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#5 An important person opens his doors… / 20 years with Mackmyra

Rickard Lundborg

Rickard Lundborg

December 27, 2019

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 […]

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#4 The first drops / 20 years with Mackmyra

Magnus Dandanell

Magnus Dandanell

December 16, 2019

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” […]

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#3 A pilot distillery is born / 20 years with Mackmyra

Rickard Lundborg

Rickard Lundborg

December 13, 2019

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 […]

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2# The next bold step / 20 years with Mackmyra

Rickard Lundborg

Rickard Lundborg

December 13, 2019

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 […]

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20 years with Mackmyra #1 How the idea of Mackmyra was born

Rickard Lundborg

Rickard Lundborg

December 13, 2019

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 […]

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Top ratings for Mackmyra in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020

Malin Åberg

Malin Åberg

December 3, 2019

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: […]

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Review of Intelligens, by Horst Lüning

Horst Lüning

Horst Lüning

September 30, 2019

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 […]

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My view of the AI-whisky Intelligens

Angela D'Orazio

Angela D'Orazio

September 5, 2019

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 […]

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Der erste durch eine künstliche Intelligenz kreierte Whisky

Horst Lüning

Horst Lüning

September 4, 2019

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 […]

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13 questions & answers about the AI-whisky

Malin Åberg

Malin Åberg

August 20, 2019

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 […]

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