Jura Whisky Celebrates return of Fèis Ìle Festival
with a Toast to the Community and the Launch of a New
2022 Distillery Exclusive
Mark Bruce, Jura Distillery Brand Home Manager in the Jura Cooperage Bar
Jura Single Malt whisky is celebrating the return of the popular Fèis Ìle festival with a very special community gathering and the launch of a limited-edition 14 Year Old Distillery Exclusive, crafted inside a specially selected cask waiting patiently in one of the island distillery’s warehouses.
The new whisky will be available from the 3rd June, the date that Jura Distillery marks its official day as part of the Fèis Ìle celebrations, which this year will see the whisky community at the distillery come together with islanders for a gathering.
The 2007 limited Jura Distillery release was matured in Cask No.1892, a hand-selected Sherry butt from Jerez in Southern Spain, for 14 years. Just 700 bottles will be available of this exquisite liquid which boasts a golden orange colour and a 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.”
With 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 delivers 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.”
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.
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.
About Jura:
Jura is a remote island nestled off the West Coast of Scotland. With only one road, one pub, one whisky 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. Each bottle of Jura Whisky is a celebration of our island home and embodies the passion of those who make it. This remote Scottish island provides the canvas from which these dedicated islanders take their inspiration, and our distillery provides the means by which to bring this to life through whisky making.
Product information:
Distillery Exclusive Fèis Ìle Edition 2022 (14 Year Old, 2007 Vintage)
ABV: 57.2%
Available in 70cl
Colour: Orange gold
Nose: Cocoa dusting, warming sweet spice, prunes soaked in Armagnac, crystal malt, dried peach, green banana and bitter orange
Taste: Dried stone fruit, sweet citrus, chocolate mint, medium roasted coffee and pistachio
Finish: Finishes with a citrus blossom lift
Whyte and Mackay – home to a collection of multi-award-winning Single Malt Whiskies The Dalmore, Jura, Fettercairn and Tamnavulin.
2021’s Distiller of the Year (Scotland) at the Icon of Whisky awards, Whyte and Mackay toasted a remarkable start to the year in 2022, achieving 38 awards at the IWSC.
The award-winning whisky makers’ collection now features three Single Malt Scotch brands ranked in the top twenty worldwide, by industry authority The IWSR. Worldwide, Tamnavulin and Jura become the #1 and # 2 Fastest Growing Single Malt Scotch brands. In the UK – the home of Scotch Whisky – Jura became the Number 1 Single Malt Brand.
The Dalmore continues to enjoy exceptional performance, at the pinnacle of the category. The Dalmore Decades featured a once-in-a-lifetime collection of whiskies celebrating whisky making artistry across six decades. The campaign broke records for Sotheby’s Asia, achieving $1.1MM at auction. The collection secured prestigious feature in Paris, Los Angeles, London, Taipei, and Shanghai. The Dalmore Decades set a new standard in luxury spirits marketing, with a boutique in Hainan, elite performance on Tmall and Whyte & Mackay’s first NFT partnership.
The Dalmore’s Richard Paterson was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II celebrate his visionary contribution to the industry over the past five decades. Whisky Making is led by Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass, who celebrates six years at Whyte and Mackay, leading the creation of Woodsman and Whisky Works. Glass championed the rejuvenation of Jura and Fettercairn, respected for the enlightened approach taken by Glass, alongside Stewart Walker and the team at the Aberdeenshire distillery.
Whyte and Mackay operate eight sites across Scotland including Dalmore Distillery in the Highlands, and Jura an island off the west coast of Scotland, home to a tiny island community of 212.
