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 suitability of some brands and varieties for Pesach 5786. We are therefore, once again confirming the following list of Spirits to be approved for use during Pesach.”
Other Products Not On This List
As with last year, there are some products that are certified as kosher-for-Passover that are not on this list, such as the following products:
• Anoche Blanco
• Anoche Reposado
• Anoche Añejo
• Zarza Blanco
• Zarza Reposado
• Zarza Añejo
While there are 11 El Tequileño newly certified as kosher-for-Passover products by the Star-K, it’s not clear if any of these have hit the market with the new labels yet:
• Blanco Mixto
• Cristalino Reposado
• Joven
• Platinum
• Private Select Blanco
• Reposado
• Reposado Frances
• Reposado Rare
• Sassenach Select Reposado
• Select Barrel
• Still Strength
Tequila Products On This List
Without further ado, here is the list that was published of tequilas:
BROWN FORMAN TEQUILA MEXICO
• Tequila Herradura Blanco 100% Agave
• Tequila Antiguo De Herradura Blanco 100% Agave
• Tequila 100% Don Eduardo Blanco
• Tequila Hacienda Del Cristero Blanco 100% Agave
PATRON SPIRITS MÉXICO
• Gran Patrón Platinum Silver Tequila
• Gran Patron Smoky Silver Tequila
• Patron Silver Tequila
• Roca Patron Silver Tequila
• Tequila 100% De Agave Silver Gran Patron Platinium
• Tequila 100% De Agave Silver Patrón
• Tequila Blanco Patron
• Patron El Cielo – Tequila Blanco (new this year to the list)
ULTRAMARK SPIRITS INC
• Prefiero Tequila Añejo En Todas Sus Presentaciones
• Prefiero Tequila Blanco En Todas Sus Presentaciones
• Prefiero Tequila Extra Añejo En Todas Sus Presentaciones
• Prefiero Tequila Reposado En Todas Sus Presentaciones
• Tequila Mi Tierra Blanco En Todas Sus Presentaciones
• Tequila Don Fernando Blanco En Todas Sus Presentaciones
• Tequila México Azteca Blanco En Todas Sus Presentaciones
• Tequila Batallón Blanco En Todas Sus Presentaciones
Mezcal Products On This List
Here is the list that was published of mezcals, which had no change from last year’s list:
MEZCAL DE AMOR
• Amarás Cupreata
• Amarás Espadín Joven
• Amarás Logia Chuparrosa
• Amarás Logia Jabalí
• Amarás Logia Sacatoro
• Amarás Logia Sierra Negra
• Amarás Logia Tepeztate
• Amarás Logia Tobalá
• Amores Cupreata
• Amores Espadín Joven
• Amores Espadín
• Amores Logia Sierra Negra
• Amores Logia Tobalá
• Mvm Verde Momento
• Verde Amaras
• Verde Ma
Sotol Products On This List
Here is the list that was published of sotols:
ACRONIMO
• Sotol Acrónimo Blanco
CASA LOTOS
• Sotol Casa Lotos Blanco
VINOMEX
• Fiesta Chihuahua
• Sotol Hacienda De Chihuahua Añejo
• Sotol Hacienda De Chihuahua Añejo Oro Puro
• Sotol Hacienda De Chihuahua Blanco
• Sotol Hacienda De Chihuahua Reposado
Tequila Products On This List Last Year, But Not This Year
There were a number of tequilas that were on last year’s list, but not this year’s list:
BROWN FORMAN TEQUILA MEXICO
• Tequila El Jimador Blanco 100% Agave
• Tequila Herradura Plata 100% Agave —> this year, they said quite explicitly (and in bold) that it is not kosher for Passover
• Tequila cazadores blanco en todas sus presentaciones
RIVESCA
• Tequila Crepusculo 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Don Modesto 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Ds Company 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila El Bandeño 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Estrella Azul 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Gran Ciervo Joven De Jalisco 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Hechicero 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Toro De Lidia 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Regalo De Dios 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Rejón Blanco 750 Ml
• Tequila Rejón Blanco 1.750l
• Tequila Rejon Blanco 100% De Agave 1 L
• Tequila Rejón Blanco 1l
• Tequila Rivesca 750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Toro De Lidia 1,750 Ml Blanco
• Tequila Toro De Lidia 750 Ml Blanco
TEQUILAS DEL SEÑOR
• Tequila hacienda de plata Blanco
• Tequila Autentico organic blanco
• Tequila reserva del señor blanco
Sotol Products On This List Last Year, But Not This Year
There were a number of sotols that were on last year’s list, but not this year’s list:
VINOMEX
• Sotol Excéntrico Reposado
• Sílver O Plata
• Sotol Hacienda De Chihuahua H5
• Sotol Hacienda De Chihuahua Plátinum
• Sotol Hacienda De Chihuahua Rústico
• Sotol Mesh and Bone
• Sotol Mesteño Joven
• Sotol Puntaga
Factors for Tequilas and Sotols Being Dropped from the List
As to which factors might account for these aforementioned tequilas and sotols being dropped from the list from last year to this year, Rabbi Krems attributes them to any of the following:
• Minor Changes to production process
• Different facilities being used
• Change in yeast used
• “Some we found minor issues we may not have been aware of in the past (for example, one has a non-pesach antifoam used)”
• Some products were discontinued
Considerations That Went Into This List
In publishing this letter, authored by Rabbi Zalman Krems, notes that “The following beverages do not contain anything other than pure agave & water, and most of them use natural fermentation, otherwise they are fermented year round with KFP-certified yeast. And while part of the process does use equipment shared to non-KFP-approved items, this has been determined not to affect the status of the approved tequilas.
“It must be stressed that not all tequilas are produced in an environment & format that is suitable for Pesach consumption, and only those that are fully certified as KFP or appear on our approved list are recommended for consumption on Pesach”, continues Krems. He also noted that they are “pleased to announce that we have begun a process with all of our KFP-approved Tequila, Mezcal & Sotol clients, to establish a more rigorous passover protocol, in which none of the processes use equipment shared to non-KFP-approved items without kashering in between.”
Previous Years’ Lists
