Distillery

M&H Distillery

M&H Distillery (also known as Milk & Honey) is Israel's first whisky distillery, based in Tel Aviv. It produces primarily single malt whisky and a line of artisanal gins, with ranges such as APEX, ELEMENTS, ART&CRAFT and a series of single cask expressions.
  • Tel-Aviv Jaffa · Tel Aviv · Israel
  • Since 2013

M&H Distillery

Meet the producer

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The story
Founded in 2013, M&H (Milk & Honey) established itself as the first whisky distillery in Israel. Over the years it developed several series (Classic, Elements, Apex, Art&Craft and Gin Series) and has received international recognition, including the World's Best Single Malt title (World Whiskies Awards 2023) for the Elements Sherry Cask.
Production philosophy
Combines traditional single malt production techniques with a creative, experimental New World approach: small-batch production, cask experimentation and finishing interventions that highlight the local climate and terroir.
Territory
Headquarters and visitor centre in Tel Aviv-Jaffa (Israel). Some expressions are aged or finished in local maturation areas, including finishes carried out in hot/arid zones such as those near the Dead Sea for specific releases.
Awards and recognition
World's Best Single Malt, World Whiskies Awards 2023 (Elements Sherry Cask); additional recognitions and medals cited for various expressions (e.g. San Francisco World Spirits Competition).
Production method
Base spirit made from 100% malted barley; distillation in copper pot stills. For gin the same malt-base is used and selected botanicals are added; ageing and finishes take place in various cask types and across different maturation sites in Israel.
Distillation
Copper pot still distillation; for gin multiple pot still distillations and infusions/steeps of botanicals are used.
Ageing
Finishing in various casks with experimental finishes; accelerated maturation leveraging Israel's Mediterranean climate and, for some expressions, specific conditions in areas such as the Dead Sea region.
Characteristics
Type
Distillery
City
Tel-Aviv Jaffa
Categories
  • Israeli whisky
  • single malt
  • gin
  • single cask
  • small-batch craft distillery
Raw materials
  • malted barley (100% pure malted barley)
Casks and ageing vessels
  • ex-bourbon
  • ex-sherry (Fino/Sherry casks)
  • cognac cask
  • ex-rye
  • rum cask
  • ex-Islay (single cask peated)
  • red wine cask
  • pomegranate wine cask
  • STR (shaved, toasted, re-charred) casks
Representative products
  • Elements Sherry Cask
  • Apex Dead Sea
  • Apex Cognac Cask
  • Apex Ex-Rye
  • Elements Peated
  • Apex Black (serie APEX Black)
What makes it distinctive
  • First whisky distillery in Israel (officially presents itself as such).
  • Winner of World's Best Single Malt (World Whiskies Awards 2023) with Elements Sherry Cask.
  • Range structured in series: APEX, ELEMENTS, ART&CRAFT, M&H Classic and GIN Series.
  • Production of gin based on a 100% malted barley spirit with local botanicals (za'atar and citrus).

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