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Bid on this bottle of Jura 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky. Jura is a small island off the west coast of Scotland, just north and east of Islay. It is only 28 miles long and 7.5 miles wide, with a population of 180 hardy souls. The Isle of Jura distillery is on the east coast of the island, in the southern region. It is known for the soft water and sea air, which shows in the whisky. As Mr. Tait mentioned when he was here, they are known as the "Highland Malt on the Island." The 18-year spends 16 years in ex-bourbon casks and finishes for 2 years in the world's finest red wine barrels. While they can't disclose which winery those barrels come from, we'll give you Bordeaux fans 5 guesses to figure it out. It'll probably only take you 1 or 2.

Jura has a fascinating house style. They mostly produce unpeated whiskey, but for a few weeks per year they make a very heavily peated style. All of their OB releases in the modern era are a blend of these two whiskies resulting in a light to moderate peated whisky that has a remarkable amount of depth and complexity to accompany its bracing salinity. Long a confusing mix of whisky styles and varying age statements, Jura has streamlined and introduced a 12 year in this modern house style. Aged in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in Oloroso Sherry for a sweeter rounder profile the new Jura 12 offers honeyed sweetness, dark chocolate, citrus zest, and a touch of salt and smoke.