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Scotch Drinkers Only – Jura 16 Year Old

Single Cask | Ex-Bourbon Barrel | Cask Strength

A remarkable single cask Jura selected exclusively for the Scotch Drinkers Only range. Matured for 16 years in an Ex-Bourbon Barrel and bottled at its natural cask strength of 57.1% ABV, this limited release showcases the elegance and complexity that mature Jura can achieve. Expect layers of honeyed malt, orchard fruit, creamy vanilla, and gentle island character, all wrapped in the richness that only extended maturation can provide.

Whisky Details

Distillery	Jura
Region	Island
Brand	Scotch Drinkers Only
Age	16 Years Old
Cask Type	Ex-Bourbon Barrel
Cask Number	#103512
ABV	57.1% (Cask Strength)
Bottle Size	700ml
Outturn	124 Bottles

Tasting Notes

Nose

Inviting aromas of vanilla bean, wildflower honey, ripe pear, baked apple, lemon zest, and soft oak mingle with subtle coastal salinity and delicate baking spices.

Palate

Silky and full-bodied with flavors of crème brûlée, butterscotch, orchard fruits, toasted almonds, sweet malt, and creamy vanilla. Gentle oak spice, white pepper, and a whisper of sea breeze add depth without overshadowing the whisky's elegant fruit.

Finish

Long, refined, and warming with lingering notes of vanilla cream, honey, citrus peel, toasted oak, and a delicate maritime freshness.

Additional Information

✓ Natural Color
✓ Non-Chill Filtered
✓ Single Cask Bottling
✓ Bottled at Natural Cask Strength

Why We Bottled It

Jura has long been one of our favorite distilleries, yet one thing has always frustrated us. It's incredibly rare to find Jura bottled at full, natural cask strength. Most official releases are proofed down, leaving whisky lovers with very few opportunities to experience the distillery's spirit exactly as it came from the cask.

When this exceptional Jura became available, we knew we had to bring it to the United States. Matured entirely in bourbon and bottled at its natural 57.1% ABV, it showcases everything we love about Jura: elegant orchard fruit, creamy vanilla, honeyed malt, gentle coastal character, and remarkable complexity.

This is the Jura we've always wanted to drink and one we were proud to make available to fellow Scotch drinkers in the U.S.

Just a short CalMac ferry hop from Islay’s Port Askaig and 60 miles from mainland Scotland, the Isle of Jura feels a world apart. More remote than its famed neighbor, Jura has just one distillery to Islay’s ten and a population of roughly 200 compared to Islay’s 3,000+. Among its most celebrated residents was George Orwell, who sought solitude here while battling tuberculosis.  Here at Barnhill farmhouse between 1946 and 1949 he penned 1984 and famously called the island “ungettable.” Jura’s landscape is rugged, the weather unpredictable and the elements shaping both the people and their whisky.

Distilling on Jura officially began in 1831, when William Abercrombie secured the island’s first license, introducing the world to Jura’s distinctive spirit before production fell silent in the early 1900s. The distillery nonetheless claims 1810 as its founding date, a nod to its illicit distilling origins. Revived in the 1960s through the efforts of several stakeholders, the stills were running once more by 1963 after more than six decades of silence. Today, Jura is owned by Whyte & Mackay, and its whisky once again ships around the world.

Jura’s production reflects both tradition and its unique island character. Water is drawn from Loch a’Bhaile Mhargaidh, while malted barley is sourced from the Port Ellen maltings on nearby Islay.  The heart of Jura’s spirit lies in its four copper pot stills: two wash stills and two spirit stills, towering some 28 feet high and once the tallest in Scotland.

Once distilled, the young spirit is matured mainly in American and European oak casks, often ex-bourbon or sherry seasoned and held in racked and dunnage warehouses on Jura or at mainland sites when space is limited. Here, years of slow interaction with oak and subtle maritime influence from the salty coastal air build complexity and depth.

Jura’s whiskies reflect this blend of isolation, craft and character: generally lighter and fruitier than many island malts, with orchard sweetness, honeyed cereal, and delicate coastal notes. Periodic peated runs add a whisper of smoke to expressions like Superstition or the more intense Prophecy, showing how the distillery’s flexible production can range from gentle to gently smoky.

It’s not often we see Jura liquid for sale, let alone at cask strength. We’re proud to bring you this 16-year offering at amazing value, a dram that speaks to the distillery’s craft.