Milk & Honey Art & Craft Doppelbock Cask 750ML

Milk & Honey Art & Craft Doppelbock Cask 750ML is a cask-strength Israeli single malt whisky bottled at 58.3% ABV in a 750ml format. This limited single-cask release of just 1,238 bottles represents the third expression in the Art & Craft series from Israel's first single malt distillery — a producer named Best Craft Distillery in the World in 2021 and Most Innovative Distillery in the World in 2022 by Whisky Magazine's Icons of Whisky.

Quick Facts: ABV: 58.3%  |  Origin: Tel Aviv, Israel  |  Single Cask, Cask Strength  |  Distillery: Milk & Honey (M&H)

Production & Heritage

Milk & Honey Distillery, located in Tel Aviv, operates as Israel's pioneering single malt whisky producer. The spirit is made from 100% unpeated malted barley, double distilled on copper pot stills, and released at natural cask strength with no chill filtration and no added color. What makes the Doppelbock Cask expression unusual — even within the broader whisky world — is its maturation vessel. M&H supplied ex-bourbon barrels to Ha'Aretz Brewery, a prominent Israeli craft brewery near the Negev Desert, which used them to age a Doppelbock-style beer known for its sweet, chocolatey, toasted-malt character. After four to six months, the beer was extracted and the casks returned to M&H, where they were filled with spirit distilled on February 26, 2019, and matured for roughly three years before bottling on May 12, 2022. Tel Aviv's warm, humid climate drives an accelerated maturation that concentrates flavor far more aggressively than a Scottish warehouse would in the same timeframe. All M&H products are Kosher certified.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: Honey and sticky caramel arrive first, followed by layers of toffee, vanilla custard, and crème brûlée. A second wave brings citrus — lemon peel and golden delicious apple — alongside wildflowers, tobacco leaf, and a subtle undercurrent of dark chocolate.

Taste: The entry is sweet and creamy, led by baked orange and marzipan, with crème brûlée and toffee coating the mid-palate. As the whisky opens up, darker notes emerge: coffee, dark chocolate-dipped orange peel, and a distinctive malty, lightly bitter beer character that nods directly to the Doppelbock cask. Green apple and honey add brightness, keeping the richness from becoming heavy.

Finish: Long and warming, with lingering coffee, toasted malt, and caramel that slowly fade into bittersweet chocolate. The cask-strength potency carries heat but never overwhelms, leaving a clean, malty sweetness at the tail end.

How to Drink M&H Doppelbock Cask

At 58.3% ABV, this whisky rewards patience. Begin neat, then add a few drops of water to unlock the more delicate citrus and floral aromas beneath the dense malt character. The high proof and chocolatey depth also make it an unexpectedly versatile cocktail ingredient. An Old Fashioned built with this single malt swaps bourbon sweetness for malty, beer-cask complexity. A Chocolate Flip (with egg, crème de cacao, and a grating of nutmeg) plays directly into the dark chocolate and custard notes. A Whisky Sour benefits from the concentrated orange and marzipan flavors, which bloom against fresh citrus juice.

Best For

• Collectors seeking rare beer-cask-matured single malts from emerging whisky regions
• Gifting a whisky enthusiast who values limited single-cask releases
• Tasting alongside Scottish or Japanese single malts to explore the effect of warm-climate maturation
• Craft beer lovers curious about the intersection of brewing and distilling traditions

Frequently Asked Questions

What does M&H Doppelbock Cask taste like? It delivers a rich, layered profile dominated by dark chocolate, baked orange, toffee, and crème brûlée, with a distinctive malty, lightly bitter beer character from the Doppelbock cask maturation. The cask-strength intensity carries substantial warmth balanced by honey sweetness and citrus brightness.

How does M&H Doppelbock Cask compare to Glenfiddich IPA Experiment? Both are single malts matured in beer casks, but the Glenfiddich IPA Experiment uses hoppy IPA barrels at a lighter 43% ABV, yielding citrus and floral hop notes. The M&H Doppelbock Cask leans into dark malt sweetness, chocolate depth, and bready richness at a much higher 58.3% ABV, making it denser and more concentrated.

Is M&H Doppelbock Cask good for sipping neat? Yes — its non-chill-filtered, cask-strength character is designed for neat exploration, ideally with a few drops of water to open the aromatics. The complexity rewards slow, contemplative sipping.

Where is M&H Doppelbock Cask made? It is distilled and matured at the Milk & Honey Distillery in Tel Aviv, Israel, using ex-Doppelbock beer casks sourced from Ha'Aretz Brewery near the Negev Desert. Israel's warm Mediterranean climate accelerates maturation compared to traditional Scotch-producing regions.

What foods pair well with M&H Doppelbock Cask? Dark chocolate truffles amplify the cocoa notes in the whisky. Smoked brisket stands up to the high ABV and malty depth. Orange-glazed duck mirrors the baked orange character on the palate. Aged Gouda or Comté add nutty counterpoints, and sticky toffee pudding echoes the caramel and custard aromas.

What sizes does M&H Doppelbock Cask come in? This expression is available in the standard 750ml bottle format as a limited single-cask release.

Is M&H Doppelbock Cask worth the price? It positions as a premium, limited-edition single-cask release from a highly decorated distillery, with only 1,238 bottles produced. For collectors and enthusiasts seeking rare beer-cask-matured whisky from an emerging region, it represents a distinctive value proposition within the cask-strength single malt category.

Why M&H Doppelbock Cask?

Doppelbock beer-cask maturation remains exceptionally rare in whisky, and the circular journey of these barrels — from bourbon cooperage to Israeli craft brewery and back to M&H — gives this expression a provenance that simply cannot be replicated elsewhere. The warm Tel Aviv climate compressed three years of maturation into a whisky that drinks with the depth and concentration many Scottish distilleries need twice the time to achieve. With only 1,238 bottles drawn from a single cask at natural strength, this is a snapshot of a specific moment in Israeli whisky's rapid ascent. The distillery's global recognition — including World Whiskies Awards and Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky honors — confirms that M&H is producing world-class spirit, and this Doppelbock Cask release captures one of its most creative experiments to date.