Handy fans went for the rye and the bourbon was compared immediately to regular Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Eagle Rare 10 Year Old. Weller fans went for the wheated recipe Sazerac and Thomas H.
The biggest surprise in all of this - and I’m being super facetious - is that kosher-observant Jews are not the only people who were interested in this release. I’m not holding out hope for specifics (Sazerac isn’t exactly known for being an open book), but it’s a valid question and, I think, one that could be answered without divulging anything particularly secret. I’ve got a query out to Buffalo Trace asking them about that demand, whether the demand was met, whether sales were what they expected, etc.
I can’t speak to the demand for kosher-certified spirits, but coming from a Jewish family I can tell you that we drink just as much as any other religion, denomination, or group. So what makes this release different?įor this new, permanent line of products, Buffalo Trace partnered with the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) for supervision, specially designated Kosher barrels, and, according to Buffalo Trace, “in order to satisfy Passover requirements, these barrels were sold to a non-Jewish executive in a ceremony witness (sic) by a representative from the cRc.” Each recipe was aged for at least seven years, and before bottling the lines were cleaned so “that no contact was made by non-Kosher spirits.” There is nothing that would render it unsuitable for a kosher household barring a rabbinical seal of approval (except during Passover, when fermented grains and leavening agents such as yeast are avoided). To answer your first question, yes, technically whiskey is inherently kosher based on its ingredients and process. But a set of Kosher whiskies using their existing recipes? I certainly didn’t see that coming. Now here’s something new! Buffalo Trace isn’t exactly known (recently, at least) for adding product lines, so any new one would be exciting. Below is my original writeup for Buffalo Trace’s Kosher Wheated Bourbon, Ryed Bourbon, and Straight Rye:
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