13 different Mackmyra whiskies got top rated in the worlds leading whisky guide “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible”, 2020 edition. Described with quotes like “Whisky that gives a reason to live” – not bad right? Here’s the full list of reviews and ratings: BRUKSWHISKY 40% – 95,5/100 POINTS Nose 24/25p: “Take your time on this nose: […]
The Swedish-based Mackmyra distillery is located two hours to the north of Stockholm and produces two types of raw whisky from pure malted barley. These two types feature different ways of drying malt, the first one being the hot-air drying method, while the second one is the kiln-dried approach over peat smoke. Ultimately, it’s the […]
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 […]
We’ve never had so many questions about a whisky before, which probably comes as no surprise. In this post we’ll meet Malin, our Marketing Coordinator, who has been tasked with answering the 10 most frequently asked questions regarding the latest addition to our whisky family. 1. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA TO […]
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, Mackmyra received five new top awards from Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies/spirits awards. The WWA are a global award selecting the very best in all the international recognized styles, award and promote the world’s best whiskies to consumers and trade across the globe. Over 40 international industry experts attended the tasting and gave their […]
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 […]
