Jura Superstition

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I must admit I am a bit partial to Jura 16yo, but Superstition took me quite by surprise. A pleasant surprise. Might have been the fact that I first tasted it at the distillery two years ago, but I have had it on several ocassions since then, and I still think it is a very decent dram.

Cheers, Rajmund

Hi Jock, I find Jura a bit of a non event when it's compaired to other SSM's, but the Superstition is one fine dram. If I find a bottle at a good price I will nearly always pick it up. Drew

I have three bottles in the cupboard at the moment of peated malts from places that don't usually peat much -- the Jura Superstition, the Compass Box Peat Monster, and a BenRiach 10 year old. Of the three I like the BenRiach best, but it's a near thing, and I don't turn up my nose to any of them.

However, if I had to go without one of the above or something from south Islay, I'd probably lose the Peat Monster or the Superstition.

Benriach I have here at home. Got it at Andrew Symingtons shop in May. I think its way over the top. Its peat for peats sake if you know what I mean. I am making the turn now after years of liking heavily peated drams as favourite. I now look for subtle drams. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. Not too much of a good thing. More balance I am chasing now. Unless of course its Ardbeg Arry Nam Beisht (sp). Whic is indeed much of a good thing, but so good.

Peace

Jock

Hi folks,

Anyone interested in a decent Irish whisky with made along the lines of a scotch might be interested in the Connemara from Cooley Distillery (smallish distillery near Dublin)

I'm not an expert on production techniques but apparently the mechanism used to created typical peated whisky was/is used by Cooley. It seems the results arent so bad.

It's peaty without being over-whelming - you can still enjoy the underlying flavors. IMHO some peated whisky seem to be overkill and dont have much bar the smokiness.

Ivan