2nd Spiritual Whisky Tour Announced
Rabbi Yonah’s phenomenal Spiritual Whisky Tour returns to Scotland from May 27th through June 2nd 2024. It offers an exclusive journey for Jewish men passionate about whisky, adventure, and farbrengen. Following up from last year’s inaugural trip, this year’s trip focusses on three regions: Campbeltown, the Highlands, and Speyside. The Spiritual Whisky Tour (SWT) […]
Royal Wine’s KFWE Makes Changes for 2024
The annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE) is taking place three weeks from today, albeit more of an exclusive experience than in previous years. Featuring nearly 1,000 kosher wines, a plethora of spirits – including whiskies, bourbons, vodkas, tequilas, rum, and gin – and cordials, sampling and tasting will be available for attendees. This […]
Chicago Rabbinical Council Updates Liquor List for 2024
One of the most highly-consulted kosher liquor lists has just been updated in recent days. According to their website, the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC) updated their kosher liquor list three days ago. Just as they updated their list in early January 2023, they have updated it for 2024. Published as a pdf, listing beverages in alphabetical […]
Royal’s New Wines for the Jewish New Year Come from Unexpected Places: The Greek Islands & Côte de Provence, among others
Kedem/Royal Wine has new wines out for Rosh HaShanah, the new year. From California and Côte de Provence to Israel and the Greek Islands, these bottlings represent another exceptional year of wines and spirits from the most innovative producers in the world. “This year brings an abundance of exciting releases to complement every course,” says Geller, […]
August-October 2023 Lineup of Forthcoming Episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show
Having previously published a lineup of March-July forthcoming episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show, I hereby present a tentative lineup of forthcoming episodes for August through October 2023, which includes a half-dozen “A Toast to Israel at 75” episodes, recorded while in Israel recently: 22 August – Jay Buchsbaum: Kosher Runs at European Wineries (Royal Wine) […]
Almost All of Fee Brothers Products Under Kosher Supervision
For kosher-keeping cocktail consumers, there is wonderful news for a bunch of products that are now kosher-certified. These products are not new, just newly-certified. I first visited Fee Brothers eight years ago and, while there, having noticed that many (if not most/all) if the ingredients that went into their products already had kosher-certification, I decided […]
HaMishteh Exhibit at Israel Museum Focuses on Drinking Parties in the Ancient Near East
A new exhibit, which opened a few weeks ago at the Israel Museum, focuses on drinking parties in the ancient near east. This new exhibit, “HaMishteh המשתה”, opened in May and runs through the end of 2023. Whether you are interested in drinking parties in the world of the bible, drinking parties history, or just […]
Whiskeys Available in M’ever LaYam’s 2023 Purim Care Package Drive Supporting 200 Lone Soldiers
Looking to support lone soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces while possibly getting some whiskey out of it? A few whiskey connoisseurs have come together to give away five tasty bottles of whiskey in support of M’ever LaYam‘s 2023 Purim Care Package drive supporting 200 lone soldiers. In the giveaway are two bottles of Rossville […]
Wineries Announced for Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE) 2023
Leading up to this week’s Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE), a list of over seven dozen wineries pouring their wines has been released. A production of Royal Wine Corporation, this year’s KFWE will be taking place tomorrow in New York City, as well as on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The listing of wineries whose […]
Chicago Rabbinical Council Updates Kosher Liquor List for 2023
One of the most frequented kosher liquor lists has just been updated in recent days. According to their website, the Chicago Rabbinical Council updated their kosher liquor list four days ago. Just as they updated their list in early January 2022, they have updated it for 2023. Categories include American whiskey, bar stock items, beer, Bourbon, […]