2017-11-28 by Thomas Øhrbom (Whisky Saga)
This is a special edition of Mackmyra, released on 2016-09-28 for the 60th anniversary of La Maison du Whisky, France.
The Mackmyra Guldrök Small Batch (Guldrök = golden smoke) was matured in a “200-litre ex-bourbon cask with a smoky twist”. The total outturn was 300 bottles.
A curiosity, pointed out by Mackmyra Collection, is that the front label of the bottle and the carton box both correctly state the ABV at 51.7 %, but the back label on the bottle gives the ABV at 52.5 %.
You can buy the Mackmyra Guldrök Small Batch directly from La Maison du Whisky at €161.
Nose: Icing sugar, ice coffee and smoky, dark chocolate. Really rich and pleasant.
Taste: Full-bodied and rich. Chocolate and various types of pepper. Added to that there is ashes, nutmeg and cinnamon. It has a ‘grainy’ feel – not as in ‘grain whisky’ but as in ‘chewy’. The peatiness is dry and somewhat green in character.
Finish: Medium long finish. Drier now, and the sweetness is more subdued. Ashes and oak, caramel and coconut.
Comments: A richer than normal Mackmyra. Peaty chocolate and oak work well together here.
Score: (86/100)
Link to original review on whiskysaga.com
For collectors of Mackmyra whisky
Guldrök Small batch
Age | not disclosed |
Series | |
Bottled by | Mackmyra OB |
Bottling date | not disclosed |
Cask type | Bourbon casks and peated bourbon casks |
Bottle size | 70 cl |
ABV | 51.7 % |
Number of bottles | 300 |
Released for | France |
First sold | 2016-09-28 |
Article number | |
EAN barcode | 7350029669171 |
Added to database | 2017-01-01 |
Latest update | 2017-08-21 |
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A special edition for the 60th anniversary of La Maison du Whisky. The label on the front of the bottle says 51.7%, but the label on the back of the bottle says, wrongly, 52.5%. Later they covered the back label with a new label stating the correct ABV. | |
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