Still whisky, wrong country. Mackmyra is from Sweden, a country I assumed only drank vodka and snow melt, but what do I know. As we can tell from the spelling, this is a single malt in the Scottish tradition.
The First Edition appears to be the middle of the range, using a previous distillation method (from their Elegant line) but using only local ingredients and no additives. You can taste the clarity.
smell
dan – apricot, cherry candy
simon – apples, cleaner
ryan – fruits, red sour patch kids
neat
dan – fruit, less intense, zero smoke
simon – dry white wine, wood
ryan – wine, dried fruits
splash
dan – spiciness
simon – old medicine
dan – orange zest
Mackmyra First Edition – 46.1% 700ml – $66.95 – Sweden
Try it? Yes. Buy it? Yes.
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