Mackmyra Whisky

Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB
Company typeAktiebolag
Nasdaq First North: MACK B
IndustryManufacturing and distillation of liquors
FoundedSweden (1998 (1998))
DefunctAugust 19, 2024 (2024-08-19)
ProductsDistilled and blended liquors
RevenueDecrease SEK 64.302 million million[1] (2013)
Total assetsDecrease SEK 350.625 million[1] (2013)
Total equityDecrease SEK 148.621 million[1] (2013)
Number of employees
53 (2013)
Websitemackmyra.com
Mackmyra distillery

Mackmyra Whisky was a Swedish single malt whisky distillery. On August 19th, 2024, Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB filed for bankruptcy.[2] After the bancrupcy, more than 50 organizations expressed interest to buy Mackmyra, such interest level is unprecedented in Swedish history.[3]

It is named after the village and manor of Mackmyra, where the first distillery was established, in the residential district of Valbo, south-west of Gävle.[4][5] The toponym is commonly suggested as deriving from a regional word for gnats (Swedish: mack) and mire (Swedish: myr). However, owlet moths have all but disappeared from present-day Mackmyra, due to the gradual rebound of land—a result of the melting of ice sheets 10,000 years ago.[6]

Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB is a publicly traded company, listed in December 2011 on Nasdaq OMX's alternative-investment market First North. The company has about 45 employees with annual revenues of around SEK 100 million, and its biggest shareholder is the Swedish farmer's co-op Lantmännen.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Mackmyra Svensk Whisky AB. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ Mackmyra whisky ansöker om konkurs, SVT Gävleborg 2024-08-19
  3. ^ Almgren, Jan (2024-08-29). "Efter konkursen – "över 50" vill köpa Mackmyra". SvD.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09. Intresset för konkursade Mackmyra är rekordstort. Över 50 intressenter har bett att få ut ett anbudsunderlag. Konkursförvaltaren har aldrig varit med om något liknande.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Mackmyra Bruk". Mackmyra Manor. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Järnriket - Mackmyra bruk" (in Swedish). Gävleborg County Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ^ Ingemar, Giös (2010-09-04). "Resa till Mackmyra destilleri" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ Katarina, Gustafsson (December 12, 2011). "Swedish Whiskey Maker Looks Abroad In IPO". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Mackmyra ska till börsen" (in Swedish). Dagens Industri. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Information om aktien Mackmyra Svensk Whisky B". Avanza. Retrieved 31 December 2013.