Alcohol

Refresh for Passover: Holiday sets and precise cooking and serving tools

Ahead of the 2026 Passover shopping season – a roundup of products for the holiday, from cooking and serving tools to care sets and bedding.

MARCH 20, 2026|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

The roso MONO roaster, 129 NIS instead of 599 NIS.

Assorted bottles of alcoholic beverages.

Israeli rabbis urge Jews to limit alcohol consumption on Purim due to Iran war

Israel’s chief rabbis urged controlled alcohol consumption, while the IDF Military Rabbinate ordered a complete ban on wine and other alcoholic beverages for soldiers.

MARCH 2, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The White Rabbit Brewery in Tel Aviv made the first beer brewed with Israeli grown hops. They were from Moshav Odem on the Golan Heights.

For the first time, Israeli-grown hops make it into commercial beer

White Rabbit and ISAAC breweries showcase beers made with locally grown Golan hops, highlighting Israel’s brewing capabilities.

MARCH 1, 2026|ByDOUG GREENER

150-year-old bottle unearthed in Utah may contain alcoholic apple cider

Hundred-fifty-year-old bottle unearthed in Utah may contain alcoholic apple cider

The bottle, produced between 1870 and 1890, was found this past summer at an archeological site in Alta, Utah, a former mining town turned ski resort.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByEMIL BOTHE

Holding onto the good: Drinks for bipolar days

Between sadness and joy, between despair and hope, Talia Levin found a few things that helped her hold onto the good and pass it on.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByTALIA LEVIN

A matter of time: The Macallan celebrates 200 years and launches a special edition whiskey

To get your hands on a bottle of The Macallan’s 200th anniversary edition whiskey, you’ll be asked to part with NIS 10,500. Mira Eitan got a taste of it.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByMIRA EITAN

From whiskey to wine: Residents of the Gaza border are building an 'Alcohol empire'

Quietly and without fanfare, alcohol production has become a real trend for the Gaza border towns, from whiskey to wine.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByALON PEARL/GLOBES/TNS

NEWLY PLANTED young blue agave plants taking root in the Negev.

The Thai vermouth by Kab Kem and more weekend drink recommendations

Osnat Gueta wraps up the week with Thai-inspired vermouth, an Israeli sparkling wine, and a Jerusalem wine bar that's open on Saturdays. Care for a drink?

JANUARY 24, 2025ByOSNAT GUETA

Ryanair calls for two-drink alcohol limit at European airports after costly flight diversion

Airline seeks €15,350 compensation from disruptive passenger whose behavior forced unscheduled landing.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ryanair calls for two-drink alcohol limit at European airports after costly flight diversion. Illustration.

Cooking an experience with Chivas Regal

During the I Rise, We Rise campaign by Chivas Regal, chefs Tomer Tal and Tom Levy came together for a one-time event at the R48 Hotel in Tel Aviv.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByMICHAL GALANTI

Maya Rotem, Itay Nahmias, Tom Levy, Tomer Tal, and Yoash Ben Eliezer

Southwest pilot forcibly removed from cockpit for being too drunk

The flight was delayed by almost five hours due to Southwest Airlines searching for a replacement pilot.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJAMES GENN

A Southwest Airlines jetliner departs from Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., December 27, 2022. (Illustrative)

How much happiness: The celebs’ tequila at a surprising price that shocked the market

While celebrities are photographed with the luxurious tequila bottle in clubs, it can be found between canned goods and ketchup at Osher Ad for only NIS 799.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI