Mackmyra Whisky

Whiskies From Unexpected Countries - AFAR

"Sweden is getting in on the whisky-making action with this superb bottle from Mackmyra, a distillery just outside Gävle’s city center, about 110 miles north of Stockholm. It was founded in 1999, by eight friends on a ski trip, and they released their first single malt in 2006. Since then, the team has continually improved its offerings, culminating in this single malt that’s aged partly in casks made from Swedish oak trees (Svensk Ek means Swedish Oak) grown on the island of Visingsö. The Swedish casks impart spicy, herbal flavors, while former bourbon casks add notes of vanilla and toffee. “Nothing speaks ‘terroir’ like a cask sourced from locally grown wood,” says Sam Laing, a whisky writer and TV host for Cask 88, a company that helps customers find rare casks of Scottish whisky. “Mackmyra Svensk Ek is an absolutely delicious example: sweet and light, and prepared to dance on the tongue for ages. Scandi whisky is a force to be reckoned with.”" - Devorah Lev-Tov