This work explores the history of the hebridean islands of islay, jura and colonsay. Theres american white oak, and six other french oaks, limousin, troncais, allier, vosges, jupilles, and les bertranges. It was some eight years after the license act of 1823 that william abercombie obtained a license for the distillery, renaming it isle of jura. Welcome to the islay info bookshop, where you can buy a wide selection of islay related books and maps through our association with. In the whisky bible 2009 the jura 16yo scored 80100. Join on this wonderful whisky tour of islay and jura where you will sample arguably some of the best whiskies in the world. A history of whisky on islay and jura it is believed that the irish monks first introduced the art of distillation to islay, during the early fourteenth century.
I found this reminiscent of some of the distillery bottlings in that it has that peppery, tannic quality but not as much peat and rich, bold, complex sweetness, which i missed. Free from distractions, we focus entirely on one thing making the very best single malt whisky we can. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party jim davies ticking timebomb official music video. Whisky books for armchair travellers scotch whisky. The scottish isle of jura off the west coast of scotland. Jura distillery is a scotch whisky distillery on the island of jura in the inner hebrides off the. Isle of jura distillery is on a rigged scottish island which offers the adventurer walking, climbing, exploring, the annual fell race and a whisky festival as well as distilling the fine isle of jura single malt scotch whisky. Prophecy is young and quite heavily peated, while duriachs own is not and has a mature character. It covers the human occupation since earliest times, the relics left on the islands, monasteries, forts, carvings, artefacts of mesolithic times through to the modernday distilleries of islay and jura. You can find more information about the isle of jura distillery location, history, equipment, ownership, etc. Isle of jura origin 10 year old has been discontinued and is succeeded by isle of jura distillery 10 year old.
Jura scotch malt whisky distillery profile malt madness. Older editions may omit camas an staca from the label users have rated this product 5 out of 5 stars. Stores and prices for isle of jura distillery origin 10 year old sin. The scottish island of jura is located in the hebrides, not far from islay. Even though its products are usually unpeated or just very little peated, this isle of jura prophecy is comparable with the smokier whiskies from the isle of islay. Even the word whisky is protected, with all other distilleries in the world having to use a different spelling which is why youll always find american and irish spirits labelled as whiskey note the letter e. Isle of jura hotel on the beautiful isle of jura in the inner hebrides, scotland. The village is also home to the islands only hotel, shop and church. The name jura is believed to come from the norse meaning deer island. Isle of jura distillery in craighouse, jura s main settlement.
Isle of jura whisky buy isle of jura whiskies online master of malt. Jura distillery visit a single malt scotch whisky distillery tour. Barnhill on the island of jura, the house where george orwell wrote 1984. Isle of jura whisky buy isle of jura whiskies online. Craighouse was once served by a direct ferry from the. Isle of jura distillery the distilleries of scotland.
Aug 26, 2011 im not sure which came first, the isle of jura distillerys name for this particular whisky or the superstition theyve cleverly inventedattached to it. The first official distillery on jura was built in 1810 but there is evidence that illicit distilling took place as far back as 1502. Despite this and the two world wars which followed, our diurachs spirit remained. Jura distillery was founded in 1810, and got its licence in 1831. New dawn for jura as it overhauls range scotch whisky. Jura is part of the council area of argyll and bute. The history of distilling on the small island stretches back further than half a century, however, but is of chequered success. A tour of orwells jura, where he wrote 1984 travel. The caol lia distillery is closed for a major refurbishment until spring 2020 but we happily moved around the island from our location. Finished in a combination of american white oak and european sherry casks, this is complex with notes of pineapple, toffee and spice. Origin 10 year old, duirachs own 16 year old, superstition, and prophecy. These are the standard bottlings and most of them are bottled. Learn more about what makes jura single malt scotch whisky a long way from ordinary.
The isle of jura distillery sits in the islands only town, craighead. Isle of jura origin 10 year old single malt scotch whisky gift pack with 2 glasses 70 cl 4. This last tale is, of course, what inspired the distillery to create its whisky called prophecy. Isle of jura distillery feature page on undiscovered scotland. This means despite the love and desire to share our friendly, passionate and unique country, we must ask everyone at this time not to travel to our islands and remote rural communities. In the olden days when the first jura distillery was built back in 1810, the whisky. On the small island of jura lies a single distillery the isle of jura distillery. Islay bookshop for islay books and maps islay info.
