PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Jura is a remote island in the Inner Hebrides, with fewer than 250 people, one road, and a single distillery, in a place where whisky has been made since 1810. Its stills are among the tallest in Scotland, and its spirit is a blend of unpeated and heavily peated malts that results in a clean, sweet, lightly smoky whisky. The 21 Year Old Tide is the oldest permanent bottling in the range, part of Jura’s Rare & Aged collection, introduced in late 2019.
It’s matured for 21 years in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, then finished in hand-selected virgin American white oak casks, a finish that adds vanilla, coconut, and sweet spice, and which gives the whisky its “sweet, fruity, and nutty flavour,” in the distillery’s words. It’s bottled at 46.7% ABV (93.4 proof), a notch higher than the usual 40-44%, and the color is “satin wood honey gold.” As reviewers point out, there’s no sherry cask here: this is a sweet, oaky, bourbon-and-virgin-oak malt.
Jura’s tasting notes: “Nose: Crème caramel, sweet fruit salad, ginger, desiccated coconut and marzipan. Taste: Macaroon, gingerbread, frangipane, and white chocolate,” ending with a sweet, nutty finish. Whisky Advocate described it as “deliciously smoky like autumnal garden bonfires, with aromas of banana and treacle muffin, papaya, gingerbread, antique oak, worn leather, vanilla pod, oak tannins, and walnut shells. Flavors of baked apple, chocolate-chip cookies, woodsmoke, ginger, dark honey, clove, allspice, and pepper, then marzipan and more oak, before becoming a touch leathery. It finishes with feisty spices and tobacco smoke, plus flashes of lemon curd sweetness.” WhiskyNotes (84/100) found it “leathery and spicy, with plenty of sweet woody touches,” and “quite a robust and generously oaked Jura,” with “big bourbonny notes all over the place.” The Whiskybase community rates it 85.9 out of 100 across 55 ratings, and one expert found it “more on the dark side,” reminiscent of “the standard 15s and 21s from Glenfarclas,” with “dark preserved fruits, forest honey, dry sherry, cinnamon and cardamom,” though “there are no sherry casks.”
It’s a sweet, spiced, oak-forward 21-year-old for customers who like dessert-like malts, at a more approachable price than many whiskies of its age. A good gift, and a fine sipper after dinner. Enjoy it neat or with a few drops of water.
Isle of Jura 21 Year Old Tide Single Malt Scotch Whisky is produced at Jura Distillery on the Isle of Jura, Scotland (Whyte & Mackay), aged 21 years in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and finished in hand-selected virgin American white oak casks. 46.7% ABV / 93.4 proof, 750ml.
Whisky Advocate (score not shown):
“Matured in bourbon barrels and finished in virgin American oak. Deliciously smoky like autumnal garden bonfires, with aromas of banana and treacle muffin, papaya, gingerbread, antique oak, worn leather, vanilla pod, oak tannins, and walnut shells. Flavors of baked apple, chocolate-chip cookies, woodsmoke, ginger, dark honey, clove, allspice, and pepper, then marzipan and more oak, before becoming a touch leathery. It finishes with feisty spices and tobacco smoke, plus flashes of lemon curd sweetness.”
WhiskyNotes — 84/100:
“Quite a robust and generously oaked Jura... Big bourbonny notes all over the place. Vanilla, caramel, leather and cinnamon. There’s also an aromatic, almost floral edge from the virgin wood.”
Whiskybase community — 85.9/100 (55 ratings)
Jura (tasting notes):
“Colour: Satin wood honey gold. Nose: Crème caramel, sweet fruit salad, ginger, desiccated coconut & marzipan. Taste: Macaroon, gingerbread, frangipane, and white chocolate.”
Nose
Satin-wood honey gold. Crème caramel, sweet fruit salad, ginger, desiccated coconut, and marzipan, with banana, treacle, leather, and vanilla.
Palate
Sweet and dessert-like, with macaroon, gingerbread, frangipane, white chocolate, baked apple, dark honey, clove, and woodsmoke.
Finish
Long and bold, with spice, tobacco smoke, caramel, and a flash of lemon curd.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Style | Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky — Virgin Oak Finished |
| ABV / Proof | 46.7% ABV / 93.4 Proof |
| Age | 21 Years |
| Casks | American white oak ex-bourbon; finished in virgin American white oak |
| Distillery | Jura — Isle of Jura, Scotland (Whyte & Mackay) |
| Collection | Rare & Aged — “Tide” |
| Critics | Whisky Advocate reviewed; WhiskyNotes 84; Whiskybase community 85.9 |
| Style / Identity | A sweet, spiced, oak-forward, lightly smoky island malt |
| Aromas & Flavors | Crème caramel, fruit salad, ginger, coconut, marzipan, gingerbread, white chocolate |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
Enjoy neat, or with a few drops of water.
Bottle Size: All bottles are 750ML/700ML unless otherwise noted.
21 and Over: Adult Signature Required
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