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” […]
Previous chapter: “#2 How the idea to create Sweden’s first whisky was born” . The post is from the book “The Whisky Rebels” by Mackmyra’s co-founder Rikard Lundborg. It is well known that malt whisky should be stored for many years. The time required to create a ten year old whisky is indeed ten years. So how […]
Chapter 1 in “The story of Mackmyra – # 1 How the idea to create Sweden’s first whisky was born” is available here. The post is a short version of the chapter “The next bold step” from the book “The Whisky Rebels” by Mackmyra’s co-founder Rikard Lundborg. The insightful evening where the idea of creating […]
This article is a short version of the chapter “Saturday, 6 March, Östra Gusjösätern, Sälen” from the book “The Whisky Rebels” by Mackmyra’s co-founder Rikard Lundborg. The mountain cabin where Mackmyra came about, deep in snow. “This year I brought a malt whisky along with me,” said Jonas, showing the bottle after having pulled it […]
In case you missed it, four months have now passed since Mackmyra officially launched its AI whisky, which made news around the world. Many of the major media outlets around the world, as well as a number of tech magazines and also the whisky world, wrote about the fact that the relatively unknown Swedish whisky […]
Die schwedische Brennerei Mackmyra, zwei Autostunden nördlich von Stockholm, stellt zwei Sorten Rohwhisky aus reinem Gerstenmalz her. Einen, dessen Malz über Heißluft getrocknet ist und einen zweiten, der über Torfrauch gedarrt wird. Erst die anschließende, mehrjährige Reifung in außergewöhnlich vielen unterschiedlichen Fässern führt zu einer großen Anzahl an Whiskyvariationen, die der Genießer so liebt. So […]
Together with Fourkind, a Finnish technology consultancy that specializes in strategic spearhead projects with expertise in artificial intelligence, and Microsoft we are now creating the world’s first whisky developed with artificial intelligence (AI). This is the first time that a complex consumer product recipe has been created with machine learning. The possibilities for different whiskies […]
March 22nd (2019), Angela D’Orazio, our very own Master Blender at Mackmyra, was inducted into the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame. This is one of the most prestigious distinctions the whisky industry can bestow in acknowledging people who have had a significant and lasting impact on the whisky industry. In addition to this magnificent distinction, […]
The man behind our smokey whiskies is called Håkan. Håkan is Mackmyra’s own expert on malt smoking and is the person who plans manufacture and acts as host when inquisitive visitors come to our smoking facility. It has a capacity of around 80 tonnes per year, which is sufficient for both Mackmyra’s Svensk Rök whisky, […]
I started at Mackmyra 15 years ago and have been on a fantastic journey over the years. We created a brand new category of whisky – Swedish whisky – by being innovative, challenging, thoroughly enjoying ourselves and experiencing a great sense of community along with our customers and ambassadors. It’s now time for me to […]
