Jura 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky
Jura 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky is a 750mL single malt from the Isle of Jura, Scotland, bottled at 44% ABV. The oldest expression in the distillery's core range as relaunched in 2018, it is matured in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and finished in Premier Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux red wine casks, which give the 18-year-old malt its rosewood colour and its rich, fruity depth over Jura's gentle smoke. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 44%
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 18 years
- Casks: American white oak ex-bourbon barrels, finished in Premier Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux wine casks
- Region: Isle of Jura, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
- Distillery: Jura Distillery, Craighouse
The Top of the Island's Range
When Jura rebuilt its core range in 2018 around a signature style — subtle smoke sweetened by American white oak — the 18 Year Old took the peak position, and the wine-cask finish is what sets it apart from everything below it. Eighteen years in bourbon oak builds the body; the Bordeaux Grand Cru casks then lay red fruit and spice over the top without turning the malt into a wine bomb. It is the distillery's late-evening dram, in the range's own framing. See the rest of the range on the Jura vendor page and in our Scotch whisky collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the distillery's official notes, in summary: a rosewood-gold malt whose nose runs to bold red fruits, toffee, creme anglaise and cinnamon; whose palate brings warm spice, rich black forest fruit, cooked raspberries and strawberries with a hint of chocolate. (A second, incompatible official note set also circulates for this bottling — this draft uses one set whole, per research, and does not merge them.)
How to Enjoy
Neat, after dinner — the wine-cask fruit and 44% strength ask for a clean palate and a slow glass. More aged single malts are across our whisky collection and spirits collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What casks is Jura 18 Year Old finished in?
Premier Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux red wine casks, after maturation in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels — the finish behind its rosewood colour and red-fruit depth.
What proof is Jura 18 Year Old?
It is bottled at 44% ABV (88 proof) in the 750mL US bottling.
Is Jura 18 peated?
Only gently — Jura's house style is subtle smoke under sweetness and fruit, far lighter than the heavily peated malts of neighbouring Islay.
Bordeaux-finished and eighteen years patient — order Jura 18 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.