I have been drinking whisky for around ten years now. In that time I have developed my own taste and hence now have my own personal favourites when it comes to whisky. I tend to prefer Islay single malts, if you know anything about whisky you will release this means I enjoy whisky with a peat flavour and a hint of smoke. There are literally hundreds of different whiskies to choose from and they range massively in price. You can pick up a bottle of single malt whisky for around £20 or you can spend literally thousands on a bottle of whisky.

When you visit the supermarket you are usually presented with a small selection of single malt whiskies. These tend to be the more popular names and they are relatively cheap in price in comparison to some others. One that you very often see in the supermarkets is Jura. This is a very well known whisky and one that many people enjoy.

Jura is actually the name of a small island of the West coast of Scotland. The Jura distillery is the only one on the island and hence lends it's name to this whisky. The distillery here has been in business for almost 200 years and has a rich history. Jura produce several different varieties of their whisky but the standard ten year one is the most popular and also the cheapest.

So how does the ten year Jura taste. Well to be perfectly honest I hate the stuff. But that is just my own personal opinion. I bought a bottle of this as it was on offer and I had never tried it before. There is nothing wrong with the whisky it is just not to my taste. The whisky has a hint of oak and honey and also notes of caramel. It is described as being very mellow although I don't agree with that. The whisky has a very dark colour to it.

I do quite like the bottle and the box it comes in. It's very short and squat and the box is an unusual shape. This will not matter to some people but I collect the boxes and display them on a shelf so I quite like the fact that the Jura box is a little bit different to all the others.

Price wise you are usually looking at around £25 for this one, although I picked it up for just under £20 when it was on special offer. So if you do enjoy this type of whisky then it is pretty good value. As I said there is nothing wrong with this whisky it is just not to my personal taste. If you like oak flavour and a honey finish then you may enjoy this whisky. They also do a few other different bottles which are also pretty good value and may be more to some people's taste. Overall for me though Jura just does not quite do it. This sadly is not one I will be buying next time it comes down in price.