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Items listed as "Recommended" do not require a kosher symbol unless they are marked with a star (*) This list is updated regularly and should be considered accurate until December 31, 2011
Recommended Coco Lopez Daily's Holland House Jamaica John Jero Mr & Mrs T Rose's - Grenadine Rose's - Lime Tabasco - Hot Pepper Sauce Underberg - Herb Mix for Underberg Natural Herb Bitters Other Bitters
Require Certification
Onions - Pearl
Canned or jarred require certification OU OU OU cRc OK OU or OK OU OU K OU
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Beer
All unflavored beers with no additives are acceptable, even without Kosher certification. This applies to both American and imported beers, light, dark and nonalcoholic beers. Many breweries produce specialty brews that have additives; please check the label and do not assume that all varieties are acceptable. Furthermore, beers known to be produced at microbreweries require certification
Recommended 800 - Ice Beer Anheuser-Busch - Redbridge Gluten Free Aspen Edge - Lager Blue Moon - Belgian White Ale Blue Moon - Full Moon Winter Ale Blue Moon - Gran Cru Blue Moon - Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale Blue Moon - Honey Moon Summer Ale Blue Moon - Pale Moon Ale Blue Moon - Rising Moon Spring Ale Cobra - 5% Cobra - King Cobra - Zebra Coopers - Best Extra Stout Coopers - Extra Strong Vintage Ale Coopers - Home Brew Kits
OU
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Coconut Milk
Requires Certification
Cream of Coconut
Requires Certification
Lemon
Slices must be prepared using a kosher knife and on a kosher cutting board
Limes
Slices must be prepared using a kosher knife and on a kosher cutting board
Maraschino Cherries
Require Certification
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Beer
Recommended Leinenkugel - Original Beer Leinenkugel - Red Beer Leinenkugel - Summer Shandy Ale Leinenkugel - Sunset Wheat Ale Leon Magnum - Malt Liquor Matt Brewing - All McKenzie River - Tourment 9% Malt Beverage McKenzie River - Tourment Berry 6% Malt Beverage McKenzie River - Tourment Citrus 6% Malt Beverage McKenzie River - Tourment Citrus 9% Malt Beverage Micky's - Ice Malt Liquor Micky's - Malt Liquor Miller - Chill Beer Miller - Genuine Draft 64 Beer * Miller - Genuine Draft Beer Miller - Genuine Draft Light Beer Miller - Lite Beer Miller - Lite Ice Beer Miller's - Chill Lime Milwaukee's Best - Beer Milwaukee's Best - Ice Beer Milwaukee's Best - Light Beer Mller - High Life Modelo - Especial * Modelo - Light Montejo Negra Modelo Olde English 800 - 3.2% Malt Liquor * * * * * * * * Olde English 800 - 7.5% Malt Liquor Olde English 800 - Canada Malt Liquor Olde English 800 - HG Malt Liquor Olde English 800 - Malt Liquor Pacifico Clara Pete's Brewing - All Red Dog - Beer Sam Adams - Light
OU OU OU OU OK OU KCOR OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OK OK OK OK OU OU OU OU OU OK KCOR OU Star-K
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Beer
Recommended Shiner Beers - Light Shiner Beers - Smokehaus Steel - Reserve High Gravity 3.2 Malt Liquor Steel - Reserve High Gravity 6.0 Malt Liquor Steel - Reserve High Gravity Malt Liquor Steel - Reserve Triple Export 8.1% Malt Liquor Steel - Six Malt Liquor Victoria Winterfest - Ale Other Brooklyn Brewery
Only products produced in Utica, NY KCOR KCOR OU OU OU OU OU OK OU
KCOR
Bourbon
In general, bourbon does not require kosher certification. Two exceptions are: 1 - Some have begun adding flavors and/or aging the liquor in wine casks. Such items would not be acceptable without certification, and consumers can determine if a given liquor has this issue by carefully reading the bottles label. 2 - Some bourbon companies e owned by Jews who do not sell their chametz; those brands are not recommended and are listed below. See http://bit.ly/r1ImVc for details.
