The Milk & Honey Distillery in Israel. Since its establishment, the distillery’s operations were accompanied by Dr. James Swan, world-renowned whisky expert, until he passed away in February 2017. The distillery’s first products reached the shelves during the first quarter of 2016. In May 2017, The distillery unveiled Israel's first ever single-malt whisky, aged for more that 3 years. "This article is based upon a translation of the as of September 2017." The Milk & Honey Distillery Milk & Honey (in Hebrew: חלב ודבש) (Sometimes referred to as M&H) is Israel's first single malt whisky distillery. It began operating in 2014 in the south of
Ancient Israelite cuisine dates in water for some time until they disintegrated and then boiling the resulting liquid down into thick syrup. The honey in the Biblical reference of “a land flowing with milk and honey” is date honey. Fresh, ripe dates were available from the mid- to late-summer. Some were sun-dried and pressed into blocks to dry completely, and then used throughout the year, especially as food for travelers. Dates were also fermented into one of the “strong drinks” referred to in the Bible as “shechar”. The date palm required a hot and dry climate and mostly grew and produced fruit in