Mackmyra Skördetid 0,7 l

Swedish Single Malt Whisky, 46,1%vol

Mackmyra’s 2017 seasonal release, Skördetid, is an elegant whisky partially finished in Masi Costasera Amarone casks, which results in a whisky with sweet, vinous notes of grapes, raisins and a herbal spiciness. Skördetid, which is Swedish for “harvest time”, is the result of close collaboration between Mackmyra and the Italian wine producer Masi, and is available in limited quantities at Swedish Systembolaget from 17 November 2017.

This is the first time Mackmyra has presented a seasonal whisky with a Masi Amarone cask finishing. Using the wine to set the tone, Skördetid has a soft and spicy character that is suited to autumn and winter.

Skördetid is an elegant Swedish single malt whisky partially matured in Italian Amarone casks, Masi Costasera Amarone, but which has kept the character of Mackmyra’s original whisky casks. The whisky was initially matured in the Bodås mine in Sweden in Mackmyra casks between 2008 and 2012, and subsequently (a high proportion of the whisky) spent a final six months of finishing in Masi casks. The aroma is spicy, fruity and herbal with warm vinous grape notes and a slightly mineral tone. On the palate, it is fruity and spicy with raisins and dried pears, as well as ginger and vanilla. The mouthfeel is creamy and medium bodied. The long finish is fruity and spicy with notes of oak and warm raisins.

– It is fascinating to see how the casks, which for a long period held Masi Costasera, have transferred their character and specific aromas from the unique wine to another unique product. When comparing the two products separately, the tastes are completely different, but the whisky finished in the wine casks has Costasera’s distinct flavours of dark cherries in combination with its typical fruitiness, the herbal) notes, together with the flavour of vanilla fudge from Mackmyra, says Raffaele Boscaini, Masi Technical Group.

Skördetid has a natural colour that comes from its maturation. The whisky that comes into its own in the darker autumnal and winter evenings. It can be enjoyed just as it is or as an accompaniment to a fine dessert.

– When I visited the Italian wine house Masi one winter, I felt immediately that here was a company whose values and methods matched Mackmyra’s. It wasn’t hard to sell the idea of creating a whisky with an Amarone finish to our Master Blender Angela D’Orazio, who has Italian ancestry, says Carl Klingberg, chairman of Mackmyra

Non chill filtered, no colouring.
 

Producer: Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB, Kolonnvägen 2, 80267 Gävle, Sweden

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