Recommended only if purchased before Pesach 2009/5769 1792 Ridgemont - Unflavored Colonel Lee - Unflavored Fleischmann's - Unflavored Imperial - Unflavored Kentucky Gentleman - Unflavored Kentucky Tavern - Unflavored Old Thompson - Unflavored Ten High - Unflavored Tom Moore - Unflavored Very Old Barton - Unflavored
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Bourbon
Recommended Noah's Mill - Unflavored Old Crow - Unflavored Old Granddad - Unflavored Old Pogue - Unflavored Parkers - Unflavored Prichards - Unflavored Rowans Creek - Unflavored Vintage Bourbon - Unflavored Wild Turkey Bourbon - Unflavored Willet - Unflavored Woodford Reserve - Unflavored Not Recommended Jim Beam - Red Stag
Brandy
Brandy and cognac require certification. [Fruit brandy also requires certification.] Brandy and cognac are inherently mevushal.
Recommended Boukha Fig Carmel Clear Water Creek - Kischwasser Clear Water Creek - Slivovitz Dettling - Kirschliker Dettling - Reserve Kirschwasser Dettling - Superior Vieux Kirschwasser Givon - Traditional Brandy Herman Jansen - Brandy Herman Jansen - Cherry Herman Jansen - Peach Herzog Spirit of Solomon
When bearing Hisachdus symbol
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Tishbi
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Cognac
Brandy and cognac require certification. [Fruit brandy also requires certification.] Brandy and cognac are inherently mevushal.
Recommended only if purchased before Pesach 2009/5769 Barton - Unflavored Canadian Host - Unflavored Canadian LTD - Unflavored Canadian Supreme - Unflavored Mr. Boston - Unflavored Northern Light - Unflavored Recommended only if purchased before Pesach 1992/5752 Canadian Hunter - Unflavored James Foxe - Unflavored Rich & Rare - Unflavored Royal Canadian - Unflavored Recommended Canadian Club - 100 Proof Canadian Club - Black Canadian Club - Classic Canadian Club - Premium Canadian Club - Reserve Crown Royal - Black Crown Royal - Deluxe (original) Crown Royal - Reserve Crown Royal - XR Gibson's Seagram's - 7
Canadian Blend only MK
Recommended Dupuy - Cognac VS Dupuy - Cognac VSOP Dupuy - Cognac XO Herzog French - Cognac Louis Royer VS Herzog French - Cognac Louis Royer VSOP Herzog French - Cognac Louis Royer XO Herzog French - Cognac Napolean Montaigne Herzog French - Cognac Three Star Montaigne
OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU
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Gin
Unflavored gin is acceptable unless the label states that it is produced from grapes, wine, milk, lactose, or whey. Special attention should be paid to (a) gin from France and (b) gin which contains added flavor. Sloe Gin is a liqueur and requires certification.
cRc OU cRc
No. 209 - Gin Taaka * Not Recommended Bombay - Sapphire Gin Tanqueray Rangpour
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Seagram's - VO
Canadian Blend only
Irish Whisky
Wiser's Not Recommended Canadian Club - Sherry Cask Canadian Mist Crown Royal - Cask No. 16
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Liqueur
Recommended Luxardo - Espresso Luxardo - Fernet Luxardo - Kirsch Luxardo - Limoncello Luxardo - Maraschino Luxardo - Mint Luxardo - Orange Bitter Luxardo - Passione Ambra Luxardo - Sambuca Cinnamon Luxardo - Sambuca Coffee Luxardo - Sambuca Cranberry Luxardo - Sambuca dei Cesari Luxardo - Sambuca Morlacco Cherry Luxardo - Sambuca Passione Nera Luxardo - Sambuca Pomegranate Luxardo - Sambuca Raspberry
OU OU KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD OU OU OU
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Liqueur
Liqueurs are, by definition, flavored drinks and require certification. Sometimes a liqueur is referred to as an aperitif or cordial.
