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Having recently shared the news that Star-K has certified 11 El Tequileño products as kosher-for-Passover, I received a lot of questions from people asking questions as to these products, including the most popular question: Does the bottle need to say that the products were kosher-for-Passover? When I reached out to Star-K, the response I received […]
For the sixth year in a row, an insightful and educational publication has come out that helps consumers better understand the world of kosher wine. The Jewish Link has released its fifth annual edition of its wine guide. The Jewish Link Wine Guide, continuing from its fifth edition last year, continues to showcase articles on […]
Introduction How does a distillery in North Carolina begun by an Army veteran have most of their products become kosher-certified and go on to win many medals at spirits competitions? That’s something we’re going to explore on this 188th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, featuring Bruce Tyler, Weldon Mills Distillery’s co-owner and manager, along with […]
In this video, R’ Drew & Eric review Tekiah‘s blanco tequila and reposado tequila: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZKiqSNKY0c Disclosure: A review sample of the blanco tequila and a review sample of the reposado tequila were provided to Jewish Drinking for review purposes. Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:36 Blanco 2:40 Reposado 5:57 Concluding 6:35 Thank you & l’chaim!
Once again, Supervisores en Calidad Kosher has released an updated guide of kosher-for-Passover-certified tequilas, mezcals, and sotols. This guide, which comes as part of a letter, notes: “As in years prior, the Kashrus team of the Kehile Ashkenazi de México have done a comprehensive review of the tequila companies under KA certification to evaluate the […]
M&H Distillery, which was previously featured on The Jewish Drinking Show, produced kosher-certified whiskies that spent time in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks, the first kosher-certified versions of each of those fortified wines. For a conversation on how these products were created, you can check out this video clip from that episode with the CEO & […]
Rava’s Innovative Obligating of Getting Drunk on Purim[1] Rabbi Drew Kaplan Introduction One of the more familiar aspects of Purim practices is getting drunk, with Purim being one of the most drinking-heavy days on the Jewish calendar. While the book of Esther describes Purim as to be celebrated with drinking parties (Esther 9:17, 9:18, 9:19, […]
El Tequileño, a producer of tequilas, has recently had several of its products become certified as kosher-for-Passover. There has been a growing list of agave spirits in recent years that have been certified as kosher-for-Passover (for instance, see the 2025 list), so adding more to this list is an exciting piece of news for kosher-concerned […]
Herein follows today’s press release regarding the 2026 Kosher Spirits Awards: Kosher Spirits Awards Launching as the World’s First Dedicated Competition for Kosher-Certified Distilled Spirits A groundbreaking new competition celebrates excellence, transparency, and untapped market potential in the global spirits industry [Cincinnati, Ohio] — [February 11, 2026] — Jewish Drinking today announced the launch of […]
Having just released two new kosher-certified champagnes, Isiah Thomas speaks about these two new products, Brut Spéciale and Célébrité, at a media event at the 2026 Kosher Food and Wine Experience:
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