Zugegeben. Erstens trinkt nicht jeder gerne Whisky. Zweitens nicht gerne in gesunden Mengen. Und wenn jemand sich dann dazu bekennt, dann gibt es mannigfaltig Restriktionen bezüglich Vorlieben und Qualitätsbeschränkungen. Sogar unter den Single Malts sind lange nicht alle geniessbar. Vor allem diejenigen, welche ausserhalb Schottlands abgefüllt bzw. fabriziert werden, stossen oftmals auf rümpfende Nasen. Nicht jeder trinkt Yamakazi, ich persönlich finde den Säntis oder den Swissky sehr selten und erst geniessbar, wenn es auf den Geschmack nicht mehr gross ankommt. Das Post-Octomore-Syndrom halt...
At the end of 2008 the Israeli Whisky Society (IWS) bottled the first ever whisky cask to land in Israel. This is part of a unique and complex project pursued by IWS for a long time.Natürlich konnte ein solches Produkt nicht auf den Markt kommen, ohne bereits erste Chumres auf den Plan zu rufen. Deshalb sei auf eine Chametz-Besitzeswarnung des "Jerusalem Kosher News"-Blogs hingewiesen, welche letztes Jahr bereits erlassen wurde. Wohlbemerkt, es geht darum, dass es um Chametz geht, welcher im eigenen Eigentum bleibt und deshalb für den Genuss während des ganzen Jahres verboten bleibt:
The aim of this project is to age quality whisky in Israel. To this end, we initially dispatched a few casks of young malt whisky to Israel. We then placed them in a number of prime sites to enable the whisky to breathe the holy air in various places in the country. All sites were hand picked, and all provide the whisky
suitable climatic conditions and local charm.
On December 22, 2008, IWS bottled 236 bottles that were filled from the first cask that landed in Israel. This cask was placed between the cool stone walls of the Scots hotel wine cellar in Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee. This is a malt that was distilled in the Arran Distillery on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland and matured here in the Holy Land. This unique malt was bottled directly from the cask and was not diluted, coloured nor chill filtered. The product proves that the air and environment of the Holy Land gives the whisky a character and uniqueness that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
The next cask that is scheduled for bottling is located in the wine cellar of the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem. This is an exceptional site, which according to initial samples taken from the cask, grants the whisky a unique character.
Jerusalem Kosher News has learned that the “The Israeli Whiskey Society” single cask whiskey that is about to go on sale (“Jerusalem Cask”) or is already on sale (“Scots Hotel” Single Cask) is most probably chametz that remained in the possession of a Jew over Passover and therefore, may be forbidden forever.There are those seeking to assist the local whiskey aficionado in clarifying this matter after learning that it remained in the possession of its Jewish owners over the holiday this past Pesach, as well as previous ones while it was aging. But, the JKN has learned that they have been unsuccessful, thus far, in their efforts to determine if there is a way to have the whiskey permitted b’dieved (post-facto). It should be noted that the chairman of the Israeli Whiskey Society has been honest, forthright, and fully cooperative in these efforts.
(...) To the best of my knowledge, all the locally-aged whiskey currently being bottled and sold by the IWS in Israel most probably falls under the category of chametz that remained in the possession of Jews on Passover and therefore it remains prohibited forever.
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