I found my passion for whisky in a journey of 10 years of self-discovery. It started with my dad planting the seeds when I was in my early 20s. We used to sit and drink together, talking about life and listening to Ray Charles and the Beatles in the background. When he passed I found that drinking his favorite whisky – Macallan – connects me with his memory and his legacy of living life large. I don’t know why it was whisky that stuck first, we used to drink vodka, calvados, rum as well. Something in whisky stuck. In 2015 a good friend, Amnon, took me to a whisky tasting of Laphroiag. Apart from meeting Simon Brooking, the legendary Laphroaig Brand Ambassador, my mind was blown away by the contradiction of flavors Laphroaig offered. How can a drink taste like flowers (Macallan) and Burning Tires (Laphroaig) and still be awesomely delicious? The versatility blew me away.