Jura; capturing the power of time and tide

As the saying goes, time and tide waits for no man, a fact particularly pertinent when considering the remote wilderness and location of the Isle of Jura. Now we have captured this inspiration to create Jura Time and Jura Tide – two single malts, each aged for 21 Years, telling the story of our tiny island home.

Beginning with a reflection of time, Jura Time 21 Years Old claims its power, from losing track of time in the vast wilderness of the island to the whisky in our casks as they mature over time, this is a whisky embracing time fully.  With a character reminiscent of driftwood embers on the shores of Jura due to time spent in ex-peated malt casks, Jura Time offers an enticing sensory journey.

From aromas of honeyed chocolate, coffee mousse and soft, creamy toffee opening up to hints of lemon curd, lime marmalade and ginger cake with a whisper of salted peat smoke before making way to fig syrup and tropical fruit salad, Jura Time has been created exclusively for global travelers as they venture on their own journey of time.

In a further homage to its island home, Jura Tide 21 Years Old takes its inspiration from the sandy shores that are lapped by the tide of the East Coast. A single malt whisky with character as sweet as the sweeping beaches of Jura, but with a definitively spicy depth.  From the lively fusion of lemon cake, ginger and creamy caramel to flavours of macaroon, all-spice and gingerbread which give way to frangipane, marzipan and white chocolate, this is a warming whisky with many hidden treasures. Jura Tide 21 Years Old has, this month been awarded a Double Gold at the 2019 ISC awards, the most authoritative, respected and influential spirits competition in the world; the accolade is testament to the quality of this aged whisky.

Released annually in limited quantities, each bottle bears its year of bottling and is encased in a unique sandblasted bottle, mimicking the effect that the sea has on glass, and is held in an eye-catching presentation box, perfect for gifting and collecting alike.

Jura Tide will be stocked in key domestic retailers at an RSP of £150 whilst Jura Time will only be available via selective global travel retailers with an RSP of £150.

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NOTES

About Jura:

Jura is a tiny Scottish island nestled off the West Coast of Scotland. With only one road, one pub, one distillery and 212(ish) people, Jura is as beautiful as it is remote.

The distillery was established in 1810 and reborn in 1963 to revive the community.

Inspired by our history and our island home, we create single malt with a true passion for the craft of whisky making.

Tasting Notes

Jura Time 21 Year Old (47.2% ABV)

RSP – £150

Non chill-filtered

A travel exclusive 21 year old single malt, aged in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels and enhanced by a finish in ex-peated malt casks 

Colour – Dark amber Autumn gold

Nose – Honeyed chocolate, coffee mousse, lemon curd, ginger cake, salted peat smoke

Palate – Turkish delight, fig syrup, roast coffee beans, maple syrup

Jura Tide 21 Year Old (46.7% ABV)

RSP – £150

Non chill-filtered

Available in domestic markets, this 21 year old single malt is aged in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels, further finessed in hand-selected virgin American white oak casks. 

Colour – Satin wood honey gold

Nose – Lemon cake, creamy caramel, pear, ginger biscuits

Palate – Macaroon, all-spice, gingerbread frangipane, marzipan, white chocolate, smoked coconut

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Springbank 22 Year Old “Sovereign Wax Top – K&L Exclusive” Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky (750ml) (Pre-Arrival)

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We had an exceptional cask of Springbank last year that sold out after almost no effort on our part. We only received 78 bottles from that cask because it had supposedly been split with another market. As it turns out, we might have found the rest of that cask. The supplier is unable to confirm if this is the rest of the cask that we didn’t get last year or if in fact it is a sister cask. Again we’ve only been allocated a tiny amount (108 bottles) and the proof is slightly lower by one tenth of one percent. If it is indeed the same juice, it certainly is not the same bottle. Last year’s came in the Hunter Laing Old & Rare packaging while this year’s is bottled under the Sovereign line with a handsome wax top to indicate it’s of a different caliber than most Sovereign bottlings. Regardless of the cagey back story, this stupendous example of Scotland’s most (read ONLY) old-style distillery is a true wonder. The distillery releases a 21-year-old at 46% which easily fetches $400, but never achieves quite what these single casks can deliver. There’s no question that these old Springers are expensive, but in context their quality, scarcity and the enormous amount of care and energy that go into producing this whisky means that it should be considered by all who care to be the very most valuable commodity in the whisky drinking world. We certainly think it’s worth every penny we’re charging and maybe much more.

