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Kosher Supervision in the Liquor Industry

Whisky, wine and spirits raise questions that do not come up anywhere else in the field: casks, sherry finishes, flavourings, and what happens between the distillery and the bottle.

Rabbi Akiva Niehaus teaches the Kosher Liquor Masterclass at a lectern on a distillery floor, tasting glasses of grain lined up in front of him.

Who Teaches It

Rabbi Akiva Niehaus of the cRc teaches it. It is written for mashgichim, buyers, and anyone working behind a bar in a supervised establishment.

Rabbi Akiva Niehaus is Director of Kashrus Operations and rabbinic coordinator for the liquor industry at the cRc, a certified saké sommelier, and the author of “Sherry Casks, A Halachic Perspective,” on the kashrus of Scotch in the modern era.

The Standard Edition

The introduction and the first chapter are free, so you can see how it is taught before you pay anything.

See the Masterclass

Enrollment and payment happen on our course platform.

The Premium Edition

The premium edition adds a printed and framed certificate, personalised with your name and the date you finished.

Shipping is included in the contiguous United States. There is a shipping charge for any other destination. We will tell you what it comes to before anything is produced.

See the premium edition

Enrollment and payment happen on our course platform.