The distillery went through various names such as caol nan eilean, craighouse, jura, small isles, and changed owners as frequently. Isle of jura distillery produces a light malt whisky. The whisky even though the arran distillery is a very young distillery, it offers a very large range of whiskies. Craighouse is home to the jura distillery, producing isle of jura single malt whisky. Jura house gardens at ardfin, in the south of the island. Welcome to the isle of jura bookshop, where you can buy a wide selection of jura. The distillery fell into disrepair, but in the 1960s two local. But even though the isle of jura distillery is located just a ferry ride away from the parish of peat, its house style is completely different.
The island is mountainous, bare and infertile, covered largely by vast areas of blanket bog. As well, some real history of islay whisky would have been welcome at this price. Horst luening talks about the history form isle of jura and the distillery. Indeed, jura has been officially in operation since 1810, though there was a distillery on the island going back futher. Islay is one of the five whisky distilling regions in scotland which has its identity protected by law. Chieftains 1996 isle of jura 14 year old, island jura duh. It has a long history, including settlements by the vikings and irish. Isle of islay are some of the wildest and most characterful in the maltwhisky spectrum. The islands single track road leads to the distillery and islands only pub which lie at the heart of juras small but passionate community of around 200 people who are vastly outnumbered by the heard of some 5,000 deer. Isle of jura distillery scotland attractions lonely planet.
Indeed, in many ways the village is defined by its distillery, which stands overlooking the main arguably the only road junction in the village, with views of small isles bay and its islands and the more distant scottish mainland. Ensure your merchant has the version you are looking for critics h. Jun 08, 2019 barnhill on the island of jura, the house where george orwell wrote 1984. Over the summer months, if you visit jura during a weekend youre more likely than not to find some form of saturday night. The name william delmeevans pops up in the history books.
Inside, jura is a classic 1960s distillery large rooms, a clear flow from a semilauter tun, stainless steel washbacks, and a capacious stillhouse with very tall 7. In peat smoke and spirit, islays fascinating story is uncovered. The village is tucked in under the paps of jura, three mountains that share a distinctive mounded shape. Highlights of this dated, basic dvd are the informative and mouthwatering tour of the laphroaig distillery, interviews with the charming willie cochrane, of isle of jura distillery, the loquacious reprobate at glenrothes, who eloquently describes the art of. Photo of isle of jura distillery celebrating its 50th anniversary in 20, jura single malt has become one of scotlands most famous. Isle of jura accommodation, travel, transport the internet. The distillery was rebuilt in 1884 and produced 64,000 gallons per year back then. You may have guessed it already from this expressions name, but the isle of jura seven wood is made with whisky drawn from seven different types of cask. Archibald campbell founds a distillery named small isles distillery. Jura distillery is a scotch whisky distillery on the island of jura in the inner hebrides off the west coast of scotland. Jura basically has only one road which starts as the a846 at feolin ferry passes through craighouse, between the distillery and the hotel and heads on north towards barnhill where george orwell wrote 1984, though it has petered out into a rough track long before then. From the peaceful village of craighouse, the jura hotel has breathtaking views across the water and is metres from the worldfamous jura distillery.
It changed various owners until 1876, when the ferguson family purchased it. Isle of jura in light of covid19, everyones health and safety is the most important thing. Information about the history and technical features of the isle of jura distillery in scotland. The whisky produced then was peaty from character, which differs considerably from the whisky produced today. Even though the distillery didnt open until 1810, the people of jura were entitled to distill whisky for personal consumption, until a ban was introduced in 1781. The magical isle of jura is famous for deer, whisky, wilderness and warm hospitality, and the jura hotel is the perfect basecamp from which to explore the island. The scottish isle of jura off the west coast of scotland isle of jura books welcome to the isle of jura bookshop, where you can buy a wide selection of jura related books and maps through our association with. Old photographs of isle of jura inner hebrides scotland. At craighouse the 1775 mill stands opposite the distillery.
He lives in the isle of jura, but photographs all around scotland and worldwide. But its history goes back further than when that tale came to pass. Islay info bookshop a comprehensive collection of islay books and maps. The campbell s from jura built the distillery around 1810. Explore the isle of juras only whisky distillery and see how our whisky is made by the people in our small island community.
