Mackmyra Special 03 Small Casks

Mackmyra Skördetid

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 September 2017 Skördetit was added to this range. It can be translated into ‘time to bring in the harvest’. It was composed of quite a few...

Score 86/100

Mackmyra Svensk Ek

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, raspberries, raspberry leaves, light earthiness, apple, celery seed, dried ginger, peach, and light clove and green cardamom. The palate continues...

Score 87/100

Mackmyra Svensk Rök Amerikansk Ek

I tried the Mackmyra Svensk Rök some two years ago. It simply means Swedish Smoke. Now the Swedish distiller offers a variant on this malt: Amerikansk Ek, meaning American Oak. The difference is thus the casks. The Svensk Rök was also on American oak, but casks that had Swedish heads. This is not the case for this release. Let’s see if we can spot...

Score 85/100

Mackmyra ‘Moment Jord’

This is again a very limited edition,which will be released in Sweden this August (1st) , only ~1470 were made, and 650 were already bought by Systembolaget (Sweden’s state retail store for alcohol). it contains a vatting of 4 refill hogsheads, distilled in 2003, vatted together with some whisky finished in French Bordeaux wine casks. Nose: is...

Score 83/100