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Luxardo - Sambuca Spiced Apple Monfort Peter Cherry Heering Sabra Southern Comfort
OU OU
DeKuyper - Sloe Gin Luscious Drambuie Frangelico Givon - Chocolate Liqueur Godiva
When bearing Badatz Basel and Badatz Beis Yosef symbol OU Starbucks White Chocolate is Dairy
OU OK OU
Not Recommended B&B Liqueur Bailey's Irish Cream Benedictine Gold Schlager Grand Marnier Kahlua Kirschwasser Llord's
Only recommended with kosher symbol
Should be considered dairy unless noted otherwise on label KLBD Herman Jansen - Chocolate Mint
Herman Jansen - Kummel Herman Jensen - Triple Sec Honkes Kedem Leroux Leroux - Sloe Gin Luxardo - Amaretto di Saschira Luxardo - Amaro Abano Luxardo - Amaro Abano Dry Luxardo - Aperivito Luxardo - Bitter
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Rye
In general, rye does not require kosher certification. Two exceptions are: 1 - Some have begun adding flavors and/or aging the liquor in wine casks. Such items would not be acceptable without certification, and consumers can determine if a given liquor has this issue by carefully reading the bottles label. 2 - Some rye companies are oned by Jews who do not sell their chametz; those brands are not recommended and are listed below. See http://bit.ly/r1ImVc for details
Recommended Honey Run - Mead Honey Wine Munro Honey - Black Currant Melomel Munro Honey - Blueberry Melomel Honey Wine Munro Honey - Cranberry Melomel Honey Wine Munro Honey - Dry Mead Honey Wine Munro Honey - Golden Aged Mead Munro Honey - Mead Honey Wine Munro Honey - Raspberry Melomel Honey Wine Munro Honey - Sweet Mead Honey Wine
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Recommended only if purchased before Pesach 2009/5769 Fleischmann's - Unflavored Recommended only if purchased before Pesach 2003/5763 Van Winkle Family Reserve Unflavored Recommended only if purchased before Pesach 1992/5752 Sazerac Rye - Unflavored, including 18 Year Old
Recommended Angry Orchard - Crisp Hard Cider Angry Orchard - Ginger Hard Cider Angry Orchard - Traditional Dry Hard Cider Hardcore - Hard Apple Cider Twisted Tea - Half and Half Twisted Tea - Lemon Twisted Tea - Light Tea Twisted Tea - Midnight Twisted Tea - Peach Twisted Tea - Sweet Tea
Sake
Star-K Star-K Star-K Star-K Star-K Star-K Star-K Star-K Star-K Star-K
Recommended Hana - White Peach Flavored Sake Kikusui - Junmai Dai Ginjo Sake (40%) Kikusui - Junmai Ginjo Organic Sake (55%) Kikusui - Junmai Ginjo Sake (55%) Kikusui - Junmai Shu Sake (70%) Kikusui - Nigori Sake (55%) Kikusui - Sakamai Sake (40%) Miyako - Sake Mizkan - Sake Cooking Wine Sensei Sho Chiku Bai - Nama Sake Sho Chiku Bai - Nama Sake Made With Organic Rice Sho Chiku Bai - Nigori Crme de Sake (Unfiltered Sake) Sho Chiku Bai - Premium Ginjo Sake Sho Chiku Bai - Premium Junmai Sake Sho Chiku Bai - Sake Extra Dry Sho Chiku Bai - Sake Kasu
OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU
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Rum
Rum requires certification.
Recommended Bacardi - Unflavored black, dark, light and gold only Cruzan - Unflavored dark, light only Don Q Iceberg Jumbi
OU OU OU
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Scotch
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OU OU OU OU KLBD KLBD
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Scotch
Many Scotches are aged in casks that previously held sherry, sauterne, port or other wines. Others have special finishes or multiple maturations that include wine. All of these practices raise kashrus concerns. The cRc policy is that Scotch is permitted unless the label states that it is aged in a wine cask, has a special finish, or an extra maturation (as noted above). Consumers who wish to adopt this stance should read the label of each bottle before using it, and avoid wording such as double or triple finish, double or triple matured, dual casks or finish, European or French casks, Madeira finish, port, sauterne, or sherry. The following list of recommended Scotches follows a stricter standard than the one listed above, and only includes Scotches that are certified and/or are known to not have any contact with wine or wine casks.
Soju
Soju requires certification.
