Posted January 7 2008
Things I have learned about Alcohol
Location, Location, Location: Just because it’s not kosher in the United States doesn’t mean it’s not kosher in Europe. This is true with several different brands most prominently Baileys Irish Cream which can be found with a B’datz hechsher abroad.
A rose by any other name: Tequila is tequila is tequila. No matter if it’s a $300 bottle of Patron platinum or a 6 dollar jug of Hacienda Pedro special reserve, Tequila is the crack cocaine of alcohol.
There is more to life than Manischewitz: Judging all kosher wine by Manischewitz is like judging all non kosher wine by Thunderbird extra fortified. There is a world of fantastic kosher wines that can be enjoyed by even the most discriminating pallet. Most of them can be found here.
The older the better: Scotch is best when it’s old enough to jump out of a cake at parties (but you know, only so it can put itself through college). Although my favorite scotch is Lagavulin 16, the cake thing still applies south of the Mason-Dixon and in the great state of Missouri.
Plums do not make good brandy: Passover is a bad time to get loaded. Unless at some point in time your taste buds got crossed and you started to enjoy 777 or Shlivovitz, your pretty much out of luck booze-wise, unless you like spending $150 on a bottle of Louis Royer Cognac X.O which at some point in your life I suggest you do because it is faaaaaaaantastic.
But wait, it gets worse: As if we weren’t inundated by enough terrible Passover beverage options, the Ramapo Valley Brewery has made sure that we have one more less-than-enjoyable, Chometz-free libation. The RVB Kosher for Passover Beer is made from fermented honey (which, if you want to get technical, actually makes it mead, not beer). If you ever have the opportunity to try this beer, don’t. If you don’t want to take my word for it you can order it directly from the RVB website here.
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4 Comments currently posted. 
Moshe Glasser says:
Zechariah Mehler says:
If my knowledge of modern slang is correct I believe the term “crunked” refers to being both high and drunk at the same time and is therefore the incorrect word to use when describing being drunk on bailey’s. When you have been drink too much bailey’s you are blotto. Either way I did see the hechsered bottle overseas.
Dave Weinberg says:
My favorite controversy is Scotch in Cherry Casks. As per the Bostoner Rebbe, I’m ok with drinking the scotches that were aged in Cherry casks. Even though the cherry casks hold traif alcohols, when the kosher scotch is brought in, it mixes with such small amounts of the previous liquids that it remains kosher.
Benji Rosenzweig says:
Where were you guys 4 years ago when I was in NYC. I would have given an arm and a leg to sit in the studio and get “crunk” with the three of you.
I once checked this out, Zee. ALL Bailey’s, the world over, is made in the same single plant in Ireland, so if it’s kosher anywhere, it’s kosher everywhere. If that Badatz Hechsher is real on any bottle on Earth, than we are good to go in every case. If you can confirm that, I would be eternally grateful, and look forward to gettin’ CRUNKED with you later.