Mackmyra AI:01 Intelligens Swedish Single Malt Whisky 700ml

Product Information: This is a rare opportunity to experience the legacy of original Mackmyra, once the pride of Swedish distilleries and renowned for its cutting-edge innovation. Allow us to present ‘AI:01 Intelligens Swedish Single Malt Whisky’, the world’s first whisky created by Artificial Intelligence used to augment and automate the most time-consuming process of whisky creation. The idea for AI-created whisky began with a meeting with Microsoft, in which the future of whisky was being discussed. Inspired by the idea, Microsoft partner Fourkind was brought in to develop the solution. Working closely with Mackmyra’s acclaimed Master Blender Angela D’Orazio, Fourkind created its AI solution using Microsoft Azure, providing it with the datasets (Mackmyra’s award-winning blend recipes) it needed to begin generating its very own recipes. Master Blender Angela D’Orazio, used her knowledge to determine which recipe ingredients would work well together while correcting other less desirable combinations. As this process was repeated, the AI algorithm began to learn which combinations were the most favourable and produce better recipe combinations. These recipes became the Intelligens series. With this dataset, the AI can generate more than 70 million recipes that it predicted would be popular and of the highest quality. The result is AI:01 Intelligens Swedish Single Malt Whisky, an elegant Swedish whisky with golden yellow colour. A fruity whisky with notes of toffee, creamy vanilla, pear, apples, white pepper and a light tone of toasted oak casks. The casks used for the first release included a combination of 30,100 and 200 litre barrels from Bourbon, American oak and Swedish Oak barrels. Breaking news: After a remarkable 25-year journey, Mackmyra’s dream has come to an end, filing for bankruptcy on the 19th August, 2024. While the distillery never fully transitioned from cult favourite to mainstream global brand, it’s precisely this uniqueness that makes their final creations so special. Ending on a high, Mackmyra’s whiskies live on to embody the same passion and creativity from their early days. Don’t miss the opportunity to savour one of their last exceptional releases and taste the extraordinary spirit of a pioneering brand. Maker: Founded by a group of college friends in 1999, Mackmyra Distillery was Sweden’s first whisky distillery, located about 100 miles north of Stockholm. Their debut whisky, Preludium 01, made its mark in 2006. A decade later, the company went public, using the investment to expand production significantly with a new, cutting-edge distillery in Mackmyra Whisky Village, just outside Gävle. This innovative, gravity-fed distillery was designed to streamline production by moving raw materials only once to the top, with mashing, fermentation, and distillation progressing downward through the building. The distillery also embraced sustainability, using biofuel for heating and a repurposed shipping container to infuse malt with flavours from peat, juniper, and other botanicals. The sudden end of Mackmyra as we know it may spark much speculation, with potential factors including shifts in consumer habits, economic challenges in Sweden, the pandemic, and Brexit. While the exact reasons are open to interpretation, let’s not forget that Mackmyra was started by a passionate group of whisky-loving friends who recognised that if nobody in Sweden was making whisky, then it was up to them to do it. They were more than pioneers in the whisky world, as they consistently exceeded expectations, achieving international acclaim. Their ‘spirit’ and innovation have left a lasting legacy that deserves to be celebrated. Philosophy: Mackmyra’s master blender, Angela D’Orazio, was known for her ground-breaking approach to whisky. As the first to harness AI in whisky creation, she expertly blended a range of cask sizes—from large barrels to fast-maturing 30-litre casks – and pioneered the use of Swedish oak. D’Orazio experimented with casks from diverse maturation sites, including an old iron ore mine, and added unique touches like cloudberry wine, birch sap wine, and Japanese green tea to her blends. Her innovative spirit earned her international acclaim as a leading figure in the whisky world. However, she left Mackmyra at the end of 2021 to explore new ventures. Nose – Toffee, Creamy Vanilla, Oloroso Toffee and creamy vanilla, fine oloroso tones and fruit with citrus, pear & apples. Herbal notes of aniseed, ginger and white pepper and a light tone of toasted oak casks. Palate – Herbal Notes, Vanilla, Tobacco Leaves Vanilla with fine oak notes, fruits with citrus & pear, herbal spices with slight tobacco leaves and a very small hint of smoke. Finish – Smoke, Salinity, White Pepper Fruity and oaky, slightly