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M&H Classic Single Malt

fruity malty
3.2
(2)€39Israel, Single Malt

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M&H began distilling in Tel Aviv in 2014, and the late Dr. Jim Swan helped design the place. Swan spent his career working out how to mature whisky in hot countries. He picked the stills, sized the mash tun and set the cask recipe. Mediterranean summers then push the spirit hard, so three years here do the work of far more. What comes out is soft and fruity. Pear and vanilla arrive first, then banana and honey, over a light malty body. Pour it neat and it tastes settled, not rushed.

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A group of friends launched M&H in southern Tel Aviv, Israel, building the country's first single malt whisky distillery. They started planning in 2012, and spirit was flowing by 2013. The name nods to the biblical land of milk and honey. Israel's warm Mediterranean climate does something unusual here. Casks breathe faster in the heat, so the whisky matures quickly and gains real depth in just a few years. Every bottling is also certified Kosher, which sets M&H apart on the global shelf. The approach has paid off handsomely. In 2023 its Elements Sherry Cask was named Best Single Malt Whisky in the world at the World Whiskies Awards. For a distillery barely a decade old, in a country with no whisky tradition, that is a remarkable arrival.

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About the M&H Classic Single Malt

M&H Classic Single Malt is a single malt whisky distilled in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was the first commercial bottling released by M&H, the country's first whisky distillery. The whisky is bottled at 46% ABV, with no chill filtration and no added colouring. Three years in a Mediterranean city warehouse shape it more than three years anywhere in Scotland would. Production started in 2014, two years after a group of friends had the idea. The late Dr. Jim Swan guided the build, drawing on his work in hot climates. He helped choose the stills, size the mash tun and pick the casks. Israel's climate then set the terms. Roughly 11 percent of every cask evaporates each year, against one or two percent in Scotland. Local barley was never an option. Israeli grain carries too much fibre and too little starch, so the malt arrives from the United Kingdom. The opening is floral and sweet, more perfume than sugar. Pear and vanilla lead, soft rather than sharp. Fresh fruit builds behind them, with banana sitting in the middle of it. The palate is light, and honey runs right through the centre. A malty note holds the base steady while a little black pepper lifts the end. The finish is short and clean, which suits a whisky this young. M&H Classic Single Malt sits at the entry point of the range. Three cask types build it. Ex-bourbon makes up 75 percent, STR red wine casks 20 percent, virgin oak the last 5. Swan's STR recipe carries much of the colour and the spice. At three years old, this is young whisky by Scottish counting. Mediterranean heat closes most of that gap. You get the house style without a heavy cask covering it.