Jura
Jura: an ancient history but a recent distillery
Jura is a unique Scottish distillery from the island of Jura.
Distillation on the island of Jura (not far from Islay) takes us back to the beginning of the 18thth century.
If it was illegal at that time, there was soon a legal one, located in Craighouse (in 1810). This adventure was short-lived. Indeed, due to a lack of sales, it was closed in 1901, like many other distilleries of the time.
In 1963, the situation changed when two island owners, Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith, wanted to revive the island's economic activity. With the support of the blending house Charles McKinlay's & Co, they created Jura, a resolutely modern distillery.
As a result of successive takeovers, Jura is now in the hands of Whyte & MacKay (owned by the Filipino Emperador).
Jura: a range that reinvents itself
The first Jura single malt was released in 1974. Since then, the range has evolved several times. Indeed, the Superstition, launched in 2002, and the emblematic peaty Prophecy, launched in 2009, have recently been replaced.
We can mention the new arrival of the Journey, the 10 year old, the 12 year old, the Seven Wood and the 18 year old. They are now all slightly peaty.
In spite of a range well anchored in the minds of the amateurs, one sometimes has the opportunity to discover the style of the distillery through the independent bottlers. Read less
