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Monday, April 9, 2012

Single Malt Report: Mackmyra First Edition, Swedish Single Malt


Distillery: Mackmyra Svensk Whisky
Region: Sweden (Valbo)
Type: Single Malt
Alcohol by Volume: 46.1%

with a "Mac" thrown in.





WITH WATER (about 37%)



And the world whisky market grows...

Pricing - Good at $55-$60 (US)
Rating - 83



  1. It is unlikely that there will ever be an 8-year Mackmyra. They seem to target younger audiences with a lighter flavor, and they even introduced an even more raw version in Sweden. They promote mixing drinks with it as a base. I'm speechless.

    Also, for cask owners, they now force new owners to bottle their cask at 5 years. So you won't be able to get a hold of any that way either.

    Keep in mind that the 30 liter casks does mean that they mature quicker. I've tasted from my own 7-year old cask, and it's very heavy on the sherry flavor from the cask.

    It's time to bottle it and figure out how to get it to the US. :-)

  2. Congrats on your cask! 30L means tons and tons of oak contact. Sherry must work well with their spirit.

    Having chatted with a few folks about buying a cask, our pipedream always ends abruptly when we get to the subject of bringing the whisky back to the states.

    When you figure it out how to do it, please report back. :)

  3. And, yeah, I'm always shaking my head in disbelief at almost every whisky brand website still promoting tons of ice and/or mixing. They may sell more bottles that way, but the customers aren't even tasting the product.