The Milk & Honey Distillery

Milk & Honey (in Hebrew: חלב ודבש) (sometimes referred to as M&H) is Israel's first single malt whisky distillery.

The Milk & Honey Distillery
Logo of The Milk & Honey Distillery
Logo of The Milk & Honey Distillery
OwnerGKI Group
Founded2012 (2012)
FounderGal Kalkshtein
StatusActive
Websitemh-distillery.com

It began operating in 2014 in the south of Tel Aviv. Besides manufacturing, there’s also a visitor center, where visitors can learn more about the distilling process and enjoy whisky tastings.

All of the distillery’s products are Kosher.

History

The plans for the distillery began in 2012, after a group of entrepreneurs: Gal Kalkshtein, the owner of the distillery, along with Amit Dror, Simon Fried and Roee and Naama Licht decided to establish the first whisky distillery in Israel.[1] Since its establishment, the distillery's operations were accompanied by Dr. James Swan, world-renowned whisky expert, until he died in February 2017.[2]

Since the distillery's founding, the Head Distiller has been Tomer Goren.

The distillery's first products reached the shelves during the first quarter of 2016. In May 2017, the distillery unveiled Israel's first ever single-malt whisky, made by its Head Distiller, Tomer Goren. Their whiskey, aged for more than 3 years, has been noted to be well-matured due to Israel's warm climate affecting and accelerating the aging process.[3][4]

The distillery's name is a reference to the biblical phrase "The Land of Milk and Honey".

  • Distillation Stills
    Distillation Stills
  • Production area at the distillery
    Production area at the distillery
  • Warehouse #01
    Warehouse #01
  • Barrels at the distillery
    Barrels at the distillery
  • The visitor center at the distillery
    The visitor center at the distillery

See also

References

This article is based upon a translation of the Hebrew language version as of September 2017.

  1. "Israel gets into the whisky business". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  2. "Obituary: Dr Jim Swan (1941-2017) | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. "Israeli distillery unveils first-ever malt whisky". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  4. "How a Warm Climate Transforms Single Malt Flavor". Whisky Advocate. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2021-10-03.

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