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16th April 2021 |
Introducing
the new Jura Rum Cask Finish, an easy
drinker with a delicious rum cask
influence for those long warm summer
evenings and at a fantastic price.
 Jura
Rum Cask Finish is the third release in a
new cask finish series from the island
distillery.
A no age statement whisky which was
initially matured in American White Oak
Ex Bourbon barrels, the spirit was then
finished in hand selected Caribbean Rum
Casks to create a smooth, creamy and
fruity whisky.
Gregg Glass, Whisky Maker & Blender at
Whyte & Mackay the parent company of the
Isle of Jura distillery, commented: "Our
Jura Cask Editions have been created to
showcase cask types in partnership with
the Jura distillery character. The
flavours offer interesting
interpretations of our classic style,
making them ideal for those looking to
explore new flavours and finishes. 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!"
To emphasise the fruity flavours of the
Rum Cask Finish release, Jura are
recommending to try it alongside a serve
of grilled or glazed pineapple or enjoy
alongside a traditional Caribbean dish
such as Jerk Chicken. It is also
encouraged to explore the dimensions of
flavour in a sharing fruit punch or in a
classic ginger beer long serve, swapping
rum for 50ml of Jura Rum Cask Finish.
Presented in a 1 litre bottle and
bottled at 40% ABV the Jura Rum Cask
Finish will initially be exclusively
available from Tesco supermarkets and I
am told may also be available in
Sainsbury's in the future, after tasting this (note below)
I am happy to recommend it as a easy
drinking summer drammer and great value
at £40 for a one litre bottle.
I have long considered Jura as a
distillery that turns out some quality
older whiskies but Jura really has been
turning out some quite impressive young
whiskies in recent times that are good
to drink and more importantly priced to
drink, I wish there was more whisky
makers in Scotland like it. If you want
to explore Jura's older and younger
whiskies you will find the current Jura
whisky range available
from
specialist online whisky retailers
such as
The Whisky Exchange and
Master of
Malt
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Jura Rum Cask Finish Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Some sweet creamy toffee and a gentle
exotic fruity mix of orange, lemon,
peach and pineapple, a sprinkling of
brown sugar. A little milk chocolate,
coconut and some distant marzipan and a
touch of oak.
Taste:
The delivery brings sweet vanilla toffee
infused with the exotic fruits from the
nose - pineapple, peach and a touch of
zesty lemon. Some drying sweet oak with
a light dusting of spice.
Finish:
A medium to long finish, vanilla, fruit
and a little sweet barley sugar, some
delicate spice and lingering slightly
drying oak.
Comment:
A very gentle but busy and very
agreeable nose lets you know what is to
come, simply a delicious very enjoyable
easy to drink unpeated Jura single malt
with a lovely gentle rum cask influence.
The rum doesn't overwhelm the whisky as
some finishes can but gives the whisky a
gentle toffee sweetness and exotic
fruitiness. If this is the replacement
of the equally drammable Jura Winter
Edition on the shelves in Tesco stores
it could have easily been named the Jura
Summer Edition.
An easy drinker for those long warm
summer evenings and here is hoping we
get a few of those this year with most
of us including myself having a
staycation this summer. Like the the
Winter Edition the Jura Rum Cask Finish
is presented in a 1 litre bottle and at
£40 a bottle it is fantastic value and
you can simply pick it up in the
supermarket, no postage costs.
SMW Score
86/100
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