Jura Boutique Barrels (Sherry), 1993 Vintage /54%/0.7l
- In 2010 Jura Distillery introduced three vintage expressions under Boutique Barrels label. The idea was to create a range of single cask bottlings showing the variety of whisky styles the distillery is capable to produce.
Product description
In 2010, Jura Distillery introduced a new line of Boutique Barrels whiskies , including three vintage editions – 1993, 1995 and 1999.
All three were single cask editions , and the producer wanted to showcase the styles of whisky it could produce. The oldest in the line-up, the 1993 Vintage, was aged until 2002 in an American white oak barrel before being transferred to an Oloroso sherry cask from the Gonzales Byass bodega. The whisky was bottled without chill filtration and at a natural alcohol content of 54%, and the edition consisted of 300 bottles.
Nose : rich, with strong sherry tones, honey, peanut butter, freshly ground coffee, raisins, raspberries, traces of ginger and pepper and a hint of eucalyptus.
Palate: rich and sweet, coconut flakes, honey, raspberry mousse, marzipan, canned pineapple, oranges, dried plums, apricots, notes of cocoa and ginger.
Finish: long, strong fruit and sherry tones, pepper and dark chocolate.