Company creates kosher tequila in time for Passover and Cinco de Mayo
Company creates kosher tequila in time for Passover and Cinco de Mayo
by Allison Ross
Oy! There’s going to be all sorts of michigas at this year’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations, thanks to a New York businessman, who will be officially launching a kosher tequila that day.
According to a short story by the Associated Press, Martin Silver, owner of Long Island-based Star Industries, is making new kosher, Mexican-made tequila Agave 99 “to satisfy the craze for high-end tequila with one that observant Jews can drink.”
Apparently, half a million cases of the 99-proof liquor is being made at a Mexican plant using rabbi-approved methods.
The bottles, which will have their official launch on May 5, will retail for $41.95. However, bottles will be available in time for the Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins at sundown on April 8.
Not all tequila is kosher, and not all those that are kosher are kosher-for-Passover. Kashrut.com has a list of kosher (but not necessarily kosher-for-Passover) alcohols available.
Tags: Agave 99, Cinco de Mayo, kosher, Martin Silver, Passover, tequila
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by Allison Ross
Oy! There’s going to be all sorts of michigas at this year’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations, thanks to a New York businessman, who will be officially launching a kosher tequila that day.
According to a short story by the Associated Press, Martin Silver, owner of Long Island-based Star Industries, is making new kosher, Mexican-made tequila Agave 99 “to satisfy the craze for high-end tequila with one that observant Jews can drink.”
Apparently, half a million cases of the 99-proof liquor is being made at a Mexican plant using rabbi-approved methods.
The bottles, which will have their official launch on May 5, will retail for $41.95. However, bottles will be available in time for the Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins at sundown on April 8.
Not all tequila is kosher, and not all those that are kosher are kosher-for-Passover. Kashrut.com has a list of kosher (but not necessarily kosher-for-Passover) alcohols available.
Tags: Agave 99, Cinco de Mayo, kosher, Martin Silver, Passover, tequila
This entry was posted on Monday, March 30th, 2009 at 11:34 am and is filed under food. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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