Jura Perspective No.01 16 Year Old

Nose: Stone fruits (peach, apricot), berries, honey light malt, vanilla. Leaving it to rest develops some citrus floral tones and herbal aromas (mint, oregano). Water had little effect. Palate: Like the nose, the arrival shows stone fruits, particularly peach, plus orange juice and honey. In the development there is some tannic spice and sour orange as the juice flavor becomes more like marmalade but the overall character is mild and approachable. The texture is soft and creamy when neat and it becomes creamier with a dash of water. Finish: Medium. Apricot jam fades into the tannins in the finish leaving a spicy dry aftertaste. This whisky is the first in the "Perspective" series from Jura Distillery, and it is notable for being presented in a more “artisan” guise than their usual expressions. It has a respectable age statement, a higher alcohol content than is usual for Jura, it is free from artificial colouring and it is not chill filtered. All of which is well and good, but in the end does this produce a superior whisky? Well, maybe. The tasting is what matters and this seemed to me to be sweeter, fruitier and creamier than most Jura malts. However I have tasted other Jura expressions that were way more impressive (the old 16 year old, the Prophecy expression, and the excellent 21 year old “Tide” expression to name three), and as far as I know all of them were coloured and chill-filtered. Still, it’s a well made and well presented malt that I’d happily drink again, but I don’t think I’d bother buying a bottle. Tasted at Jura Distillery, April 18th 2025 “Good” : 83/100 (3.5 stars)

Almond, vanilla, warm, spice, grass (post) Colour: yellow/amber Harshness: 4