Mackmyra’s NOVA Star is one of three whiskies in the Galaxy series. This malt, of which only 48 bottles were bottled, was aged in a second-fill bourbon cask numbered 31808 and is neither chill-filtered nor colored. A nova refers to an intense burst of brightness on the surface of a white dwarf in a tightly orbiting binary star system. The malt is neither chill-filtered nor colored. Sweden’s once-leading whisky distillery, Mackmyra, was founded in 1998 and was located in the city of Gävle, 170 km north of Stockholm. Only local ingredients were used in production. The Swedish distillery Mackmyra filed for bankruptcy in August 2024, primarily due to ongoing profitability and liquidity issues. Despite its innovative spirit and a 25-year history, the financial resources were no longer sufficient to continue operations following critical situations in the previous year