2024 New Riff Update
Following the publication of the 54th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show on New Riff Distilling, featuring its then sales director Mollie Lewis, I began to receive questions from listeners regarding their selling of ḥametz, a topic we had discussed on that episode. Having looked into the matter further, it turns out they have been working […]
Rav Moshe’s Legacy Regarding Sherry Casks [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 159th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Dov Linzer shares about a significant legacy from Rav Moshe Feinstein’s trilogy of teshuvot on whiskey – sherry casks:
Rav Moshe’s Teshuvot on Whiskey, featuring Rabbi Dov Linzer [The Jewish Drinking Show Episode 159]
Introduction One text that gets mentioned in conversations I have with fellow whiskey-drinkers is the responsum or responsa of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Commonly referred to as Rav Moshe, he was an important 20th century rabbi with a significant impact on the practices of Orthodox Jews, in general, and American Orthodox Jews, in particular. In a […]
The Only Bourbon Finished in Israeli Wine Casks [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 148th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Josh Quinn of Boone County Distilling shares the story behind the only Bourbon finished in Israeli wine casks:
Boone County Distilling: Creating Fascinating Bourbon Products under Kosher-Certification, featuring Josh Quinn [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 148]
Introduction Having come across some interesting products that were kosher-certified that I would not have expected to be as such, I was fascinated to find out more about Boone County Distilling. The two products that stood out to me were their bourbon creme, as well as their bourbon aged in Dalton Winery casks from Israel. […]
Creating Barrel-Aged Kosher-for-Passover Products [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 147th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Ami & Larissa Nahari of The River Wine discuss the creation of their first-to-market certified kosher-for-Passover products of both Anoche reposado tequila and Ethan’s Reserve sorghum whiskey:
Why Thinkers Distillery Uses Water from Jerusalem’s Air [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Bennett Kaplan shares why Thinkers Distillery uses water from Jerusalem’s air:
Jerusalem’s First (& Only) Distillery, featuring Bennett Kaplan [The Jewish Drinking Show ep. 145]
Throughout Jerusalem’s multi-millenial history, there had never been a distillery…until a few years ago. As part of The Jewish Drinking Show‘s Toast to Israel at 75 mini-series, co-founder and co-CEO of Thinkers Distillery, Bennett Kaplan, joins the show to speak about this historic distillery. In addition to being available below in video format, the episode is […]
Israel’s First Whiskey Distillery, featuring Gal Kalkshtein & Tal Chotiner [The Jewish Drinking Show episode 139]
Introduction Kicking-off the 2023 Toast to Israel at 75 series of The Jewish Drinking Show, we’re featuring Israel’s oldest whiskey distillery. Having opened in 2014, M&H Distillery (formerly called Milk & Honey Distillery) released its first whiskey in December 2019 and its whiskies have won many awards, but none as prestigious as best single-malt whisky […]
Cincinnati Kiddush Club Scotches, featuring Yossi Francus [episode 134 of The Jewish Drinking Show]
Having discussed kiddush clubs previously on The Jewish Drinking Show, every kiddush club has its own unique aspects. One such kiddush club even got their own Scotch from Bruichladdich years ago (here is the article referenced in The New Yorker regarding this distillery), and it finally arrived. One of the members of this group is […]