M&H Apex Dead Sea

Tasted at an M&H tasting. Matured at the dead sea with an average temperature of 50°C and at -400 height, which causes cracks in the casks, but speeds up maturation. Ex- bourban and Ex-rye cask. Subtle smell. Cereal. Alcoholburn. A drop of water helps. It's nice and the gimmick of maturation at the dead sea is cool, but didn't leave a lasting impression, despite the high pricepoint.

Milk & Honey, a young Israeli distillery have released this Apex Cask Strength Single Malt from... The Dead Sea. It has been matured at extreme temperatures in that place, which i was lucky to have visited. The Dead Sea gets its name because of a bigger amount of salt that any other lake, and that makes you float in the water. That is why there are no fish in the lake (it is not a sea) and the most attractive tourist thing to do there is to pick some of the mud on the floor (it is not a sandy place, but a muddy one) and put it on your skin to be rejuvenated... allegedly. Well, this was bottled at 56.5%abv. On the nose, it is very Appealing. Mint and the classic yeast from this distillery. Cake and Cotton candy. Lime. A very spongy cake and lemon ice cream. Red Chilli, lemon citric. It smells exactly like a pancake without the honey. On the palate, it is sweet and fruity. Oranges And chocolalte for a second; then it turns into a nice dulce de leche. The second sip is exactly as a recently made orange juice, acid and very nice.  Aftertaste is a little short, but not bad. Orange peel, metallic. Orange bubblegum and impalpable sugar. Sweet and appealing. Overall, for a Cask Strength, this is not super complex, but it is easy to drink. The nose is very good, and it passes the test in every criteria. A nice dram, i hope to have more from this distillery in the future, my score for it is 85 over 100.