Mackmyra Intelligens

Those Mackmyra folks really know how to push boundaries, and this may be one of the wildest things we've come across in a hot minute. Yep, this here is Mackmyra Intelligens, a single malt created using an artificial intelligence programme, hence why it's been dubbed AI.

The AI analysed Mackmyra's original 75 recipes and generated over 70 million recipes from that. One of them was this futuristic expression, a no age statement single malt weighing in at 46.1% ABV, but other than that it's rather mysterious. The bottle is packaged with an NFC tag, a piece of ‘intelligent packaging’ which smartphone users can scan in order to find out more information about the whisky. If there's yet another Blade Runner sequel, we'd put money on future Harrison Ford drinking this.

Nose: Tangy lemon curd, vanilla fudge, some sherried fruits and buttery toffee, with a hit of aromatic ginger spice, toasty oak and stewed orchard fruits.

Palate: A good helping of oak, citrus peel, vanilla pod and cigar box, with a whisper of smoke and slightly burnt toffee alongside freshly picked herbs.

Finish: Tangy apple skin and salted caramel on a drying oaky finish.