Jura Origin Scotch Whisky, 20 cl

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Former Prime Minister David Cameron has visited the estate on several occasions, as Lord Astor is the stepfather of his wife Samantha Cameron. John was exiled from his former lands, and his former subjects now considered themselves to have no superior except the king.

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Tarbert: North of the Corran River, and stretching as far as Loch Tarbert, the Tarbert Estate has been in the hands of the Astor family for over 100 years (see 'Recent History'). The Jura distillery, producing Isle of Jura single malt whisky, is in the village, [9] as is the island's rum distillery which opened in 2021. Yet even under the old brand that included Origin, Jura gave out little information about the process they use to create it, as a trip in the Wayback Machine shows. Somerled built the sea fortress of Claig Castle on an island at the southern tip of Jura, establishing control of the Sound of Islay; on account of the Corryvreckan whirlpool, this essentially gave him control of the sea traffic between the Scottish mainland and the Hebrides.Of Jura’s old primary quartet of whiskies placed on a four-corner scale of peated versus unpeated and heavy versus delicate, Origin sits on the lighter side of both. During his time on Jura, Orwell and his adopted son, Richard Blair, a niece and a nephew, nearly lost their lives at the Corryvreckan. The distillery was transformed from being derelict in 1963 to what it is today, in effect the backbone of an island’s economy and a 196-strong community. Still owned by the Fletcher family who had rented it to Orwell, the four bedroom Barnhill house is available for rent but is somewhat primitive for this era.

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Fletcher lives at Ardlussa House with his family – they are the only estate owners to be permanently resident on Jura. Beinn an Òir (Gaelic: 'mountain of gold') is the highest, standing at 785 metres (2,575 ft), [17] and is thereby a Corbett. North of Craighouse are a number of other small settlements on or near the east coast: Keils, Knockrome, Ardfernal, Lagg, Tarbert, Ardlussa (home of Lussa Gin) and Inverlussa.Several of the island's landowners continue a more exclusive tourist offer, based around field sports on several of the estates, and the luxury hotel and golf courses at Ardfin. Census records show that Jura's population peaked at 1,312 in 1831, [4] and that, in common with many areas of western Scotland, the island's population declined steadily over the ensuing decades. It is also one of eight constituencies in the Highlands and Islands electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the eight constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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On the tongue, it is light and delicate, with notes of caramel, honey, oak and a slight nod toward sweet apples. From Islay there are ferry connections to Kennacraig, Colonsay and Oban (all operated by Caledonian MacBrayne) and a seasonal connection to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland (from Port Ellen). The kingdom thrived for a few centuries, and formed a springboard for Christianisation of the mainland. Conde Nast Traveller suggested that visitors would appreciate the many red deer, "and the distinctive Paps of Jura rise above miles of blanket bog and freshwater lochans" as well as the "remote bays and bothies" or the boat trips to the Corryvreckan whirlpool. And he was impressed by the good health of the inhabitants: 'There is no epidemical disease that prevails here.Having complained for several years about harassment from the MacLeans, in 1647 the Campbells launched a surprise attack on Aros Castle, and killed many MacLeans; for many years in the 20th century, a human skull stood on a ledge in a nearby cave, and it was traditionally said to have been the remains of a Maclean who had been killed in this battle. Having also wound up the estate's farm, Greg Coffey then submitted proposals for the construction of a private 18-hole golf course on the estate. I hope you’ve enjoyed learning something about the island of Jura and what they do there as well as tasting Jura Origin with me. Since 1993 it has also been the home of the Jura Music Festival, [76] which takes place annually in September. Palate: Oily and subtly spicy at first, before notes of earthy vanilla pod and chocolate-covered raisins develop.