Macallan
12 Sherry Oak

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The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old forms part of our Sherry Oak range which features a series of single malt whiskies matured exclusively in hand-picked sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez for richness and complexity. A matured character, the 12 Years Old delivers rich wood spice and dried fruits and a natural rich gold colour.

£59.95

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Friday, July 26th 5-7PM: 

Scotch Tasting: Glenlivet 

Come by for our expert presented in-store scotch tasting featuring Glenlivet. Promoted as “The Single Malt that Started it All,” Glenlivet distillery was founded in 1824 in Moray, Scotland- and has operated almost continuously since. At this tasting, guests will be treated to a variety of rare and award-winning drams and be able to personalize bottles purchased at the tasting with their very own custom Glenlivet whisky label.

Pourlist will feature Glenlivet’s 12 Year Old and Cognac Cask 14 year old expressions.

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BLADNOCH DISTILLERY LAUNCHES STATE-OF-THE-ART VISITORS CENTRE

The 25th of July will mark the official opening of Bladnoch Distillery’s new state-of-the-art Visitors Centre in the heart of Dumfries and Galloway. The iconic distillery is one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland and is owned by Australian businessman, David Prior.

The new Visitors Centre will feature a historical gallery, gift shop, café, and tasting bar serving the entire range of Bladnoch Single Malt Scotch whiskies and Pure Scot Blended Scotch Whiskies. At least two tours of the distillery will  be offered daily during the high season, taking guests on a journey through the distillery’s history and showcasing how Bladnoch Single Malt is crafted on site.

Bladnoch Distillery was founded in 1817 by the McClelland brothers who were some of the first in Scotland to acquire a license to make Scotch Whisky. In 2015, David Prior purchased the distillery with plans to reinvent the Bladnoch Single Malt offering and restore the historic distillery.

He enlisted the help of acclaimed Master Distiller, Ian MacMillan, and has invested over five million pounds into installing all new equipment including two pairs of copper stills from Forsyths of Rothes and six new wooden washbacks. Since 2017, the distillery has produced new make spirit once more, and has launched multiple awardwinning expressions across both of its brands, Bladnoch and Pure Scot.

David Prior said of the re-opening of the historic distillery, “Over the past 4 years my team and I have restored and upgraded the distilling operation of Bladnoch and launched our Bladnoch Single Malts into 30 countries.

The opening of the Visitor Centre represents the final piece of this exciting and rewarding project. We are delighted to welcome guests from all over the world and deliver Bladnoch back to the local community, as an ongoing source of pride and employment.”

Earlier this year, Bladnoch Distillery announced that former Master Distiller of The Macallan, Dr Nick Savage, would join the team as their newly appointed Master Distiller. Nick Savage played an integral part in launching The Macallan Visitor Experience in 2018 and will now lead the team producing whisky in the heart of the Lowlands.

For more information on the Bladnoch Distillery Visitors Centre, please visit www.bladnoch.com/visit-bladnoch/ and sign up to our mailing list for regular updates here: http://eepurl.com/dsUrDn 

Drioglann Cléire – Cape Clear Distillery
Newsletter – July 2019

New Office and Staffing

We are very pleased to have moved into our new office overlooking the distillery building against the background of Roaringwater Bay, which inspires our gin and whiskey.  This coincided with our first employee, Treasa Ní Ceadagáin who has been doing trojan work towards getting us started.

We also have a small merchandise shop beside the office, stocking all our branded t-shirts, hats, bags and with our fabulous selection of branded glassware on the way. Fáilte roimh Treasa go dtí an foireann. Ar aghaidh go pras, tá obair ag fanacht orainn!

Wiring and CCTV

We are now to be fully fitted with CCTV and burglar alarms to Revenue standards installed by O’Mahony Security Ltd.  Another significant step taken towards the final goal.  Bhí na Leaids seo éifeachtach agus geal gáireach agus iad i mbon a gcuid dúlgaisí agus ba dheas iad a bheith linn don lá.

