Most vodka is distilled from wheat, corn, or rye, with potato a proud minority. How each base tastes, why it matters for Pesach, and bottles from $17.99.
All tequila is a type of mezcal, but they drink nothing alike: oven-steamed blue agave vs pit-roasted smoke. The real differences, plus bottles to start with.
Whiskey and vodka are chometz — so what can come to the seder? Arak, certified tequila, grape brandy and more: the practical Kosher-for-Passover spirits map from Kosher Wine Direct.
Some tequilas carry hashgacha, some are acceptable without it, and some raise real questions. How to tell the difference — including the certified premium brands — from Kosher Wine Direct.
Arak is the Levant's anise spirit and the fastest-growing shelf in kosher liquor. What it is, the styles worth knowing, Passover status, and how to serve it — the complete guide from Kosher Wine Direct.
Peated scotch is whisky made from barley dried over a peat fire, and that smoke is what you taste. Here is how smoky each style gets, and where to start.
A single malt is malted barley from one distillery. A blend combines whisky from several. Neither is automatically better, and here is how to tell which to buy.
All Scotch is whisky, but only whisky made in Scotland can be called Scotch. Here is what the spelling tells you, why Scotch tastes drier, and what each region does.
You are paying for a hand-painted ceramic decanter and a slow-made agave tequila. What Clase Azul costs, how Plata, Reposado and Anejo differ, and which to buy.
Every bourbon is a whiskey, but most whiskey is not bourbon. The rules that define bourbon, how it differs from Scotch, rye and Irish, and which to buy first.
Everclear is sold at 190 proof (95% alcohol) and 151 proof (75.5%), well over twice the strength of vodka. What it is really for, and how to dilute it safely.
