Mackmyra Preludium 04 (Sweden) / 53.3% / 0.5l
- The Mackmyra Distillery founders started experimenting with whisky distillation in 1999 and two years later settled on two recipes – Elegant and Smoke.
Product description
The owners of Mackmyra Distillery began experimenting with whisky production in 1999 and after two years they focused on two formulas – Elegant and Smoke.
All ingredients except yeast come from producers located within a 75-mile radius of the plant, and the whisky is matured in an abandoned mine at a depth of up to 50 meters below the surface. Preludium is a series of six whiskies released in 2006-2007, the result of experiments at different stages of production. Preludium: 04 Gruvlagard Elegans ("Distinction of Underground Maturation") is a blend of distillates from the so-called pilot distillery (operated from 1999 to 2002) and a new one, opened in 2002, matured mainly in bourbon barrels with a small addition of sherry and champagne barrels. The edition hit the market in April 2007 and consisted of 16,500 bottles.
Aroma : fruity, slightly grassy, apples, pears, bananas, vanilla, sweet breakfast cereals, honey, milk chocolate, notes of hay and toasted oak.
Palate: soft, vanilla, caramel, baked apples, lemongrass, a pinch of white pepper, mint leaf and a light bitterness of oak.
Finish : medium long, slightly alcoholic, with notes of vanilla, caramel, green apples, mint, eucalyptus drops and oak.