The Highland region of Scotland is in terms of area, the biggest whisky producing region. It extends from the Orkney Islands in the far North, down to just above Edinburgh and Glasgow. Scotland is home to many islands, and this section includes the six whisky producing Islands - The Orkney Islands, Lewis, Mull, Skye, Jura and Arran. If you are looking for whisky from the isle of Islay, please click here.
The Highland region currently has around 39 active and producing distillery along with several defunct distilleries that have closed over the years. The Highland style incredibly diverse, traversing from light, delicate and floral flavours through to the hearty and robust style many associate with this part of the country.
Highland Region — Jura (Isle of Jura)
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Isle of Jura 'Elixir' 12 years old 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$110.00
Finished in a mix of American white oak and former Sherry casks, the whisky has delevoped flavours of almonds pineapple and roasted coffee. The palate also has notes of citrus fruits, dark toffee and ginger spice.
Isle of Jura 'Prophecy' Heavily Peated 43%
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$148.20
Jura Distillery produces two 'makes', and most of the bottlings available are in the unpeated style, the 'Prophecy' is the only version pruduced soley from the 'heavily peated' make. This expression is matured in ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and ex-French wine casks giving it a spicy character along with the powerful, salt laden smoke.
Isle of Jura 'Superstition' 43%
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$96.00
The 'Superstition' is Jura's only lightly peated expression and is created by vatting the distillery's peated anhd unpeated styles. This makes for a softer style than that which is prevalent just across the strait on Islay, but still with more than a tinge of smokiness to go along with Jura's signiture fruity and spicy style. Matured primarily i...
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Isle of Jura 10 years old 40%
Region: Highland
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$79.80
The Isle of Jura 10 year old is a classic Island / Highland style of whisky - it is oily, nutty and fruity (marmalade oranges) with touches of earthy smoke and a lingering slightly salty finish. An excellent introduction to the coastal Scottish style.
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Isle of Jura 16 years old 43%
Isle of Jura 16 years old 43%
Region: Highland
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$127.00
Old damp warehouses and tangy over-ripe fruit salad lead the nose on the Jura 16, followed with a herbal, almost marmite / yeasty taste that is unique to older Jura's. Showing a touch of coastal, seaweed character in the background.
Jura 'Gordon & MacPhail' 1997 / 2016 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$159.40
Situated on the remote inner-Hebridean isle of the same name, the Jura distillery remains the only distillery on the island since its construction in 1810. Unlike some of the other island whiskies, Jura's style is predominantly non-peated, with citrus (grapefruit) and barley'd sweetness, along with a funky note of dusty old libraries/warehouses....
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Jura 'Provenance' 2008 / 8 years old 46%
Region: Highland
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$71.00
Distilled at the Jura distillery in 2008, this 8 year old whisky has been selected and bottled from a single cask. The flavour is initially sweet with malted barley, then sugared almonds, orange cream and a hint of seasalt. The palate is oily and viscous, with cinnamon spice and sweet smoke with a touch of chocolate malt and soft peat lingering ...
Jura 30 'Camas An Staca' years old 44%
Region: Highland
Strength: 44%
Volume: 700ml
$917.50
Jura's new 30 year old 'Camas an Staca' translates to be simply 'Standing Stone' and refers to one of the 8 ancient stones dotted about the island. There are notes of Java coffee, tangerine and honeyed figs present, along with plenty of coastal character. 27 years in American oak and a final 3 in Amoroso Sherry casks, from Gonzalez Byass, have p...
