From Scotland to California: John Campbell’s New Journey
John Campbell has long been regarded as one of Scotland’s best distillers, but he shocked the whisky world this week by leaving Scotland to join… Read More
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Crunch Time for Craft Distillers
U.S. craft distillers are facing a crisis, with an average of one distillery shutting down each week over the past year. Inflation and cutbacks in… Read More
The 30 Days of Bourbon Challenge
September is National Bourbon Heritage Month, and the folks at Bourbon & Banter have a unique challenge every September. They want Bourbon lovers to taste… Read More
Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery Files for Bankruptcy
25 years after a group of friends decided to get into the whisky business during an apres-ski hot tub party, Sweden’s Mackmyra Distillery has filed… Read More
10 Years In…And a Lot More Left to Learn
Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell founded High Wire Distilling in Charleston, South Carolina 10 years ago this week. They started out with no distilling experience,… Read More
Review / Mackmyra Destination
This whisky is a limited edition single malt from the pioneering Swedish distillery of Mackmyra. The Mackmyra Destination is non-peated and has been matured in ex-Port wine barrels. Other cask types include virgin American oak, ex-bourbon and a small p…
Review / Mackmyra Virvelvind
This new whisky is the latest limited edition from the innovative Swedish distillery of Mackmyra. Virvelvind marks the final bottling in their Moments series, a collection of experimental and luxurious single malts. This final whisky takes inspiration …
Review / Mackmyra Limousin
This whisky is the latest seasonal limited edition release from the Swedish single malt distillery of Mackmyra. The Mackmyra Limousin is a limited edition that features ex-Cognac barrels from Pierre Ferrand. Ferrand is one of France’s oldest Cognac hou…
Our Top 10 Whiskies of 2021
This is always one of our favourite posts to write each year. The Top 10 is something we first began way back in 2009 and within it we celebrate the finest new whisky releases of that calendar year. Our first selection crowned Benromach 10 years old as…
Mackmyra Bjorksav
Very sweet and with plenty of range and intensity of flavours. Perhaps a little too sweet for my palate? 82/100