Mackmyra Intelligens, the world’s first whisky created using AI (artificial intelligence), has won Gold and Best of Category in the prestigious Craft Spirits Awards Competition organized by the American Distilling Institute. Together with Microsoft and the Finnish technology consultant Fourkind, Mackmyra has created Mackmyra Intelligens, the world’s first whisky developed using artificial intelligence (AI). Mackmyra […]
This blog post was posted in The Preludium blog, 7:th December 2007. So this was it, the last part of our Preludium. No one could guess the dramatic demand before. Not Systembolaget, not we in Mackmyra, not all Swedish whisky lovers. Not so big. Six launches over two years, with a volume that is significantly […]
Yuko Ono comes from a Japanese family of tea growers and is a dedicated wholesaler and importer. In 2006 she started the company Yuko Ono Sthlm, when she felt that there were no quality teas in Sweden that she could proudly call Japanese tea. She has since dedicated her career to introducing Japanese tea culture […]
A key component in Mackmyra’s mission to create whisky with a Swedish identity is the use of Swedish oak. During the 1800s, the Swedish government planted large numbers of oak trees for the supply of wood to the naval dockyards of the future. When, in 1975, the trees had finished growing and were ready to […]
PRESSRELEASE: MON, MAR 09, 2020 10:54 CET After being the CEO for 21 years, ever since Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB was founded, Magnus Dandanell is now handing over the role to Johan Larsson and moving to the position of business developer at the company. – An important milestone was passed in 2019, when for the […]
MACKMYRA’S NEW SEASONAL WHISKY EXPLORE JAPAN’S TEA CULTURE Mackmyra Swedish Whisky launched 20 years ago with the aim to add a new generation of whisky into the world of spirits. Inspired by its Swedish heritage and together with an exploring vision, they always strive for new and exciting taste combinations. Their next seasonal release, Mackmyra […]
Here is the previous chapter “#6 An important person opens his doors”. On the outside, the old mill still looks like the building constructed in 1839, as testified by the cast iron numbers on the gable. But inside it is all space age and high technology. Although not completely. Under stainless steel ladders and flooring you […]
Here is the previous chapter “#6 The stpry behind the name”. “How did whisky come to Mackmyra? A guy came calling in 1998 and I don’t really know why we didn’t just turn him away at the gate. You certainly get some strange suggestions as the owner of an estate. But we knew his dad and […]
Here is the previous chapter “#4 The first drops” After our research trip to Scotland and thorough analysis of Swedish whisky history, it was time to return to the important decision – where would we establish our business? Our idea had become a plan and the plan was to build our pilot distillery and develop our […]
THE 18th OF DECEMBERThe 18th of December is somewhat of religious date for Mackmyra. On this day in 1999 we distilled the first drops of what was to become Sweden’s first Single Malt Whisky. For whisky lovers who wonder what they tasted like, Brukswhisky is a great reference point and best represents the “first drops” […]
