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Reviews
"[Mackmyra preludium:01 is] ...an astonishing whisky. Not the most complex whisky in the world,
but given the conditions (about three years in oak) surprisingly nicely put together, almost
perfect in its constitution. It hits the spot in the palate, a sweet initial taste vitalised
by a lively fruity acid, before the anticipated oaky warmth rounds it all off. The alcoholic
flavour that might be expected from a young distillate does not even permeate the aftertaste,
which is just a touch oily."
Henrik Aflodal, whisky journalist, www.whiskyspot.com mars 2006
"Top buy. An aroma extremely rich in alcohol, with a very fine grainy character. Wonderfully well distilled, with a full, long flavour and a vanilla-tinged oak character.”
Rating: * * * * * !
"Mackmyra, a distillery on the edge of Gävle, is offering us a malt whisky of the very highest class: Mackmyra Preludium:02"
Bengt-Göran Kronstam, Allt om vin [All About Wine] no. 7/2006 and Dagens Nyheter 6/8/2006
"Mackmyra has undeniably succeeded with The Swedish Oak"... "We now have clear proof that Swedish oak is excellent for the storage of whisky, and we look forward to other varieties and releases that have had the benefit of maturing on casks made of wood from the oak forest on Visingsö.”
Whiskyguiden.com August 2006
"For the first time it is the barley that really springs forward, sweet, gristy and young. As it should be. The oak has backed off allowing the malt full rein.
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This is the one I have been waiting for - especially the nose. If the first two bottlings was the distillery clearing its throat, here is the speech that clearly marks Mackmyra’s intentions to be a complete one off.
This is the Great Whisky I had been hoping for: full of unique aromas, flavours and shapes on the palate and more delicate than I could possibly have predicted.
Some of you, I suspect, will taste this and wonder what all the fuss is about. All I ask is that you forget Scotch, Japanese and all the other malts for a while. Clear your mind and start afresh. Others will already be booking tickets for Stockholm. Abba Dabba Doo...!!!"
"95 out of 100".
Jim Murray, Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2007
"Broad, explosive, fiery aroma in an elegant, delicately flowery style. Gentle, full-bodied, mild flavour in a long, elegant style with no trace of smokiness.”
Bengt-Göran Kronstam under the heading Recommended,
Allt om vin” [All About Wine] no. 5/2007
“We undoubtedly have a great distillery being created here”
Jim Murray, Malt Advocate, 2nd quarter issue, 2002
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