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Weldon Mills Distillery, featuring Bruce Tyler and Ari Cohen [The Jewish Drinking Show, Episode #188]
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 […]
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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:
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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. […]
New Riff and Selling of Hametz
A question I not infrequently receive concerns New Riff Distilling. While I enjoy that it is less than a twenty-minute drive from my house and greatly enjoyed featuring them on The Jewish Drinking Show in 2020, it turns out there is more to the story. While on the show, one question we discussed regarded their […]
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KOVAL Distillery, featuring Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 118]
Introduction I was surprised to hear in the course of the 118th episode that there were fewer than 45 distilleries in the US just a decade and a half ago when the founders of KOVAL Distillery sought to enter into business(!). In talking with one of the co-founders, Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart, I was impressed […]
Jews in American Distilling History
Despite what we may think about distilling in America, in general, and Bourbon, in particular, Jews have been involved in significant ways in American distilling history. The focus of the 88th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is exactly that: Jews in American distilling history. The featured guest to discuss this topic is Maggie Kimberl, who […]
Distilleries Selling Their Hametz
Introduction For the 65th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Chaim Litvin returns to the show to discuss distilleries selling their chametz for Passover. Guest Bio Rabbi Litvin is a Chabad rabbi based out of Louisville, Kentucky. Rabbi Litvin provides kosher supervision to distilleries in Kentucky, and received the moniker “Bourbon Rabbi” from this […]
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Why High-Rye for New Riff Distilling? [Video Clip]
In the clip below from this week’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Mollie Lewis of New Riff Distilling shares how New Riff went with a high-rye mash bill:
Selling Chametz as a Kentucky Distillery
In this video clip from tomorrow’s episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Mollie Lewis, the sales director for New Riff Distilling shares about the company’s selling their chametz for Passover:
The Bourbon Rabbi
The 52nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is now out, featuring Rabbi Chaim Litvin, the Bourbon Rabbi. A Chabad rabbi based out of Louisville, Kentucky, Rabbi Litvin provides kosher supervision to distilleries in Kentucky. He received the moniker “Bourbon Rabbi” from this Wall Street Journal article he referenced. Here is his Instagram account, YouTube […]