Welcome to our four new and rare Isle of Jura single malt whiskies inspired by our remote Island, only 7 miles wide and 30 long, it is exposed to the Elements all year round. With this in mind, our Master Distiller, Willie Tait who lived on Jura for over two decades, has crafted these malts to symbolize the ancient Elements that have dominated life on this Island since time immemorial – Earth, Fire, Air and Water.
Connections to ancient times resonate on this remote Scottish Island. Even the name Jura, “Diera” in Gaelic, is reputedly derived from the legend of “Dih” and “Rah”, two Viking brothers who fought and killed each other on the Island – their ashes are believed to be buried under the two great standing stones near Knockrome, North-East of the Distillery. To this day the legacy lives on with remote hills, Rainberg Beag and Rainberg Mor, and an ancient settlement, Sannaig, named after our Viking forefathers. It is this rich Norse heritage which inspired the iconography depicted on these limited edition Jura expressions.
Together these unique expressions conjure up a primal spirit of ages past…
- Earth -
For centuries Scottish Islands have relied on peat for warmth through the long, harsh winters. To reflect Earth we have used a rare heavily-peated expression of Jura distilled in 1999. Earthy, rich and full, this whisky takes its strong flavours from the ancient life-giving peat used to fire the kilning process. Flavours of wood and peat smoke, pine and rich bitter chocolate entice the palate.
To reflect Fire, a unique Jura expression finished in a selected fired bourbon cask from Kentucky has been used. Slumbering for a full decade, the fiery, fledgling spirit has won character from the wood - chocolate, honey & vanilla ready to warm the palate.
To reflect Air, we tell of our oak trees and porous oak casks imbued with the purest air – the oxygen of life – firstly from where the manzanilla barrels originated in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain and latterly on our Island. Following its fourteen year slumber in our beachfront warehouses a hint of sherry and sea-spray drifts pleasingly over the palate.
To echo Water, we have distilled with the purest water from Jura’s Loch a’ Bhaile-Mhargaidh. Local folklore has it that water from this source has life-prolonging and mystical health-giving properties – unsurprising that several Jura residents are reputed to have lived well into their hundreds! Sip and savour this noble spirit as crushed almonds, pears and hints of marmalade gracefully flow over the palate.
Our Elements bottles are also available as a set in our limited edition 'weather-beaten' travel case - one of only two hundred created to celebrate the introduction of these rare single malts.
£450.00
Limited Edition Bottling
- 1974 Vintage -
Hand crafted in 1974 this noble spirit of rare breeding has been cosseted and nurtured during its long maturation in the beachside warehouses. Undaunted, warmed and comforted by the finest sherry wood, the result is a spectrum of delight with flavours of chewy caramel, crushed hazelnuts, chocolate and warm hints of liquorice, cinnamon and orange peel.
At last this great masterpiece has been awakened for you to enjoy. Sip and savour the very heart of Jura and feel every beat of Island life…
Light the candle, close your eyes and you’re half way there. The scent of the island’s sea breezes, the peat burning in the fireplace and the delicate aromatic note of heather and almonds from the fine malt whisky. For those who love Jura, the gardens, the people, the whisky. Enjoy. Burning time approx 40 hours.
£7.50 plus £5.75 P&P
- Taste Island Life -
With a foreword from internationally renowned author Alexander McCall Smith and an essay on Orwell’s stay on Jura by official biographer Sir Bernard Crick, the writing in this book is a direct response to having spent time on the island.
Photography from Simon Roberts and Tom Mannion illustrate the beauty of Jura and the unique nature of island life.
For those who love Jura – the people, the whisky, the unique climate of this island – brighten up dull, wet days with our Jura palm tree umbrella!
£18.00 plus £5.75 P&P
- Island Hampers -
At the distillery shop we offer these charming, bespoke, luxury gift hampers full of goodies from Jura – bottles to books, candles to nosing glasses… a perfect gift. For more information please contact the shop on: shop@isleofjura.com or call 00441496 820 385.
