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December 2012
BEER, LIQUOR & LIQUEUR LIST
This list was revised in December 2012 and should not be used after December 2013


ACCEPTABLE BEERS
Domestic

All unflavored, including dark or malt beer
Due to increased complexity, Microbreweries are now to be treated on a case by case basis

Certified flavored beers:

Blue Moon* Leinenkugel*
Matt Brewing** McKenzie River*
Miller’s Chill Lime Beer* Pete’s Brewing**
Redbridge** - gluten-free Sam Adams***
only when bearing Star-K on the label
Saranac** Shiner**
Foreign

All unflavored Heineken, Guinness, and Corona

All unflavored, including dark or malt beer, from the following countries:

Belgium
Canada
England
Germany
Ireland
Mexico
The Netherlands

ACCEPTABLE LIQUORS
Bourbon Approved - except those in the Whiskey Alert. Click here for details and when label states 'aged in sherry casks', flavored bourbon requires certification.
Brandy
Certified: Armon*, Barkan*, Binyamina*, Bouka Fig*, Carmel*, Berghof- Kirsch*, Rodell*, Spirit of Solomon**, Seven Springs**, Grapa di Segal**, Grand Sabra Orange*
Canadian Whisky
Approved: Canadian Club, Crown Royal, Gibsons**
Except: Canadian Club - Sherry Cask, Classic Crown Royal Cask 16, Seagrams 7Crown.
Cognac Certified: Dupuy*, Godet**, Louis Royer*
Gin

All - Except Sloe Gin (requires certification)
Certified: London Dry Gin*, Iceberg*, Gordon's Flavored
Gin**, 209,
Taaka
**.

Irish Whisky
Approved:  Middleton Very Rare, Paddy, Powers, Jameson-Regular, Tullamore Dew
Certified: Kellan**
Click here for the Whiskey list.
Jim Beam Approved: Except when finished in sherry casks
Kahlua Approved: Please note that Kahlua Liqueur, which states on the label, that it is “BOTTLED in Mexico” is now acceptable.
Labels which state “PRODUCT of Mexico” but are “Bottled in the USA” may not be used at the present time.
PLEASE READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY!
Rum

Approved: Bacardi (unfl avored); Cruzan (unflavored - light and dark); Don Q*; Iceberg*; Jumbi; Vizcaya
Certified: Iceberg*, Jumbi (flavored)*
Rye
All - Domestic Straight and Blended, except those in the Whiskey Alert. Click here for details
Sake All - Unflavored imported to the U.S.
Scotch

Approved: Single Malt and Blended, except when the label states “aged in sherry casks”, “sherry finish”, “port finish”, “madeira finish”, “dual cask finish”, “double matured”, "Shiraz Cask finish".

Certified:
Ardbeg 10* Aster*
Auchentoshan Org., 16** Bowmore Tempest**
Glenmorangie: 10 (Original)* Glenrothes Alba Reserve*
Hamashkeh** Prince Lordon**
Tomintoul 10; 16, 33, Peaty Tang*  


Single Malt Scotches Aged Exclusively in Bourbon Barrels:
An Cnoc: 16 Ardbeg: 10
Auchentoshen Classic, 16 Balvenie: 15
Benromach: Organic Bowmore Tempest
Bruichladdich: 12 2nd ed Caol Ila: 12, 18
Cardhu: 12 Glenlivet: Nadurra 16,
Glenmorangie: 10 (Original), Cellar 13 Lagavulin: 12
Laphroaig: 10, 15, 18 Cask Strength, 1/4,cask Tormore: 12

Tennessee Whiskey

All - Straight and Blended

Tequila

Approved: Silver - All; Patron
Requires Certification: Gold, Reposado, and Añejo

Certified:

