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New York Craft Bourbons

By Dan Friedman May 18, 2017 | < 1 min read
Food
NY Craft Bourbon Stars At ‘Jews And Booze’

The explosion of New York craft distilleries in the past few years has presented some fascinating tipples to taste and, among them, some truly excellent new bourbons. Thus we took a New York theme for our inaugural Forward Jews and Booze event. For our destination we chose one of the more distinctive of the city’s…

By Dan Friedman May 17, 2017 | 2 min read
Food
Meet The Rabbis Keeping Kentucky’s Bourbon Kosher

There was a time not long ago when all bourbon was considered kosher. But for many observant Jews, that simple assumption has gone the way of the Grand Ole Opry. After decades of domination by clear alcohol, the U.S. liquor market has seen a resurgence in the popularity of darker liquors in recent years, with…

By Laura E. Adkins Mar 24, 2017 | 2 min read
Food
Whisky and the 1%

At New York’s Marriot Marquis hotel in late September, middle-aged white American men sipped high-end scotch and bourbon as their republic splintered. To be fair — as the reconstruction of George Washington’s distillery has amply shown — plenty of middle-aged white founding fathers were sipping on the golden nectar as the republic was being built….

By Dan Friedman Oct 21, 2015 | 4 min read
Food
Kentucky Bourbon’s Blue Grass Mishpocheh

At a discussion on the history and heritage of Heaven Hill — owned by the Shapira family for 80 years — guests sampled four rare bourbons, including a vibrant whiskey produced by the company in 1936 and bottled in 1942. The whiskey business is booming down in Kentucky, with the largest brands selling millions of…

By Noah Rothbaum Jun 18, 2015 | 3 min read

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