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Milk & Honey Classic

Sharp

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@markjedi1Review by @markjedi1

14th Jun 2021

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  • Brand: Milk & Honey
  • ABV: 46%

This is the flagship of the Israeli distillery, as the name suggests. It matured on a combination of casks: former bourbon casks and so-called red wine STR casks. STR is short for ‘shaved, toasted & re-charred’. That shows the influence of Dr Jim Swan who later also introduced this combo at other distilleries like Nc’nean. Let’s put this Classic to the test.

The nose is fairly sharp, I must say. Lots of vanilla, lime and honey. Hint of red berries and gooseberries. Soft spiciness. Grasses and flowers. Not very complex, but pleasant enough. Let’s keep the age in mind.

Light body. Again pretty sharp at first sip. Quite alcoholic. Vanilla, honey, cherries, berries and floral notes. No surprise there. Some nutmeg and ginger.

I get oak, red fruit and apples in the rather short finish.

Nice entry level whisky, but needs more time for the alcohol to integrate properly, I think. But 50 EUR is certainly a fair price. Thanks to Buds & Barrels for the sample.

3 comments

@Nozinan
Nozinan commented

Nice review.

I found that the malt smelled and tasted a lot older than the 3 years it has aged. I hope they will eventually age it a couple more years...could be a stunner.

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@Victor
Victor commented

@markjedi1 thank you for your review.

@Nozinan remember the climate. Three years aging in Israel is a lot more maturation than three years aging in Scotland or Canada. I would be very surprised if you did NOT notice the difference.

I too noticed a 'sharpness' in the flavour of the M & H products.

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@Nozinan
Nozinan commented

@Victor I agree, I think the reason the malt is as good as it is at three years is in part due to the accelerated maturation from being in a hot climate. I've noted this before.

I'm fairly certain a 5 or 6 year old expression would approach the quality of some of the fantastic stuff we are seeing coming from Amrut...

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