To mark this very special occasion on the night we sampled:
Jura Turas Mara, Jura 30yr Camas an Staca, Jura 1977 Jura Juar, Jura The
Delme Evans Special Edition (samples drawn from the cask especially for our
Tweet Tasting) and Jura 39¾ (which will be bottled as Jura 40yr in 2014).
To put the cherry on this very special anniversary cake of a
tasting we also managed to trend on Twitter in the UK at number 6. An awesomely
amazing achievement, managing to trend higher than Simon Cowell and a handful of other
'Britain’s Got Talent' related trends.
Here are a few of the tweeted tasted highlights from last
week:
Jura Turas Mara
@WhiskyDiscovery
Dusty, spicy, cloves, candied orange peel, sweetens with vanilla, fruit with
rum soaked raisins.
@AnneEJones Vanilla,
sultanas soaked in rich oloroso. Caramelised orange peel in dark chocolate and
a hint of leather.@StratTalking The Turas Mara has a lovely peppery finish, woody but more spiced, or is it herbal?
Jura 30yr Camas an Staca
@Macdeffe Faint
whiff of sulphur followed by an explosion of fruitiness that reminds me of 60's
Bowmore.
@STVLauraPiper
Wow! Gorgeous amber gold that tastes like Christmas - burnt orange, scents of
cinammon and spiced vanilla.
@BeersIveKnown
Definitely a whisky that benefits from a drop of water, pear drops, nail salons
and carpenters workshops.
Jura 1977 Jura Juar
@robinmckelvie
Mr Sheen slowing down and enjoying himself as he polishes a musty shop laden
with dried spices & candied fruits.
@ScotMaltWhisky
Sweet coconut, packed with exotic fruit - kiwi, tangerine and peach, creamy
vanilla toffee.
@galg Wood
varnish, mint, sweet notes of vanilla ice cream, caramel, peach and some ripe
papaya & pineapple with crème Catalan.
Jura Delme Evans SE
@abbeywhisky
Rubber, whiff of smoke, chocolate, raisins, honey and a slight sulphur note.
@mynameisgone
Delme Evans nose getting a slight rubbery note and salted lemons.
@WhiskyDiscovery
Oh my! Wonderful Oloroso notes, sweet, woody, spicy, a little earthy too. The
slightest hint of fragrant smoke.
Jura 39¾
@ScotMaltWhisky
Dusty vanilla, demerara sugar, burnt raisins, orange, crushed almonds,
definitely old sherried Dundee cake.
@steveprentice
I could just sit here and nose the 39¾ all day. Vanilla cola bottles.
@FinWycherley
Goodness, I just gave the Jura 39¾ a wee cuddle. Very Christmasy, roast
chestnuts.
These are only a mere morsel of the mountain of tasting notes from last week’s tweet tasting dramstravaganza. For a full lowdown head over to Twitter and search hash tag #Jura50TT
These are only a mere morsel of the mountain of tasting notes from last week’s tweet tasting dramstravaganza. For a full lowdown head over to Twitter and search hash tag #Jura50TT
Jura Delme Evans Special Edition and Jura 39¾ are not available to buy, but if you wish to sample Jura Turas Mara for yourself, it’s currently available through Travel Retail. Bottles of Jura 30yr Camas an Staca and Jura 1977 ‘Jura Juar’ are available from specialist retailers including Royal Mile Whiskies and Shop4Whisky.
A huge thanks to everyone who took part and followed last
week’s tweet tastery. There are plenty more branded and themed Tweet Tastings
to come, so if you would like to be one of our tasters, keep your eyes peeled
on the website and on our Twitter handles @TheWhiskyWire & @TweetTastings
for details.
For more information on Jura visit: jurawhisky.com
Until next time Happy Dramlaxing!
Until next time Happy Dramlaxing!