Jullius Craft Distillery
מזקקת יוליוס
Winery · Mateh Asher religious department
Israel's first craft distillery, founded in 2008 at Kibbutz Hanita on the Lebanese border, distilling fruit eaux de vie, marc, gin and bitters from local produce
Jullius is the distillery Yuval Hargil, known as Joov, founded at Kibbutz Hanita in 2008 with one dream, by its own account: to distil the finest spirits by hand from local produce only. Its site says it was the first in Israel to distil local fruit into eaux de vie, along with several grape varieties, and a pioneer in distilling honey and gin and in making bitters from local plants. The copper still, built by coppersmiths in Germany, runs on solar power, the distillery recycles its water and waste, and it adds nothing to its spirits. Its range includes Akko Gin, Jullius Bitters, Marc de Galilee, a mead, fruit wines and eaux de vie of apricot, pear, citron and bitter orange, sold in its online shop and at its visitor centre in Hanita, and its site says it is kosher.
At a glance
- Kosher
- Mateh Asher religious department
- Wheelchair
- A way suited to wheelchairs from the street or the disabled parking to the entrance door, accessible toilets, and entry with a service animal.
- Own website
- Facebook page
- Active on Instagram
Photos
On its Facebook
For illustration: the town and the trade, not Jullius Craft Distillery itself. Its own pictures are on Instagram
Location
Kibbutz Hanita, Hanita2288500
- Train: Nahariya11.4 km from the door, straight line
- Bus: Nearest stop 123 mlines 31
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Questions
About Jullius Craft Distillery
- 11.4 km from Nahariya stationBus stops within 123 m: חניתה.
- Its own website and social pagesThe menu and the news come from the business itself, not from a directory.
Jullius Craft Distillery is a winery at Kibbutz Hanita in Hanita, in the Northern District. Behind it: founder and head distiller Yuval Hargil.
It publishes its menu on jullius.com; 12 of its dishes are listed below with their prices, as read on 5 October 2026.
The nearest railway station is Nahariya, 11.4 km away. The nearest bus stops are חניתה (123 m).
Listed as יוליוס קראפט דיסטלרי בע"מ, a distillery at Kibbutz Hanita, on the Mateh Asher religious department's list of supervised businesses on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026; its site also says it is kosher. It is listed as wheelchair accessible on jullius.com.
Its site's terms name Jullius Craft Distillery Ltd (יוליוס קראפט דיסטילרי בע"מ), company 515289312, of Kibbutz Hanita, as the site's operator. The Companies Registrar lists it as an active private company, incorporated on 19 July 2015 and registered at Hanita. Mateh Asher Regional Council does not publish its business licence register online, so the licence could not be checked.
כשהקמנו את המזקקה בשנת 2008 עמד לנגד עיננו חלום אחד: לזקק את האלכוהול האיכותי ביותר, בעבודת יד, מחומרי גלם מקומיים בלבד. אך המרדף אחר איכות ומקומיות הוא רק חלק מהסיפור.The public registers a directory should check and usually does not. A blank is reported as a blank.
- Kosher certificate
- Listed as יוליוס קראפט דיסטלרי בע"מ, a distillery at Kibbutz Hanita, on the Mateh Asher religious department's list of supervised businesses on the Ministry of Religious Services' kashrut portal, read on 5 October 2026; its site also says it is kosher. shirathayam.m-datit.org.il2026-10-05
- Accessibility statement
- Listed as wheelchair accessible jullius.com2026-10-05
- Companies Registrar
- Its site's terms name Jullius Craft Distillery Ltd (יוליוס קראפט דיסטילרי בע"מ), company 515289312, of Kibbutz Hanita, as the site's operator. The Companies Registrar lists it as an active private company, incorporated on 19 July 2015 and registered at Hanita. data.gov.il2026-10-05
- Municipal business licence
- Businesses in Hanita are licensed by the Mateh Asher Regional Council, whose business licensing page sets out the licensing process, the council's policy and its own specification, the licensing fee, the forms and the department's office hours, but publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. mta.org.il2026-10-05
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| Field | Value | Source | Read on | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | מזקקת יוליוס / Jullius Craft Distillery | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Address | Kibbutz Hanita | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Coordinates | 33.086369, 35.173261 (its Facebook page) | facebook.com | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | Visitor centre 054-818-9213 | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Phone | Customer service 054-473-4274 | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Website | jullius.com | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Logo | Its own icon, from jullius.com | jullius.com | Quoted, attributed | |
| What it is like | Written from jullius.com | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Menu | 12 items with prices | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Kosher certificate | Mateh Asher religious department | shirathayam.m-datit.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| Accessibility | A way suited to wheelchairs from the street or the disabled parking to the entrance door, accessible toilets, and entry with a service animal. | jullius.com | Fact, shown | |
| Train and bus | Nahariya 11.4 km; חניתה 123 m | openstreetmap.org | Fact, shown | |
| Delivery apps | Not on Wolt or 10bis | Our own check | Fact, shown | |
| Companies Registrar | Its site's terms name Jullius Craft Distillery Ltd (יוליוס קראפט דיסטילרי בע"מ), company 515289312, of Kibbutz Hanita, as the site's operator. The Companies Registrar lists it as an active private company, incorporated on 19 July 2015 and registered at Hanita. | data.gov.il | Fact, shown | |
| Business licence | Businesses in Hanita are licensed by the Mateh Asher Regional Council, whose business licensing page sets out the licensing process, the council's policy and its own specification, the licensing fee, the forms and the department's office hours, but publishes no list of licensed businesses, and none is on data.gov.il. | mta.org.il | Fact, shown | |
| The owners' own words | Quoted from the distillery's website | jullius.com | Quoted, attributed | |
| Photographs | 2 licensed | instagram.com | Linked, not copied |
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