1st Edition from Mackmyra to be released on 2nd of June

Mackmyra has revealed details about their 1st Edition - the new generation of Mackmyra Whisky
Small casks, Swedish oak and storage in Bodås mine
Much of the whisky in The 1st Edition has been stored in 100-litre casks, which produces an exciting, powerful ageing process. Mackmyra has also used newly manufactured Swedish oak casks, made using oak [...]

A great guide to japanese whisky bars

Are you one of the lucky ones who are about to travel to Japan? I’ve been wanting to go for ages but haven’t come around to it yet.
Then you should pay our friend Chris and his blog Nonjatta a visit. Chris has just posted a great piece that guides you to the best whisky bars [...]

What comes after the Preludium series?

That’s the question I asked the guys over at Mackmyra PR…
“Sorry, cannot tell you anything. We’re working on it right now and will tell you more in April”
But, they sent over the picture above…it doesn’t really say anything. Apart from that, all you can do is head over to Mackmyra’s site and subscribe to ‘Nyhetsbrev’ [...]

10 year old added to the Auld Reekie family

Whisky merchant Duncan Taylor has launched the Auld Reekie 10yo.
 
Joining its older brother, Auld Reekie 12yo, the Islay Malt Scotch Whisky is light straw in colour, the nose is smoky, revealing lime marmalade and gingerbread aromas with wood smoke and a gentle medicinal note. The body is an explosion of peat smoke with a silky [...]

A smoking grand finale when Mackmyra Svensk Whisky launches Preludium 06 on december 1st.

A mix of peat and juniper makes up the basis for the last bottling of the Preludium series from Mackmyra Svensk Whisky.
As we reported earlier this year people were queuing up for Preludium 05. Actually Swedish Systembolaget sold 11096 bottles in 8 hours. Now Systembolaget has 12000 bottles waiting to be launched the 1st of [...]

An opportunity to become a shareholder in a new Swedish Single Malt distillery

Many of you might have heard about Mackmyra, a Swedish single malt distillery. Soon Sweden will have two single malt distilleries in operation. Box Distillery starts it’s production in the near future and you can be one of the shareholders.
Box Destilleri AB will start production of Swedish malt whisky in accordance with traditional Scottish methods. [...]

Australia ads flavour to the single malt map

My friends over at T.W.A.S. reports on a new Australian distillery.

From the Central Highlands of Tasmania, Australia enters a new player on the world whisky stage with The Nant Distillery, which officially opens on 1 December 2007.
Nant will launch two initial styles of whisky, peated and unpeated and both will be double distilled. Matured in [...]

Swedish whisky lovers queuing up for Mackmyra Preludium 05

Me and my daughter Ebba headed down to Swedish Systembolaget to get our hands on the latest Mackmyra Preludium 05. I brought the camera to show you how Swedes line up for new Whisky.
Apart from the Preludium 05, Caol Ila was also launching a 1995 Destillers Edition. The 1995 Caol Ila has already been [...]

Swedish whisky awarded in foreign competition

Mackmyra Preludium 03 has been awarded a Silver medal (Best in Class) at the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), one of the biggest competitions of its kind in the world.
Mackmyra Svensk Whisky took its place at this year’s IWSC with three different bottlings. The third issue in the Preludium range, Mackmyra Preludium:03, was [...]

Preludium 05 will be released in Edinburgh

If you’re turning up at the Whisky Fringe in Edinburgh you’ll have the oppurtunity to get your hands on some Mackmyra Preludium 05.

Preludium 05 is the fifth edition from Mackmyra in Sweden. It’s a limited edition, still young from their first distillings (2002). Every bottle is numbered by hand and signed.
The base flavour comprises [...]

Uberrach as in Überraschung

A single malt whisky from the unlikely location of Alsace is set to be seen on shelves outside France.
Uberach Alsace Whisky, from Distillerie Bertrand in the small village of Uberach, was launched in France earlier this year. However, it is now arousing interest from specialist retailers outside France, and may soon be seen on the [...]

A blog on Japanese Whisky.

“I know nothing about whisky but this site is where I will dump everything I find out about this Japanese malt whisky thing…” Say’s Chris Bunting, the writer of Nonjatta.
The next time you finish your drink fast, say Nonjatta as it means something like “Drunk it all” in Japanese according to Chris.
Why not pay Chris [...]

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