4 Machos - Anejo,Reposado, Blanco 7 Mares - Anejo,Reposado, Blanco
Herradura-Anejo,Reposado, Blanco Black Eagle-Anejo,Reposado, Blanco
Bonanza-Anejo,Reposado, Blanco Campo Azul - Selecta , Reserva, Especial
El Jimador-- Anejo,Reposado, Blanco, Margarita,Cola, mango Enchilado Leyenda Antigua, reposado
Leyenda del Milagro - Anejo,Reposado, Blanco, Limon, Mandarina Man in Black - Anejo,Reposado, Plata
Milagro Ole- gold,Reposado, Blanco
Oro Viejo- Anejo,Reposado, Blanco Patron- Anejo,Reposado, Blanco, Platinum, Burdeos, Silver
Tres Generaciones Casa Noble
Hornitos 3 Amigos
Tradición Azul Sauza 1800
Reserva 1800

Vermouth

Certified: Kedem*

Vodka

Approved: All Domestic, except Hanger 1, Lost Horizon, or those listing whey alcohol, wine alcohol, or flavored vodka

Certified: Flavored

Absolut* Gordon**- Citrus, Orange
Parrot Bay - Mojito, Strawberry Daquiri Passionfruit,
Peisachovka** Pomegranate Fusion
Putinka** Raspberry Burst
Smirnoff Ice** - Green Apple, Mango, Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Pomegranate Fusion, Raspberry Burst, Watermelon, Wild Grape Smirnoff**, Smirnoff Raw Tea**, Smirnoff Vodka Twists**,
only with KSA or KSA-Don label
Taaka** Ultimate
Watermelon Wild Berry; Nemiroff *
Wild Grape Zachlawi**

Except: Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Strawberry, Smirnoff Ice - CherryLime (Triple, Black, Unflavored)

Approved: Imported
Absolut* Belvedere* Canadian Iceberg*
Carmel* Chopin Danzig Gold
Finlandia - Regular Forward Goldenbarr*
Grey Goose - Regular Image Holding* Imperial
Kedem** Ketel One - Regular Lavel*
Prarie* Pravda* Skyy
Stolichnaya* Stropkov** Svedka
Vox - Regular Yevreyskaya Zachlawi**
* Certified when bearing the OU
** Certified by other agencies when bearing kashrus symbol
***When bearing Star-KP



ACCEPTABLE LIQUEURS & CORDIALS

Arak** Alouf, Extra Fine; Ashkelon Grapa, Zachlawi-Regular and Flavored

Infusion*
Azmara** Coffee Leroux*
Bartenura Liqueurs**

Luxardo**

Binyamina** Kameho**
Camino Real** Peacock**
Cointreau** Peter Heering* Cherry
DeKuper* R. Jelinek* Slivovitz, Pear Williams
Di Sarono** Sabra* Chocolate Orange, Coffee
Drambuie** Silver Cloud**
Frangelico*

Spirit of Solomon**
Gaya** Starbucks* Coffee Liqueur (parve), White Chocolate (dairy)
Godiva* Cappuccino (dairy), Caramel (dairy), Chocoloate (dairy), Chocolate Cream (dairy), Mocha (dairy), Original - DISCONTINUED (pareve), Vanilla (dairy), White Chocolate (dairy), White Chocolate Cream (dairy) [Dairy Godivas are cholov stam.] Taam Pree**
Herman Jansen*

Vinprom***
Imperian*** Zachlawi**

* Certified when bearing the OU
** Certified by other agencies when bearing kashrus symbol
***When bearing Star-KP


POPULAR LIQUEURS - NOT RECOMMENDED
B & B Liqueur
Chambord Hiram Walker Liqueurs Sheridans
Bailey's Irish Cream Chantreuse Midori Southern Comfort
Benedictine Cristal AguaDriente Ouzo Stock from Italy
Bols Dubonett Raki Swiss Kirschwasser
Campari Galliano Sambuca Tia Maria
Carolans Grand Marnier Schlink Haus Kabinett Yukon Jack

For a full discussion on the kashrus of alcoholic beverages, see "Kashrus in High Spirits".


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