Mackmyra Preludium 03

Mackmyra Reserve 2009 sherry cask #30300

Of this Swedish distillery (which has just started distilling in a whole new factory, turning the old one into a museum), I have tried a few. At the recent Whisky Festival in Ghent, I scored a sample of this newest Mackmyra Reserve, a single sherry cask from 2009. The nose is sweet, but also green, if you know what I mean. I get some garden herbs...

Score 83/100

Mackmyra Special '07

This time we’re getting some oak, definitely aged spirit colour, nose and palate. A bit young I might say. here we go: Nose: A very interesting nose indeed with Banana peel , vegetal notes as well ( vegemite / marmite those two evil spreads that only Anglo Saxons can every like), spice, and very gentle wood notes. palate: Starts very spicy on the...

Score 82/100

Mackmyra First Edition

Bedlington Malt Whisky Society sampled this particualr bottle on the 17th of October 2012. We were very pleasantly surprised at the amount of complex flavours were hidden in this bottle of very young whisky. At only 3-4 years old we were not expecting a lot from it. However with having no previous knowledge that there was such a thing as Swedish...

Score 86/100

Mackmyra First Edition

The first Mackmyra expression I sampled was the BruksWhisky. This expression uses the Elegant recipe as a base and is stored 50m down it the Bodas mine in first fill bourbon casks. The first edition is slightly darker in colour than the BruksWhisky The nose has a dusty quality not unlike the Dalmore 12. There is vanilla and fruit from the time...

Score 87/100