Mirthful's Comestibles

Nose: Lemon, grass, shortbread, malt. Water brings out pine trees and wood sorrel.

Palate: Lemon, oaky dryness, malt and buttery cake. Too much water uncovers a vaguely vomity note.

Comments: I am rarely much taken with Jura, but this is a nice exception. The taste is slightly better without water, the nose is definitely improved when water is added, which would leave me in a fine quandry if I had a whole bottle rather than just a small sample. As it is, it’s not a major issue.

Score: 7.5 out of 10

Nose: Cornish fudge, peat, butterscotch, burnt. With water there’s a distinct tinge of an open fire.

Palate: Ashes, tobacco (smoke), freezer, metallic, rock.

Comments: Very, very good for a Jura. Confirms my impression that young, peaty Jura’s are worth buying when you find them.

Score: 7 out of 10