What to do without Scotch on Pesach

About this episode

The episode explores kosher brandy as an alternative to Scotch during Passover, providing insights into its significance and how to choose it.

Send a Text Message to The Kosher Terroir Your whisky cabinet is locked for Passover, but that doesn’t mean your glass has to get boring. From Jerusalem, I take you on a guided journey into kosher brandy as the spirit that actually makes sense for the holiday, not as a backup plan, but as wine’s most concentrated expression of place. We start by clearing up the labels that confuse even seasoned drinkers, then build a simple framework you can use in any liquor store aisle. We travel from Cogn...

People in this episode

Host: Solomon Simon Jacob

Topics covered

• kosher spirits
• Passover
• brandy
• whisky alternatives
• Cognac
• alcohol education

Keywords

• kosher brandy
• Scotch
• Passover
• Cognac
• whisky alternatives
• alcohol
• spirits

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Scotch, kosher brandy, Cognac

Places: Jerusalem

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