Isle Of Jura Prophecy Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL

Jura Prophecy is the heavier, peatier of Isle of Jura’s four mainstay whiskies, which also include Superstition, Origin 10-year-old, and Diurach’s Own 16-year-old – all named to connect the distillery with a mystic, superstitious piece of the island’s past.

In keeping with that theme, Jura Prophecy, emblazoned with hieroglyph-inspired eye, is named for the 18th century story of an old seer who, as she was being evicted from her home by the Campbells that dominated Jura at the time, foretold that the final Campbell on the island would have one eye and carry all of his possessions in a cart drawn by a white horse. That “prophecy” supposedly came true in 1938, when Charles Campbell, blinded in one eye during World War I, supposedly fell on hard times and had to leave the island in the state predicted by the seer.