Tequila
There are four types of tequila: Blanco (white/silver), Oro (brown/gold), Reposado (aged), and Aejo (extra aged). Blanco is recommended without hashgachah, but the other three require certification to avoid concerns that flavor, color, and glycerin were added.
Recommended only if purchased before Pesach 2009/5769 Highland Mist - Unflavored House of Stuart - Unflavored Lauder's - Unflavored Recommended Ardbeg - 10 year Auchentoshan - 16 Year Auchentoshan - Original Balvenie - 15 Year Single Barrel Bowmore - Tempest Dramguish - Any age Glenlivet - 12 Year Glenlivet - 15 Year French Oak Glenlivet - Nadurra 16 Year Glenlivet - Nadurra 191 Glenmorangie - Astar Glenmorangie - Original Glenrothes - Alba
OU OU KLBD KLBD KLBD KLBD
Recommended Agave 99 Don Bernardo G El Diamente Del Cielo Salusa * * * Sol Dios - Anejo Sol Dios - Platinum/Blanco Stallion Tonala
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Vermouth
Vermouth requires certification since it is made from wine.
Recommended Allegro - Vermouth Cooking Wine * * * Dundee - Sweet Vermouth Cooking Wine Dundee - Vermouth Cooking Wine
OU OU OU
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Vodka
* * * Recommended Gordon - Orange Gordon - Wild Berry Grey Goose - Unflavored Iceberg - Unflavored Kettle One - Unflavored Moses - Date Flavored
Acceptable for Passover when bearing OU-P OU-P OU-P OU OU cRc cRc
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Vodka
Unflavored vodka is acceptable unless the label states that it is produced from grapes, wine, milk, lactose, or whey. Special attention should be paid to vodka from France.
Moses - Unflavored
Acceptable for Passover when bearing OU-P
Recommended 1864 Perfect Absolut - Apeach Absolut - Berri Acai Absolut - Brooklyn Absolut - Citron Absolut - ELYX Absolut - Kurant Absolut - Los Angeles Absolut - Mandrin Absolut - Mango Absolut - Orient Apple Absolut - Pears Absolut - Peppar Absolut - Raspberri Absolut - Rubby Red Absolut - SF Absolut - Tropics Absolut - Unflavored Absolut - Vanilla Absolut - Wild Tea Belvedere - Unflavored Buffalo Trace-Sazerac - Taaka 100 Proof Buffalo Trace-Sazerac - Taaka 80 Proof Buffalo Trace-Sazerac - Taaka 90.4 Proof Buffalo Trace-Sazerac - Taaka Pink Lemonade Chopin - Unflavored Finlandia - Unflavored Givon - Vodka Gordon - Citrus
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Provda - Unflavored
KF OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU OU
Putinka - Limited Edition Putinka - Pepper Smirnoff - Blue Label Smirnoff - Red Label Smirnoff - Silver Label Smirnoff Ice - Green Apple
When bottled in the USA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA KSA
Smirnoff Raw Tea - Green Smirnoff Raw Tea - Lemon Smirnoff Raw Tea - Raspberry * * * * Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Black Cherry Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Blueberry Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Cherry Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Citrus Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Coconut Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Cranberry Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Espresso
Dairy, Chalav Stam
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Vodka
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When bearing symbol of the Holland Rabbinate
Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Strawberry Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Vanilla Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Watermelon Twist Smirnoff Vodka Twists - White Grape Stolichnaya - Cinnamon Stolichnaya - Coffee Stolichnaya - Gold Premium Imported Russian Stolichnaya - Imported Russion Stolichnaya - Lemon Stolichnaya - Orange Stolichnaya - Peach Stolichnaya - Raspberry Stolichnaya - Strawberry Stolichnaya - Unflavored Stolichnaya - Vanilla Three Olives (from England) Unflavored Van Gogh - Banana
When bearing symbol of the Holland Rabbinate
Not Recommended Smirnoff Ice - Triple Black Smirnoff Ice - Unflavored Smirnoff Vodka Twists - Strawberry Acai Ursus - Flavored Vodkas
Wine
Wine (including fruit wine) requires certification. Wine served at cRc certified events must be mevushal.
OU
Other Carmel
Some wines are produced during the shmittah year and do not have the OU on the label
OU
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