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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…

Israël… the land of milk and honey. In 2012 the first distillery was founded in the heart of Tel Aviv named Milk & Honey. Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign they could invest in materiel and a building…

If I hear about a new local start-up, I'm always excited to get it. I'll give anyone a fair shake, and I know the challenges that face new distilleries, so I try not to be hard on them, or hold unrea…

This sample comes to me courtesy of the one and only @Nozinan. This Israeli single malt is aged in ex-bourbon and STR Red Wine Casks.* Nose (undiluted): red apples, vanilla, honey (the power of sugges…

Rittenhouse is a polarizing American rye here on the interweb machine. Search Reddit and you'll find opinions varying from "the best bang for your buck in all of rye-dom" to "this is pure trash". What's…

Lot 40 Cask Strength has generated plenty of interest and enthusiasm since the first release, a 12 year old in 2017. I liked 2018's 11 year version even more but both were fantastic pours. The 2019…

As little as I know about Craigellachie (my last review), I know even less about Fettercairn. I this may be the first time I’ve tasted it. With that in mind, I will not allow my impression of this to…

I have very little experience with Craigellachie. I tasted their 13 and 17 YO expressions a few years back during Dewar’s Last Great Malts of Scotland theatrical production. I left unimpressed. This…

I recently hosted a unique online masterclass in which all six official releases from this closed distillery were tasted, from the 12 years old Flora & Fauna series to all 5 Diageo Special Releases (20yo…

The Whisky Jury – a Belgian independent bottler – has spoiled us in the past with lovely single casks. For the 14th release he selected a first fill quarter cask that was filled with Coal Ila spirit on…