It seems that Jack Daniel's has been under the kashrut supervision of the Triangle K organization, run by Rav Ralbag. Reportedly, Rav Ralbag has removed his hechsher from these products imported to Israel by the importer Paneco. They have removed their hechsher for not following instructions. They still advertise these products on their website as kosher.
What's interesting to me about this is that most whiskeys (and whiskys) don't have hechshers at all, so is Jack Daniel's now in a position any worse than any other whiskey? Or maybe now that they had a hechsher but Ralbag pulled it, that is a "reiusa", putting them in a worse position?
Anyways, if you are buying Jack Daniel's in Israel, check if it was imported by Paneco and consider the above information.
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There are some products that have multiple or worldwide manufacturing, so even if you are used to Cheerios and buy them in Israel, you may be getting them made from a factory in England with different sourced ingredients.
ReplyDeleteBut Jack Daniels is made in only 1 location in the world, in one production process (the unflavored version) and is on the CRC recommended liquor list. Why would it matter who the importer is, or the certification via the importer?
good question. I dont know. maybe there are breaches in the process under the supervision of the importer.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I bought it, it was not due to the triangle K, and therefore its removal wouldn't cause me to stop buying it...Unflavored bourbon is mostly all fine, even w/o hashgacha
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