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Isle of Jura factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Isle of Jura JOO-rah Highlands
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Scotland Active 1960 - Present Malt
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Isle of Jura Tour Link Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith

Isle of Jura equipment & site

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What Isle of Jura makes

Whisky

  • Jura 10
  • Jura 12
  • Jura 18
  • Jura Seven Wood
  • Jura American Bourbon Cask

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Isle of Jura Timeline:

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  1. 1600sThe first distillery dates back from the 17th century in its successors grounds. Only little remains from this time
  2. 1810Said to have been founded
  3. 1831-32William Abercrombie
  4. 1832-52Archibald Fletcher
  5. 1852J. & A. Gardner
  6. 1853Norman Buchanan
  7. 1867-72J.K. & D. Orr, when partners retired
  8. 1876Taken over by James Ferguson & Sons and rebuilt
  9. 1896James Ferguson & Sons listed as being at ’Small Isles, Lagg, Jura’, but this was the same distillery
  10. 1903James Ferguson & Sons listed as being at ’Small Isles, Lagg, Jura’, but this was the same distillery
  11. 1907James Ferguson & Sons listed as being at ’Small Isles, Lagg, Jura’, but this was the same distillery
  12. WWIProbably abandoned during the First World War
  13. 1960-63The present distillery was rebuilt by the Jura Distillery Co. Ltd., controlled by Mackinlay McPherson Ltd., subsidiary of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd., which also controlled Charles Mackinlay & Co. Ltd., using parts of the elder, to create work on the island. Assistance came from Scottish Brewers and William Delmé Evans was responsible for the design (1958 mentioned as well)
  14. 1963The new distillery opened
  15. 1974The first single malt came available
  16. 1978Extended from two to four stills
  17. 1985Mackinlay McPherson Ltd. and Charles Mackinlay & Co. Ltd. being bought by the Invergordon Distillers Group
  18. 1991A gold medal was won with the 10 years old single malt on the International Wine and Spirit Competition
  19. 1993The Invergordon Group was taken over by Whyte & Mackay Ltd.
  20. 1999Owned by Jim Beam (JBB)
  21. 2004Owned by Whyte & Mackay Ltd.

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Can I tour Isle of Jura?

Yes Isle of Jura distillery is tourable. On Trip Advisor the distillery has been rated as excellent by of tours to date. This gives Isle of Jura an overall rating of

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