Producer
Levant Highlands
Levant Highlands is a brand/producer linked to a line of whiskies marketed internationally and associated with the Lebanese spirits scene. It appears on various shops and databases with labels such as "Black Peak Smoky Brew" and "Mount Hermon Porter Brew"; in some listings the name is associated with the Riachi winery/distillery.
- Mount Lebanon · Lebanon
- 2 products
Levant Highlands
Meet the producer
Territory
Lebanon (Mount Lebanon / commercial area indicated as "Levant Highlands")
Production method
Product sheets found indicate the use of copper stills and aging in oak barrels; for some labels different details are reported (number of distillations varies between sources).
Distillation
Product sources report distillation in copper stills; some sheets indicate double distillation, others report triple distillations according to the label.
Ageing
Aging in oak barrels (details and duration vary depending on the expression).
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- Categories
- Lebanese whisky
- pure malt
- single pot still
- malt & wheat
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- wheat
- Casks and ageing vessels
- oak barrels
- Representative products
- Whisky Pure Malt Black Peak Smoky Brew 70cl - Boxed - Levant Highlands
- Whisky Pure Malt Mount Hermon Porter Brew 70cl - Boxed - Levant Highlands
What makes it distinctive
- Brand present on international specialised retailers (e.g. Bottle of Italy) and in whisky databases (Whiskybase).
- Products labelled as "Pure Malt" with aromatic profiles that include smoky/peaty notes for some expressions.
- Commercial/production nexus linked to Riachi (Riachi Winery & Distillery) in some listings.