In 1901, the family reportedly fell into a conflict with the then laird of jura. Those who discover malt whisky quickly learn that the malts made on the isle of islay are some of the. Jura whisky our tours jura single malt scotch whisky. It had no real claim to fame until 1901 when scotland went into a. The isle of jura distillery is located so close to the island of islay that they often participate in the annual feis ile whisky festival of the islay distilleries. Jura distillery is a scotch whisky distillery on the island of jura. The paps of jura attract whisky travellers to the sound of islay. The isle of juras core official range is made up of four bottlings of jura.
We welcome visitors all year round, but please book in advance if you would like to to join a tour. Founded in 1810, our distillery collapsed at the end of the 19th century and fell into ruin. On islay they found an island eminently suited for the production of uisge beathe, water of life with unlimited. Great tour of the distillery with a very knowledgeable lady about the process and history of jura distillery, possibly the biggest employer on the island. His images have featured in a variety of publications including the times, planet golf, gq germany, swedish first class magazine, italian internazionale and cathay pacific discovery magazine. Theyre presumably referring to 1963, when the distillery was refounded, and they settled on origin, which the box says is the 10yearold whisky that. Originally established in 1810, the distillery was born once again in 1963 and with it, we revived the local community. On the surface, the isle of jura can be defined by its famous whisky, the imposing paps and its abundance of deer.
Though a couple of buildings dating back to its early days are still in use, the present distillery was built during the late 1950s and early 1960s and enlarged in the 1970s. Konrad borkowski specialises in travel, documentary and whisky lifestyle photography. Jura is a very special place its probably the only island in the world where whisky barrels outnumber the human population. Jura distillery is located on the island of jura in the inner hebrides, actually it is really close to the island of islay. A tour of orwells jura, where he wrote 1984 travel the. Though the isle of jura is closer to mainland scotland than islay, to reach it you take. A tour of our distillery, including our history and production process, followed by a tasting of two drams chosen by your tour guide. Since then the isle of jura distillery has dragged itself into the 21 st century with the elements range, superstition, prophecy and elixir. The jura distillery was established in 1810 under the name small isles distillery, by archibald campbell, who distilled a rather peaty whisky. The result is a beautifully detailed record of the distilleries histories, and how their.
Islay is the mecca of whisky for many with its rich whisky history and multiple great distilleries. A new york post story on the book delves into one of these. This website, formerly known as jura info, is run by ron from the isle of islay. Extremely ungetatable was how george orwell described the location of the isle of jura in 1946, and it was here in 1948 he completed his novel nineteeneightyfour. In purchasing items in this way you benefit from amazons prices and you also. Built in 1963, jura is the only distillery in operation on the hebridean island. Explore the isle of jura s only whisky distillery and see how our whisky is made by the people in our small island community. Although it it safe to assume that people inhabited britain long before the iceage, maybe as early as 500,000 years ago, the first real signs of modern men on jura were around 18000bc, just after the last iceage. The isle of jura distillery stands in the centre of jura s only village, craighouse. In 1963, we rebuilt our distillery to help revive the small island community. The distillery is owned by glasgow founded and based whyte and mackay, which in turn is owned by philippines based emperador inc. There is the 10 year old, the 12, the 14, the 16 and the robert burns edition. Im not sure which came first, the isle of jura distillery s name for this particular whisky or the superstition theyve cleverly inventedattached to it.
Islay info bookshop books and maps isle of islay queen of. It mostly produces single malt whisky and is very famous for its official bottlings. Those who discover malt whisky quickly learn that the malts m. The standard tour runs twice a day, while specialist tours. Go shopping in the scottish islands from the comfort of your. The community is dominated by jura whisky, a singlemalt distillery with exceptionally tall stills. Ferry, explore the island by bike for hire here on jura or book a bus or boat tour. We want you to be 100% happy with your order and it is our aim to ensure that all products supplied to. Thats why i have picked six of the best islay books and together they cover. T he black typewriter gives a satisfying clack when i hit its keys. The remote isle of jura lies on the west coast of scotland, northwest of the island and whisky region of islay. The jura hotel friendly, island hotel isle of jura. A history of whisky on islay and jura isle of islay. The distillery has had a twophase history, much like many other distilleries that have undergone numerous openings and closings.
