#ISLE OF JURA JOURNEY WHISKY HOW TO#

It’s a fascinating book and a must have for the true whisky lover. About his journey and distillery visits he wrote a book called ‘The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom’, describing in great detail and wonderful style the distilleries of that era.

Isle of Jura Legacy 10 Year Old, 40% abv.Īlfred Barnard made a journey with some friends in the late 1800s and visited working whisky distilleries in Scotland, Ireland and England.

Isle of Jura Superstition, 45% alcohol by volume.

#ISLE OF JURA JOURNEY WHISKY HOW TO#

For up to date info, prices and how to book please download the current Distillery Leaflet Jura distillery offers a number of special tours. No children under eight years of age allowed in production areas. Please book onto the tours in advance to avoid disappointment. Tour: Every day 11:00 &14:00, Monday – Saturday Monday – Saturday: 10:00 – 16:30 Sunday: Closed

The whisky however changed as much as the appearance of the distillery and the taste became less peaty and more of a Highland character. The distillery finally reopened in 1963 providing jobs for a quarter of the male workforce on the island. The new distillery was built on the same location using some of the old ruined buildings. Somewhere around 1950 a few people on Jura got together and decided to restart the distillery, creating jobs for the island.

In the early 1900’s the distillery was dismantled and the buildings became a ruin. The distillery was rebuilt in 1884 and produced 64,000 gallons per year back then. The whisky produced then was peaty from character, which differs considerably from the whisky produced today. The Campbell’s from Jura built the distillery around 1810.

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