Auchentoshan now holds a hechsher under london beth din. Dayan Weiss, the Minchas yitzchock was famous for saying that all scotch is kosher. Sherry he said id not a problem because it does not add flavour it just takes away a bitter flavour. Additionally, the sherry barrels used in scotch are reused many times and the flavour is not apparent therefore it is botul beroiv. Dayan Westheim of igud harabonim (KIR) in manchester concurs with him as do many gedolim who have researched scoth properly. However, if you want to be extremly machmir and are looking for a whisky that absolutely everyone will drink, even those who want an extremely strict hechsher – e.g. you are making a kiddush and do not want to have to explain to everyone the whole sugya there is only one whisky with an extremely strict hechsher and that is called hamshkeh. it is certified by Keddaisia of London. I do not know if it is currently available in the states. however, beware, it is a pretty garbage whisky.
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