Health and Environmental Officer

We also had a very successful visit from the health and safety officer recently. She was very happy if not quite complimentary about the progress made since her first visit. There are only some relatively minor improvements required according to her recommendations and these are well in hand. Táimíd ag obair go dian dícheallach ar na moltaí seo.

Bottling Machine 

A welcomed arrival from Italy during the week was our bottling plant. This is a major step towards getting our final product out onto the shelves and in the hands of you the consumer. Measaimíd go bhfuil cuma iontach ar an trealamh seo agus táimíd ar bís chun é a chur in úsáid.

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Our flag flew high to welcome Údarás na Gaeltachta Máire Ní Shé to the Distillery for the first time on Monday the 9^th of July. She too was very happy to see the progress of the Distillery and the benefits a business like Drioglann Cléire can bring to the island, both directly and indirectly. With the help of the Údarás our ‘clár teanga’ was further developed which hopes to strengthen the link between business and the Gaeltacht. Is í an Ghaeilge gnáth teanga oibre na hoifige.

Bottles

We show our first consignment of bottles which arrived recently as planned. This was an exciting day for us and we were glad of some extra hands to have them stacked and ready for production. Bhí fáilte mór roimh an lámh cúnta ó Patsi agus Seán.

Revenue
We also hosted our penultimate visit by the Customs and Excise people who have confirmed that the paperwork for the license is now complete is being forwarded for approval. It may or may not happen that a further query will arise and we shall deal with that promptly if it happens.

Our Recipe

We feel that a lot of work has been done on our recipe which will stand us in good stead into the future. We strongly feel that the product in our bottles should meet the highest expectations of our customers and getting there takes time and effort.  We say mile buíochas to our dedicated team. Ní fiú jab a dheanamh gan é a dheanamh go maith.

First 1,000 Bottles

We show the almost final version of the label for our first 1,000 bottles. These will be numbered from 1 to 1,000 and will be sold through a local licensed intermediary. The bottles will retail at €40 and shareholders will receive a discount of 10%, thus a shareholders price of €36. We propose to hold a public draw in Club Cléire to determine who gets number nos. 1 to 300. The rest will be sold on a first come, first served basis. As soon as the license and the first distillations are confirmed the offer to purchase these unique bottles will be also be open the public. Meanwhile shareholders who wish to prepurchase these first bottles can do so by transferring multiples of €36 to our new account Drioglann Cléire, AIB, Skibbereen, Co Cork IE45AIBK93637515816004. The transfer should include a reference to the sender and an email should also be sent to confirm. The cost does not include transport so bottles can be held awaiting collection or delivered via the formidable Cape Clear Island network of friends and supporters. Sweat investors who have not yet received their shares are also included in this offer as are shareholders in local private companies which have invested in us.  Beidh spóirt again leis an crannchur seo agus cé gur fada uainn an lá tá sé ag teacht.

It Hasn’t Been Easy

The last few weeks and months have been difficult and challenging and there are hurdles still to come. But we have, nevertheless made relentless progress towards our goal  and we are optimistic that the first distillation is not far off now and , we earnestly hope, to be announced in the next e-news.

Our mailing address is:

Cape Clear Island Distillery
Cape Clear Island
County Cork
Ireland

Barrell Bourbon “K&L Exclusive” 14 Year Old Cask Strength Single Barrel #E522 Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

$109.99 View

Barrell has firmly established themselves as the premier independent bottler of American spirits. It’s casks like this one that showcase how they did it. While there is a plethora of aged Tennessee whiskey on the market at the moment, there is certainly an enormous variation in the quality of those casks. Careful selection by Barrell and a subsequent selection by us at K&L has led to this beauty being bottled. At 14 years old it really shows its age in all the best ways. It’s dark and spicy without being overly tannic. The sweet brown sugars have caramelized perfectly into a robust and complex whisky expressing notes of chocolate, citrus, and a lively herbacous note to be savored. Clocking in at nearly 108 proof it’s a powerful whiskey, but not overly hot. (-Andrew Whiteley, K&L Spirits Buyer).

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