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The reposado, meanwhile, is 
aged for four months and picks up 
barrel notes of vanilla and toffee 
butterscotch. “It has this sweet 
caramel flavor to it,” Sobol says.
On the label of Tekiah Spirits 
tequila is a Hamsa, which Sobol 
says was intentional to make it 
stand out at a distance. Of course, it 
represents the Jewish spirit as well.
“You’ll see all of the different 
elements in there,” he says, “from 
the agave to the tree of life, to the 
shofars and the Hebrew text. I want 
people to identify what it is without 
even reading the name.”
 While Sobol himself isn’t a big 
drinker, he says he gravitates toward 
tequila because of its smooth finish 
and cleaner profile. “It’s a better-
for-you spirit,” he explains. “The 
agave we’re making it from is a 
cleaner source. It’s low-glycemic, 
so I’ve always liked it from that 

standpoint.”
In order to make Tekiah kosher, 
though, Sobol researched exactly 
what goes into making a spirit 
additive-free. “What’s the difference, 
what are the nuances, what are the 
palettes and the tasting notes?” he 
muses. “I had to find the standard 
of a good, authentic kosher tequila.”
He also traveled to Mexico to 
meet with producers and distilleries 
to find his perfect partner.
For now, Sobol hopes Tekiah will 
take hold in Michigan and ingrain 
itself in the local Jewish community. 
Eventually, he plans to potentially 
scale nationwide.
“Every wedding or Jewish 
event will be able to feature a true 
Michigan kosher Jewish tequila,” he 
says. “It’s amazing to think about 
the possibilities.” 

Learn more at https://tekiahspirits.com.

Greg 
Sobol

JUST FOR FUN

Jewish Definitions

A triplet is a special set of 
three words. When a common 
link word is placed before or 
after any of these three words, 
they will form a compound 
word or a familiar phrase. 

Mishpochadots (n.) The assorted lipstick and make-up stains found 
on one’s face and collar after kissing all one’s aunts and cousins at 
a reception. 

Yidentify (v.) To be able to determine Jewish origins of celebrities, 
even though their names might be St. John, Curtis, Davis or Taylor. 

Feelawful (n.) Indigestion from eating Israeli street food, especially 
falafel. 

Dis-kvellified (v.) To drop out of law school, med school or business 
school as seen through the eyes of parents and grandparents. 

Trayffic Accident (n.) Ingestion of an appetizer one finds out has 
pork. 

A triplet is a special set of 

See next 
week’s issue 
for answers. For 
last week’s puzzle 
answers, 
see page 
61.
Triplets

1. ABOVE-INCOME-RAINFALL

2. AFTER-GLORY-SICKNESS

3. JEANS-DANUBE-BLOOD

4. CHAIN-HORSE-HACK

5. SHOW-BOARD-GUESSING

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