1/28/2024 0 Comments Isle of jura 12 elixir ralfyGetting back to the actual whisky at hand, Ichiro’s Malt & Grain whisky is not actually a new release – and it has always been a “world blended” whisky (although that aspect has become more explicitly pronounced on the label in recent years). I’ve begun to notice a definite trend with how often Canadian whisky is now increasingly coming up acknowledged in world blends. This is facilitating the overt blending of expertise, materials, and actual whisky across the world. With the increasing global conglomeration of drinks producers, we are seeing more and more cases where multiple distillers are now actually owned by the same parent company. This might help to explain how Canada is ranked as the world’s third largest whisky producer after Scotland and the USA, despite its much smaller global bottle brand footprint. And a lot of cheap Canadian corn whisky finds its way into low cost blends in a number of countries. Masterson’s and Whistlepig both use Alberta rye, etc.). There are often significant loopholes in various country labeling laws that allow makers to import whiskies from other countries and either bottle it as a local brand without modification, further age it and bottle it, or even blend it with their own distillate and then sell it as if it were their own product.įor example, American producers have long been known to acquire quality Canadian rye whisky on contract, and then brand under their own name (e.g. Myth or fact, Diuriachs can certainly control the ageing process when it comes to whisky.Įlixir is finished in a mix of American white oak and Amoroso sherry casks to build its complex, yet smooth, structure.This is an example of something I expect we will see more of: blended world whiskies.Īctually, this has been going on for a long time – but rarely disclosed previously. The islanders certainly have a history of longevity - legends tell of a man who lived to see 180 Christmases in his own home. The water of Jura has long been believed to possess mystical qualities, owing to a legendary blessing by St Columba nearly 1,500 years ago. The new distillery was opened on April 26th 1963 and employed a quarter of the male workforce. I therefore designed the stills to give spirit of a Highland character, and we ordered malt which was only lightly peated.” “It was our intention to produce a Highland-type malt differing from the typically peaty stuff last produced in 1900. I also had to play mother to the large number of incomers on an island without any policemen - some Saturday nights became quite interesting!”Įverything had to be designed in such a way that the new Jura malt could be produced. You could not afford to complicate things in so remote a location. Everything had to be simple and fall to hand. He said of his plans “My primary aim was to construct an economic distillery within the space available. They raised financial backing eventually, mostly from Scottish and Newcastle Breweries, to build the distillery.ĭelme’-Evans designed and built the new distillery on the site of the old ruined one. They were joined by farmer, distiller and architect Delme’ Evans. They thought about reopening the distillery to see if new people could be attracted to the island. In the 1950’s Robin Fletcher owner of Ardlussa Estate and Riley-Smith owner of Jura House and Ardfin Estate got together to see how they could solve a foreseeable jobs crisis on the island. It seemed as if whisky making on Jura had come to a permanent end. The roofs were later removed to avoid paying rates and the distillery became a ruin. In the early 1900’s the Fergusons seem to have been in dispute with the then Laird Colin Campbell and decided to quit the Jura distillery, dismantling and selling the machinery, which they had installed. It was leased to James Ferguson in 1875 and rebuilt in 1884 when it was producing 65,000 gallons per year. The distillery was let out to many people over the years. The whisky produced then was a characteristic peaty malt whisky – not at all like the present day product. Laird Archibald Campbell built the distillery in the early 1800’s near a cave where illegal distilling had been carried on possibly from the 1600’s. More information Isle of Jura Elixir Reserve 12 Years (Jura) Whisky
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