M & H (Milk & Honey) Distillery 2021/2026 - 4 y.o. - 1st Fill PX Sherry Hogshead #3550 (Best Dram)

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 57.7% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

A first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry hogshead shapes this single-cask release from M&H Distillery. The Israeli single malt was distilled on 23 November 2021 and matured for four years in cask number 3550 before Best Dram bottled it in August 2026. Its character combines pronounced sherry sweetness and dark dried fruits with caramel and spicy wood notes.

The single cask yielded 325 bottles. The whisky was bottled at a cask strength of 57.7%, without chill filtration or added colouring. It is not smoky and comes in a bottle containing 0.7 litres, without gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose offers intense sherry sweetness with dark raisins, dates and other dried fruits. Delicate caramel and restrained spice complement the fruit aromas.
• Palate: The whisky is powerful and full-bodied on the palate. Sweet dark dried fruits and creamy caramel define the flavour alongside a pronounced sherry character. Spicy accents and subtle oak notes contrast with the intense fruitiness.
• Finish: The long finish is pleasantly warming. Sweet raisins and dark caramel linger while a delicately spicy oak note slowly fades.

Distillery/Bottler:

M&H Distillery is based in Tel Aviv and was Israel's first whisky distillery. The team brought in Dr. Jim Swan as a consultant in 2013. His experience of whisky production in warm climates informed the planning of the distillery, the choice of ingredients and the design of its copper stills. Together with head distiller Tomer Goren, he worked on developing the first Israeli single malt.

M&H uses six fermentation vessels and a dry yeast selected for whisky production; fermentation lasts 60 to 72 hours. The spirit is then distilled twice in copper stills. The distillery stores whisky without climate control in different regions of Israel. The warm climate accelerates maturation but also leads to greater evaporation losses.

Independent bottler Michel Reick is the person behind Best Dram. He selects individual casks for the range, offering access to different distilleries and cask influences. M&H produced the whisky for this release; Best Dram is responsible for the single-cask bottling.

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