Jura Superstition

info: C'est un assemblage de whisky ayant jusqu'à 21 ans d'âge. La moitié est un whisky lourdement tourbé alors que le reste ne l'est pas. Il y a une mention d'ajout de colorant. Je supose qu'il doit être filtré à froid mais, je n'en vois pas mention. Aucune mention d'âge aussi. Probablement que la mention d'âge du scotch le plus jeune de cet assemblage n'aurait pas fait bon marketing. Je déteste quand on me donne si peu d'information comme si l'on tentait de nous mettre la poudre aux yeux. L'édition est limité et discontinué. Esthétique: Ok, on peut avoir une bonne première impression. Belle couleur ambré, bel emballage, belle bouteille. Thématique de l'ankh qui porte chance. Rien à redire 8/10 Nez: Caramel salé, légère fumé. Très caramélise. Je ne peux rien dire de mal jusqu'ici. l'odeur est agréable. 18/20 Bouche: Chaud. Caramel. Sel marin iodé. La tourbe n'est en fait qu'une mince fumé très plastique. Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont Jura à vouloir toujours tout forcer avec leur caramel et leur filtrage à froid? 28/40 Final: Plastique et amer sur un fond de sel et de fumé. 12/30 Overall: Non. Je n'ai pas de plaisir avec ce gout. J'aimerais l'aimé car c'est une belle bouteille et tout mais, le champ aromatique ne me rejoint simplement pas. Ce caramel plastique typique de Jura! Je crois que c'est la tourbe Jura qui ne me fait pas non plus (même si elle est très subtile). Cette distillerie devrait essayer autre chose plutôt que de retenter toujours la même chose. Je sens qu'il y a tout de même une complexité respectable dans ce whisky. 43% c'est faible. J'aurais aimé une présence aromatique plus affirmé. Malgré tout ce n'est pas le pire Jura que j'ai gouté. Mitigé sur celui là, c'est n'est pas totalement un produit horrible, ce n'est pas un excellent produit non plus mais c'est définitivement pas pour moi. 62% moins 5% pour l'ajout de colorant et moins 5% pour le filtrage à froid = 52% (et je me trouve généreux!)

Rating: X/23 Quick rant, warning, and note of confusion: My factory-sealed sample of this came 1/3 empty. It was next to 3 other Jura samples, so I know what full looks like because that's what they were. I don't know if my sample is representative or what, but I might as well try it. N: Mild peat, lemon zest, grass, and a mild earth layer underneath it also. Just slightly interesting. The faintest mint and a touch of ethanol, but really it's very little. This is a light nose, even with the peat. P: Oh, the ABV has dropped here. It's flat. Time to derail this whole tasting. My refractometer tells me that this is just shy of 28% ABV. That's so absurdly low that there's really no reason for me to continue with my tasting. Tragedy, but that's it for this one. The worst part of this tragedy is that I tasted real potential here and the palate even continued to have some decent complexity, but there just is no way that I'm going to attempt to rate a spirit that's been compromised to this extent. I do get the peat and malt still on the palate. There's some grassiness and a little toasty brioche as well. Once I adjust my palate to the wateriness and kind of excess bitterness, it isn't too bad. There's a malty sweetness as well and the vaguest remnants of some swirling herbal and milder vegetal characters. There's some legacy of fruit that might have once been in the orange-tangerine-apricot range. F: Look, I'm not going to even try here. It isn't bad as is (no off-notes), but that's as far as I'll go. - Conclusion - This honestly seems like it might have once been a good dram. I will definitely keep my eye open for another opportunity to try this one. I don't recommend trying it if the sealed bottled has lost 1/3 of its contents though.

I loved the Prophecy, so I’m looking forward to the follow-up. The pair was discontinued together, so I consider this a rare opportunity. This is the lightly peated variant. Let’s get into it. Nose: Earthy, vegetal peat. If I remember correctly, the Prophecy was coastal peat. Smoke and iodine. Some caramel and toffee. Honey and vanilla. Faint sun-dried tomato. It’s a fairly reserved nose, but I like what I get. Ash notes as well as mint and dark chocolate assert themselves with time. Brine and sea salt begin to match the vegetal peat. Very good. Palate: Earthy, rubbery peat. A bit of sea salt and seaweed. Caramel, toffee, and dark chocolate. Big-time orange/tangerine citrus. A heavy dose of cinnamon and black pepper spice. Finish: Medium-long. Orange citrus and cocoa. Cinnamon, black pepper, and other baking spices. I definitely prefer the heavily peated rendition to the light peated. I loved the Prophecy, I liked this Superstition. I think this one would be comparable if the palate had delivered what the nose promised. Regardless, it’s a solid whisky. Glad to have gotten my hands on this bottle long after it was discontinued. Well worth the $64 I paid to get it long after it was discontinued. 3.75/5.

Nose: The nose is warming with oatmeal, sweet peat, honey, and a small bit of toasted coconut. There's a note in there that reminds me of banana chips. A big dose of sweet malt rounds it out. Maybe a bit of toasted grain and woodsmoke that weren't there initially. Palate: Honey sweet initially, followed by an oily peatiness that lingers and turns more earthy. Heather and toasted malt, a small bit of roasted apple. Leather and seaweed. Finish: Medium length oily. Warming, earthy peat. Toasted barley with a slight hint of coconut. Candied corn. Oaky sweetness. Conclusion: I've seen some good reviews and bad reviews. Most of the bad reviews though, say something like "disappointed with the level of peat" or something. It says "Lightly Peated" right on the bottle... They did what they set out to do, I think it's a wonderful example of a lightly peated scotch. The smoke doesn't overwhelm any of the other components, but it's still there if you look for it. This isn't the most complex whisky out there, but I find it rather enjoyable. It's not the best, but it's a great casual sipper.

Side-by-side tasting review of a three sample pack - Jura 10 Origin, Jura Superstition and Jura 16Yr (Diurachs). Haven’t heard glowing reviews for this distillery but I got the three-pack sample for a measly $5 so I figured, why not. Here we go! Sample three of three Nose: Smoked caramel, honey and a bit of wood vanilla Palate - Good dose of honeyed fruits and highland peat upfront. However the two don’t seem to be on same page. They seem to dancing to different beats...one is doing the cha-cha and the other is doing a waltz. Not as well balanced or integrated as the 16Yr. Finish is a long and smoky with hard candy sweetness trailing right behind Overall, the sum of parts is less than the whole. The sweetness of the honey notes almost overpowers the whole thing. The peat smoke, while not seamlessly integrated, somewhat keeps things interesting. Side-by-side score = 3 of 3.

Had a couple of bottles a while back. This review is based on 1/2yr old memory... Nose: Medium peat, with a mash, boggy/sour quality. Peppery licorice tones as well. A bit of sweetness. The boggy note may sound a bit off, but strangely enough it works well. Palate:The palate is medium thick, and confirms the nose. Quite smooth texture. Maybe it’s the added caramel fooling me, but it feels quite dark and full in taste for burbon cask. Finish: Smooth lingering light peat and licorice. Overall: Not too complex but very accessible and casual to drink while not being boring, though the boggy style of peat may ny appeal to everyone. I score it 3, i.e. a decently good whisky. I’ve read some bad reviews on this (e.g. Jim Murray), that I do not believe are fair at all.