient wisdom of trying before buying. Two bottles on the German market have caught my attention recently, and I’ve contemplated a buy but thought I could maybe wait for a sale before I took the chance. Then I found both in 5cl tasting samples, so I ordered them (along with…
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Ten more days of blind, belated Christmas
Let’s just dive straight back into the blind tasting from the Brühler Whisky House calendar 2023, that I started on in this post. We have here 10 more reviews, that I of course did not have all in one go , but I’ve collected by reviews from a time window of some weeks (usually I…
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The first of first impressions
Samples, samples, samples. Since this blog started in March I’ve cracked open about a hundred little sample bottles. And in my cupboard I have another 120 or so waiting. Samples are great, I get to experience a wide range of whiskies at a tiny fraction of the price of buying a bottle. And I sometimes…
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Jura, again
Not only have I moved past my aversion to Jura, but I’ve fallen in love with it. Or rather with the idea of what a Jura could be if properly matured and respectfully bottled, but that I have yet to fully experience. Actually, I went ahead of myself and bought a 30yo Jura when I…
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The rehabilitation of Jura
I haven’t been to the isle of Jura, but I have laid eyes on it on my way to Islay. As my eyes traced its shorelines, traumatic memories of abused tastebuds resurfaced. Nearly a decade ago, before my serious interest in whisky took off, I shared a Jura tasting set with a friend. I can’t…
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