Mackmyra Distillery Moment Efva Single Malt Swedish Whisky

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Created in collaboration with Swedish jeweller Efva Attling, Mackmyra’s Moment Efva is a great Swedish malt.

World class

Mackmyra is one of inly a handful of distilleries in Sweden and were in fact the first to open, in 1999. Since then they have led the charge in creating excellent Swedish malt and innovating in wood maturation.

Some of the maturation techniques they have used are world firsts. This includes using Swedish oak, casks seasoned with green tea leaves, others that have matured Swedish birch sap wine and even Swedish peat.

They are at the forefront of innovation in this regard, although are not as well known as many other brands. That doesn’t stop them though, and they keep challenging and innovating as they go.

Moment Range

The Mackmyra Moment Range has been handpicked by Master Blender Angela D’Orazio and includes some exclusive and intriguing bottlings.

Some stand out malts from this range include Karibien, matured in Jamaican Rum casks, Prestige, matured in Champagne casks and Körsbärsrök, meaning Cherry Smoke, which was includes peated and non-peated malts matured in cherry wine casks.

Moment Efva is an excellent malt from the Moment Range. It has been handpicked by Swedish jeweller Efva Attling together with D’Orazio. This malt has been created from whiskies various American oak, ex-Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry casks used to mature birch sap wine and finally Cherry Wood casks.

Tasting notes for Mackmyra Moment Efva Single Malt Swedish Whisky

Bottle cost: £73.24

The nose opens with lots o aromatic herbal and spicy notes. Thyme, ginger and nutmeg all come through. Vanilla, oak and orchard fruits give it a lovely sweetness overall.

The palate is well rounded with lots of fruit flavours and light peppery spice. Oak wood, fudge, tobacco smoke and orchard fruits also appear.

The finish is bold and sweet, with lots of vanilla and cherry blossom.

Mackmyra Moment Efva is truly an exploration in taste. It is full bodied and brimming with flavours. One of the best yet from this exciting and innovative distillery.

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