Whisky Focus - Jura Distillery Cask Fèis Ìle 2022 Edition

As Jura Single Malt whisky celebrates the return of the Fèis Ìle festival with a very special community gathering at the distillery on 3rd June, the date that Jura distillery marks its official day as part of the Fèis Ìle celebrations, they have announced the launch of a specially selected single cask limited edition bottling to mark the occasion.

The Jura Distillery Cask Fèis Ìle 2022 Edition, Cask No. 1892 is a 14 Year Old single malt, single cask bottling which was matured in a hand-selected Sherry butt from Jerez in Southern Spain, distilled and laid down to mature on 12th September 2007 and bottled just ahead of the Fèis Ìle festival on the 13th May 2022. The limited edition release of just 700 bottles have been hand-filled, wax sealed and labelled on the Isle of Jura at what should be a very tasty cask strength of 57.2% ABV.

Joe Ricketts, Lead Whisky Maker for Jura, explains: "The distillery team had earmarked this cask as a potential island exclusive and it was easy to see why. The fruity, aromatic qualities we’ve found around the 2007 vintage, combined with the rich, warming notes from its time in a single Sherry butt make for a compelling expression of Jura’s distinct character. Trying it with Mark and the team on the island, we quickly realised it would be the ideal candidate for 2022’s Fèis Ìle Distillery Cask, celebrating the return of this great festival."

Described as having an inviting nose expressing warm sweet spice, prunes soaked in Armagnac, crystal malt, dried peach, green banana and bitter orange, this 14 Year Old single cask malt is said to deliver dried stone fruit and sweet citrus on the palate, together with notes of chocolate mint, medium roasted coffee and pistachio, before finishing with a lovely citrus blossom lift.

Mark Bruce adds: "We knew this was a special cask destined for great things. Our distillery team had shortlisted it as a potential future distillery exclusive and Joe agreed. We’ve worked harder than ever to ensure this celebratory bottling is ready for Jura Day, filling, wax dipping and completing every single bottle with hand-written labels all on island. A fitting tribute to the great community here.";

This year will see the whisky community at the Jura distillery come together with islanders for a gathering that also includes Deer Island Rum and Lussa Gin. There will be no tours or tastings in the distillery this year, however the visitor centre will be open to all and distillery staff look forward to greeting everyone keen to get their hands on a bottle of Jura 2022 Fèis Ìle Distillery Exclusive. Deer Island Rum, Jura Brewery, Lussa Gin and The Island Bakehouse will also be running activities throughout the day and, for the islanders themselves, along with anybody lucky enough to be staying overnight, there will be live music from Glaswegian sensation Trail West supported by local band Pete Smoke and the Roaches, from 8pm in the local community hall.

The 700 bottles will be available to purchase exclusively from the distillery visitor centre on the 3rd of June before the remaining allocation of bottles is made available for pre-sale to select international markets via the Jura Whisky website, with an RRP of £120.

You will also find the current Jura core range available from specialist online whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop and Master of Malt
 

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