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M&H Elements Red Wine Cask
Single Malt — Israel
Reviewed
April 11, 2022 (edited December 24, 2023)
So, i got my hands into 4 Israeli whisky expressions, from the relatively new and already highly appraised "Milk & Honey" Distillery. Their logo is quite nice, with a black cow/bull with some bee yellow stripes.
For jewish people, Milk and Honey are very important things since the Bible and the Talmud are often refering to those things. I am writing this review after i have already tasted their four expressions, and this "Elements" red wine cask one is by far the best.
Bottled at 46%abv, golden color.
On the nose, quite nice. Spicy at the beggining, like rye-like spiciness; Vanilla cake.
VERY YEASTY in a very appealing way. Is like a spongy cake filled with spices. Chilli and apples. Very yeasty and nice. Recently made bread. Cakey overall.
On the palate, not too complex but not bad. Red apples, Gerber mashed apples; Nice peppery spice. A second sip was about yellow apples and more stewed fruits.
Aftertaste was great. A nice smokey/earthy finish. The smokiness is mild and balanced, making it delicious.
Overall, this might not be what you expect from a red wine cask finish, but it should be what you expect on any whisky. Fruity and peaty, yeasty and spicy. A very nice combination of flavors and aromas made me want to explore more of this new distillery from a very far place. Great job here, my score for it is a well deserved 88 over 100.
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I’m working my way through six this evening. First three I have just posted my thoughts on. In the middle of the peated expression right now!
@DrRHCMadden why? You did not like it?
Oh, we are worlds apart on our opinions of this!
@PBMichiganWolverine yes i did, and i did not like it too much.i will be posting my review of it this week
Did you get your hands on the Dead Sea one? I’ve read that was the best of the bunch