LIVING THE DRAM
It would come as no surprise that Mackmyra has been one of my favourite distilleries in recent years. The sheer number of posts on here should be testament to that. It is devastating to hear then that the distillery has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden. The distillery has been in an odd state of flux... Continue Reading →
One of the mainstays of Mackmyra’s core whiskies in its 25 years has been its peated release: Svensk Rök. The name translates to “Swedish Smoke” and is known to have a particularly Scandinavian profile due to the addition of juniper and other vegetation to the peat fire when drying their malted barley. This is a... Continue Reading →
This year sees the 25th anniversary since the launch of Mackmyra. A really impressive landmark and one that will likely be celebrated in style by the team. To mark the occasion, for this post we are looking at what is an adaptation of their first whisky or “first edition”: the Svensk Ek Sitting within the... Continue Reading →
Mackmyra has been selling its single malt whisky since 2002 and, as any new distillery would hope for, the bottles flew off the shelves and the Swedes were soon faced with the challenge of making a core range. Flash forward to 2010 when Mackmyra release Brukswhisky. The name means “mill whisky” and is a reference... Continue Reading →
This week I posted about the recent changes in Mackmyra and the end of their long-standing Seasonal and Moments series. Whilst a sale is on for those final Moments and stocks of the final few Seasonals are available, it seems like an appropriate time to post about the very last of their Seasonal releases: Limousin.... Continue Reading →
It is no secret that we are big fans of Mackmyra Swedish whisky here at Whisky Unplugged. Looking through our posts over the years (click here), we have enjoyed following their journey from pioneering the first whisky distillery in Sweden to the many successes they have enjoyed along the way. There is no doubt that... Continue Reading →
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