Taste: Mackmyra private cask 46.4%
Built in 1999, Mackmyra has gone from strength to strength with a sister distillery being established in 2012 with its unique gravity design. This has now taken over the complete distillation in 2013, but for a few years yet we're able to enjoy the original process, whilst waiting to see the impact of this evolution.
I should add that the sample came out of the bottle pictured above but it isn't the original bottle as this 8 year old sample comes from a private cask for those with money to actually purchase a cask. The nearest I've come to this is my name on a Glenmorangie cask as part of their Generations of Wisdom programme. While a financial outlay for any complete cask is initially attractive, followed by the huge taxes, I must admit there is some attraction in owning a cask yourself and controlling its destiny. So the photograph above is only the vessel and not a true bottling reflection. Instead lets have a photograph of the sample...
Strength: 46.4%
Age: 8 years
Additional: a private cask
Colour: fresh straw
Nose: a subdued nose initially, a blast of cream soda which moves into old fashioned home made lemonade. Then some sherry influence with juicy mince pies and walnuts.
Taste: Mellow is the first impression, for an 8 year old whisky there isn't that much happening on the tongue to highlight. A scattering of spice, honey, orange with a long black pepper finish.
Not bad at all, but I'm glad this is just a sample rather than a full bottle. I'd want to try other Mackmyra releases before shelling out for a full bottle.
