Diurachs went bonkers for Facebook

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Whyte & Mackay peeps are currently running a promo where you can stay in the famous Jura Lodge for two nights for absolutely nothing. I shall maybe add that normally it costs £300 a night, so it definitely ain’t grease B&B.
Obviously it’s not just free-for-all / please-ruin-us-completely kind of a deal. In order to qualify, [...]

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A Quick Dram: Jura Prophecy

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A weird name, an eyebrow-raising logo, a fabulously untrue backstory. It has to be the new Jura!
Jura Prophecy
Isle of Jura
heavily peated, un-chillfiltered
46% ABV
£56
Nose: Burning leaves and tires, lavender, liquorice, oranges. Briny and assertive. Big and fun. Definitely Jura, but not how you know it.
Palate: Awesome! Smoky and bitter, spicy and citrusy, powerful and clean. Delivers [...]

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It all went paps up for Jura… or did it?

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“I will not rest until I get a Pap in my mouth” - Chris pronounced yesterday after finding out that I had had some Jura Paps action over the weekend, while he had been searching for a  pair of real ones to appreciate down in London.
Good luck mate, I hope you succeed finding someone in Edinburgh who [...]

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Whyte & Mackay, Jura, Mince Pies and much more

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What a great night at Leslie’s! After a slow start (everyone looked slightly scared when Lucas and I said “7 whiskies each”) it all got rolling. And then spinning.
Big thanks to Whyte & Mackay for sending Isle of Jura 16 yo and Whyte & Mackay 19 yo. We got the group’s opinions of these whiskies, [...]

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Jura 16 and Whyte & Mackay 19 free tonight!

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Just a quick update regarding tonight’s tasting at Leslie’s Bar (read post below if you don’t know what is going on). All of you who decide to join us will receive a measure of Jura 16 yo and Whyte & Mackay 19 yo (the courtesy of Whyte & Mackay, thanks a million). We will then [...]

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