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
Honey burn any yeast or honey in a food offering presented to the Lord" (2:11). In the Books of Samuel, Jonathan is forced into a confrontation with his father King Saul after eating honey in violation of a rash oath Saul has made. Proverbs 16:24 in the JPS Tanakh 1917 version says "Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." Book of Exodus famously describes the Promised Land as a "land flowing with milk and honey" (33:3). However, most Biblical commentators write that the original Hebrew in the Bible (דבש "devash") refers to the