Star-K Issues Clarification Regarding El Tequileño’s Kosher-for-Passover Products
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 […]
Jewish Link Publishes Sixth Annual Wine Guide
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 […]
List of Kosher for Passover Agave Spirits 2026 (Tequilas, Mezcals, & Sotols)
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 […]
Nearly a Dozen El Tequileño Products Have Now Been Certified Kosher-for-Passover
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 […]
Announcing the 2026 Kosher Spirits Awards
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 […]
Orthodox Union Issues Policy Change for 2026 (& Beyond) Regarding Beer
In a letter published to its food service proprietors and mashgichim, the Orthodox Union (herein referred to as OU) announced a new beer policy today that will go into effect at the beginning of 2026. Beer Policy Change As of the first of January, “all beer served in OU establishments or at certified functions or […]
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 […]
Rabbi Drew Speaks to Rockdale Seniors on Kiddush & More🥃
Alongside a bourbon-tasting, Rabbi Drew Kaplan provided insights into the ceremonial ritual drinking practices of Shabbat last month for seniors last month. “Our Seniors Group had a fantastic time sampling bourbons, sipping cocktails, and learning about Jewish involvement in the bourbon world,” exclaimed Rockdale Temple‘s senior rabbi, Rabbi Meredith Kahan. Leading a tasting of several […]
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August-November 2024 Lineup of Episodes of The Jewish Drinking Show [Tentative]
Having announced during the 155th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show that there would be a summer break for The Jewish Drinking Show, returning in August, I am excited to announce the August-November tentative lineup, kicking-off with a mini-series on drunkenness in Jewish texts: August 19th – Drunkenness in the Bible (Episode #156) August 26th – […]
Jewish Link Publishes Third Annual Summer Food & Wine Issue
The Jewish Link, which is known amongst readers of this website for publishing its annual Wine Guide, has published its third annual Summer Food & Wine issue, which is available online, as well as in print. Edited by Elizabeth Krantz, this issue has the following: “Eitan Bernath Explores Cuisine of Jewish Mexico City” by Channa Fischer […]