Located in Tel Aviv, Milk & Honey Distillery is an up and coming world whisky producer. The warm Israeli climate brings challenges to production, but also intensifies the maturation process, allowing Milk & Honey to release relatively young whisky with a mature flavor profile. Their Classic Single Malt Whisky is Milk & Honey’s first commercial release, having matured in ex-bourbon casks, STR casks and a small percentage of virgin oak.
Soft floral notes at first, enhanced by a subtle fruitiness and delicate sweetness. There’s touches of oak shavings, but kept to a minimum. The palate is medium bodied with spicy notes, a whiff of oak, some faint notes of orange peel and honey. There’s some oomph here that often lacks in the entry-level expressions of other distilleries, but it also misses just a touch of integration.