Mackmyra reviews

The ‘Moment’ range by Mackmyra already has about 25 different releases. This Kôrsbär – which simply means ‘cherries’ and refers to the finish on cherry wine casks – is the most recent, added in the…

The Swedisch Mackmyra has quite a few gems in her Säsongswhisky (seasonal whisky) range already, with names like Iskristall, Blomstertid, Midnattssol, Midvinter, Sommartid, Vinterdröm and Vinterrök. In…

As far as I understand, a small portion of this whisky (~10%) was matured in new heavily toasted Swedish oak barrels.Very fruity and light in character, with a brilliant presentation of barley. Banana…

At last it has arrived: the official ten year old single malt from Mackmyra. This Swedish single malt was composed with whisky that matured on bourbon and oloroso casks and new American oak. It was put…

The Vinterrök – meaning winter’s smoke - is a peaty Mackmyra with a twist. It got a finish in oak casks that were infused with Scotch Strong Ale (albeit produced in Norway). That is why Mackmyra descr…

Svensk Rök, which simply means Swedish smoke, is the only peated single malt available that was produced from only Swedish ingredients. It matured on very small casks of 30 liters. The staves are from…

Mackmyra has two working distilleries, the second being a hyper modern ‘gravity distillery’, where everything works top-down and so gravity plays an important role. In the so-called Mackmyra Village one…

The Midnattssol – Swedish for midnight – is described by Mackmyra as a summer whisky. It matured in a combination of American and Swedish oak and got a finish in casks that previously held Swedish birch…

Mackmyra vinterrök, lovely smoke remind me about PC12. Finished off in casks which contain strong ale. Oaky oily with hints of herbs and a lovely smokiness.. ???? Could easily keep dramming away with…

Mackmyra is a Swedish single malt. I know very little about this whisky. It was brought to a tasting of my whisky club, and the last 25 cc were left for me to review. Now, a month and a half later, I…