This is Whisky Sponge Edition No.97, it is a 30 year old, single refill hogshead of 1994 Isle of Jura single malt, bottled at natural cask strength.  

This bottling is paired with Whisky Sponge Edition No.96: a single 1st fill barrel of Bruichladdich 2005, also bottled at natural cask strength.  

Both these casks spent their entire life maturing at their respective distilleries on their islands of origin. As we hit the final run of our Whisky Sponge series, we wanted to focus on and celebrate the distilleries and profiles we really love. And there aren’t many places as close to our hearts as Islay and Jura. We deliberately looked for two single casks from these two beautiful Islands which were both unpeated and which had both matured fully on the Islands. We are pretty delighted with the results, and we feel it forms part of a fitting final run of Sponges.  

This is pure, distillate-driven, old school, charismatic, well-aged Jura. Like a bone-dry, old Chenin Blanc, it is pure, mineral, waxy, herbaceous and complex whisky that balances delicacy and elegance with vivid coastal and Island character.  

*Specially rescued from the tentacles of the Caramel Kraken for your pleasure and delectation.*