The jura distillery is the only whisky producing company on the little isle of jura. Early writers speak of a few herds of deer numbering about 300, but the present day population is about 5,500. There arent a whole lot of indoor attractions on the island of jura apart from visiting the isle of jura distillery. There are hundreds of years of history in scotch whisky and that. Founded in 1810 by archibald campbell, the small isles distillery was located in juras only settlement of note called craighouse and for a period this was also the name of the distillery. It predates even the earliest whiskymaking buildings on the site but still has much of its machinery intact. A tour of our distillery, including our history and production process, followed. Isle of jura distillery, isle of jura whisky distilleries. Little has changed on the scottish island of islay since its iconic whisky distilleries were profiled in alfred barnards famously detailed victorianera book. A spacious and accommodating property which offers a great location to three of the distilleries and the port of askaig, perfect for that must do ferry trip to the isle of jura. See more ideas about isle of jura, scotland and scottish islands. And back in 2006 it was only really the older jura bottlings 21 years and over that scored in the 90s. The inhabitants of jura are known as diurachs, which is their gaelic name.
In 2006, the scottish book trust established their jura malt whisky writers. The book not only features the established distilleries on islay bruichladdich, bunnahabhain, bowmore, ardbeg, caolila, lagavulin, laphroaig and jura, mull and skye talisker but also the lost distilleries of port ellen and port charlotte and the soontobebuilt kilchoman distillery on islay. William abercombie obtains the first licence for isle of jura. This work explores the history of the hebridean islands of islay, jura and. As the owner of the isle of jura itself, archibald set out with good intensions but a series of owners and name changes undermined the whole project. Whitetail is the isle of mulls first new distillery in over 220 years. The bottle is adorned with an egyptian ankh, the ancient symbol for everlasting life back when pharaohs killed thousands of slaves building their mammothtombs hmmm, guess they. The jura hotel friendly, island hotel isle of jura, scotland. Jura distillery isle of jura 2020 all you need to know. The main settlement is the east coast village of craighouse, which is its capital.
On a tour, you can learn about the history of both the island and the distillery, as well as taste a dram of the single malt. Distilling whisky has a history on the isle of jura, and legal distilling can be traced back to 1810 in the islands only settlement, craighouse. Originally established in 1810, our distillery was reborn in 1963 and with it a local community was revived. Jura s single distillery seems to have been founded around 1810 and was rebuilt in 1876 but closed during the first world war. The isle of jura is a barren, sparsely populated inner hebridean island off. Youngson not only presents the broad sweep of the islands history, from the. Isle of jura distillery is in craighouse, jura s only substantial settlement. And with only one road, one pub, one distillery and some 200 people, jura is as beautiful as it is remote. Nowadays, its sparsely populated and is perhaps best known for the whiskey distillery of the same name, located in the village of craighouse.
Stores and prices for isle of jura distillery camas an staca 30 ye. Isle of jura distillery buy isle of jura scotch whisky online. The isle of jura is nestled just off the west coast of scotland. Ordering and payment is via amazons well established and secure system. The isle of jura distillery was founded by archibald campbell in 1810 and named the small isles distillery. Islay illicit still it is believed that the irish monks first introduced the art of distillation to islay, during the early fourteenth. Other settlements include ardfernal, ardmenish, 9 inverlussa, 10 keils, 11 kinuachdrachd, 12 knockrome, lagg, leargybreck and tarbert. Craighouse is home to the jura whisky distillery, producing isle of jura single malt whisky. We could tell you all about it here, but nothing quite beats discovering our island home for yourself. Its smoky aroma is already quite strong on the nose. When the isle of jura s sole eponymous distillery chose the name for its signature, singlemalt whisky, they wanted it to tell of a passion rekindled, a distillery reborn.
If youve never visited the isle of jura distillery s website, the companys emphasis on one one craft, one island, one distillery, et cetera may not seem very unusual the most unusual part is under our whisky, where you find just one jura 10, as opposed to just a few months ago when you would have found at least four main whisky expressions by the. Make the journey to jura distillery but theres no sampling. I frequently visit jura and post my pictures, news and other info here. The distillery has had a twophase history, much like many other distilleries that have. When i embarked on a solo adventure to the island entirely on public transport from glasgow via islay i quickly discovered that there is. Islay info bookshop books and maps isle of islay queen. On islay they found an island eminently suited for the production of uisge beathe, water of life with unlimited supplies of peat, lochs and rivers filled with pure soft water.
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