Location and contact details
Visit Type: Vistor Centre
Co-ordinates: 55.832779, -5.951494
Telephone: +44 (0) 1496 820 385
Web: http://www.jurawhisky.com/
Twitter: Jura Malt Whisky (@jura_whisky )
Facts and figures
Location | Jura Distillery, Craighouse, Isle of Jura, Argyll, PA60 7XT |
Founded | 1810 |
Owner | Whyte & Mackay |
Opening Hours
Opening hours vary through the year; check for details of opening hours. Standard tours are at 1100 and 1400 Monday to Friday throughout the year and on Saturdays between April and October. Tours are limited to a maximum 10 people so plan ahead and contact the distillery by email, using the contact details above, to book a tour.
Tours
Standard Tour £6
One hour distillery tour.
Sweet & Smoky Experience £15
This tour concentrates on the whisky production and the seet and smoky sides to Jura Whisky.
This tour runs at 1000 on a Monday, Thursday and Saturday and is for a maximum of six people per tour.
Discovering the Uncommon £25
This in depth tour concentrates on what makes Jura’s distillation process different to other distilleries. One for the distillation experts.
This tour runs at 1445 on a Wednesday and Friday and is for a maximum of six people per tour.
History
Even though the distillery didn't open until 1810, the people of Jura were entitled to distill whisky for personal consumption, until a ban was introduced in 1781.
The distillery fell into disrepair, but in the 1960s two local estate owners Robin Fletcher and Tony Riley-Smith rebuilt the distillery, employing architect William Delme-Evans. By 1963 their work was complete; they had introduced taller stills allowing the distillery to create a mix of malts.
In 2006, the whisky received a Gold Quality Award from the international quality institute Monde Selection.