Mackmyra 8 Year Old 2013 SMWS Single 1st Fill Bourbon Cask 151.2 Farmyard Haddock Swedish Single Malt Whisky (2022) 70cl

1 of 288 Bottles from the Swedish Whisky producer, Mackmyra.

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society was founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while travelling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After he expanded his syndicate the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC in 2004. In 2015, the Society was sold back to private investors. In June 2021, the private owners floated the holding company The Artisanal Spirits Company plc on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

It has a unique code system where the first number refers to the distillery and the second refers to the cask from which the bottle comes. SMWS also offers the largest range of distilleries of any independent bottler. These curiously named drams really do have something for every whisky lover!

The SMWS are one of the Britain's most revered independent bottlers with a worldwide network of partner bars with one mission of getting as much whisky at natural cask strength without water to different nations including USA, Canada, Switzerland, UK, Austria, Germany and many others.

Recently, the distillery was saved from bankruptcy due to how good the whisky is. This is the second cask that SMWS purchased and bottled. If you love Caol Ila or Highland Park then this is up your street.

Tasting Notes

The initial nose suggested caraway seeds, cumin schnapps, muddled mint, vapour rubs and smoked meats. Also bashed crab claws and scallops charring on a BBQ. Reduction brought a more agricultural aspect, neeps and tatties picked from wet soil, caramelised carrots and then peppered mackerel. The neat palate was full of boiled shellfish, creosote, waxy textures, herbal smoke, petrol, menthol vapour rubs and wasabi. With water it became sweeter and the herbal aspects more elevated. Lots of syrupy medicines, charcoal, farmyard touches, spiced cured meats, smoked fish pie with capers and charred rosemary branches.

About Mackmyra

Mackmyra is Sweden's pioneering single malt whisky distillery founded in 1999 and known for its innovative, gravity-fed Gravity Distillery. designed for energy efficiency. The distillery produces whisky using locally sourced ingredients, including Swedish oak for maturation, and offers both peaty and unpeated styles. After a period of bankruptcy in 2024, the company was purchased and continues to be a key player in the Swedish whisky scene.

About SMWS

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.

57.7% ABV

70cl