The Cask

The Cask was amazing! Was looking for a hard-​to-​find bourbon and not only did they have it in stock, they delivered it to a convenient location for my boss to pick up as he was making a day trip. Friendly, helpful and will definitely refer them to others when possible! Thanks again!!!

Really helpful wine guys with an amazing selection of kosher wines.

Pretty great selection at pretty decent prices. They can usually source whatever you’d like. Although, to point out, I have at times been able to just purchase the wine directly from winery for cheaper. Depending on how much you’re buying it is worth looking into. For one or two bottles though, this is the place.

A real diner with great food and a friendly staff that will keep me coming back. This place is one of those rare neighborhood gems.

They do not stick to their closing hours. Guy does pretty much what he want.
Bad customer service!

They are amazing! I totally forgot it was my boss’s birthday. I gave them a call and they knew just what she likes and they delivered it to me too! Amazing!!!

Amazing place
Especially that I like my Argentinian wine and my Spanish wine
And they always have exactly what I want.
The best thing is that they have the most amazing customer services that it’s hard for me to resist to go in
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I went in with my brother in-​law to buy a bottle of bourbon. Michael (the owner?) spent more than 10min with us chatting about his selection and helping us come to the right answer. I learned about whiskey and left very happy. I plan to go back.

I went there on a Friday at 2:30 and the door was locked. I knocked on the window because I really just wanted to get one bottle for a gift and be quickly on my way. The guy inside just looked at me with a dirty look and proceeded to walk away. If you are closing earlier than posted hours, put up a sign. I won’t be back

Just moved into the neighborhood and stumbled into The Cask. My husband loves whiskey and found the selection to be much broader and smartly curated than most shops this size. Michael, who was so nice and helpful, suggested a wonderful wine for me. All in all a great experience. We can’t wait to go back!

Went in today to browse their scotch selection, which is quite impressive (and growing). Owner was knowledgeable and guided me to some rather nuanced variations to add to my collection. We took some time to talk scotch, and he gave me an invitation to an upcoming tasting event at the SLS. Overall a great experience, and will be returning.

I am the owner of BarTime and have been in business for 12 years. It’s unfortunate that Mike, the owner, who is very professional has gotten bad reviews.
I’ve gone to Mike a few times to purchase Kosher wines when I was in a jam and Mike has always been easy to deal with. The clients that I have can be very particular and Mike has always taken the time to give me good advice on which wines I should purchase. At the end of the day, The Cask is an easy, professional nice store with a great lay out and great atmosphere. I would definitely send anyone that would ever need wine or for that matter Kosher wine to The Cask.

Coming from the Washington DC area, where there’s limited choices for kosher wine consumers, I really wanted to visit The Cask in my last trip to LA. I thought that the store was nice, with a good selection of interesting wines that I can’t get at home. I bought a Bravdo Shiraz, which I served at Shabbat dinner with lamb-​stuffed mini peppers, and it was a hit. I did not have the problem that some of the other reviewers had, of not knowing what to buy, since I really love Israeli wines. I felt that I had a better knowledge of many of the better wineries than the store guy did, on the day I was there. The wine guy over at Glatt seemed more knowledgeable, when I was wine shopping there. (Hey, I’m probably moving to LA soon — maybe I should apply for a job?!) but bottom line, I like to support stores that carry a good selection of kosher wines — especially Israeli ones — so I will go back there again. Especially if they have a tasting when I’m in town!

The staff does not «know» wine.
Kosher wine has progressed beyond manashewitz concord, but the staff at the cask is not up to date with the current offerings in the kosher wine world.
If you areok with self serve go to the market and save a few bucks.
If your looking for help selecting a nice bottle your better off putting on a blindfold and doing it yourself.
The store design is very nice and that earned them an extra star but it won’t earn them any of my future business.

I see the unfortunate reviews and I feel bad for the owner. This is a cute shop that caters to a very niche market granted. I found the staff to be nice. I don’t know my wines so I can’t say what the review might be if I had queried about specific bouquets… I have attended more than one wine tasting here and found them homey and familial (read intimate). I found a wine I liked that I brought to my first Sadder. I’ll go back for a wine tasting again.

Honestly I don’t know what to do here. I hate to write a bad review for a newish, independently owned shop, but there are a lot of things wrong with the Cask. I REALLY wanted to love the place. I finally stopped in on a weekday. Mike, the owner was there. I was really excited to chat him up, as in a former life I was married to someone who kept kosher so I drank and tasted a lot of kosher wine. Now, I’m not trying to be a snob, but when I asked about specific wines, not only did the owner not seem interested in chatting (there wasn’t anyone else in store when I got there), he also didn’t seem to be familiar with any of the simple wine terms I was using (I was asking about the oak and the mouthfeel), therefore rendering his help in picking a wine completely useless.
Additionally, he highly recommended (nearly promising I’d love it even after I told him my reservations about chardonnay) a chardonnay (Odem Mountain Volcanic Chardonnay 2010) that bills itself as dry, but upon opening was WAYYYYYY over extracted, oaky, and most oddly – sweet. I mean really sweet. Like that gross blue-​bottle moscato that your grandma drinks at Passover kinda sweet. A total waste of $ 20+ bucks.
This is all topped off by the fact that there are *31* (seriously) filtered reviews for the shop, nearly all of which have only 1 – 3 reviews, perhaps because a Unilocaler wrote a quick tip stating «Free bottles of wine for a rave review on Unilocal!». That’s a clear violation of Unilocal’s terms of service (read part 6 a if you don’t believe me). It’s too bad, too, because the space is really nice and there’s a great-​looking tasting room in the back.
Perhaps if the folks who work there/​own it spend some time learning about their products and stop compensating people for reviews, I’ll return. Until then, I think my 2^nd stars are generous.

This is a great wine store. Very much needed in this part of town. They have a great range, and the owners are super nice and know how to help you pick a good bottle for any meal or occasion. I haven’t been to one yet, but they have a fab room for wine tastings (evidently happens on Tuesdays).
A little gem in the Pico/​Robertson ‘hood.

Remarkably uptight staff for a new store with a lot of local competition. I saw this new store in my neighborhood, and decided to stop in. I found an interesting rum that I wanted to try that was around $ 15.00.
I get to the counter and want to pay by credit card, clerk asks for my ID, and then refuses to sell to me because my ID is expired (I’m 45). Now I could understand this if I was 22 or was buying a $ 190 bottle of scotch… but I’m bought booze with this ID and my credit card at just about every liquor store west of Fairfax.
I have never had a clerk give me ‘tude about my ID, even at stores in high crime areas, like along venice blvd, or chain stores with strict termination policies in regards to under age sales (such as Walgreen’s, Ralphs, BevMo).
If you want a good selection without an attitude, try one of the other much more friendly merchants in our neighborhood such as Bargain City, Vendome, or Beverly Hills liquor.

Went here just after their opening b/​c I live in the neighborhood and I love wine. It’s a great little niche business they’e got here. Kosher wine and spirits in this area will have to be a success!
The owner was nice enough to spend about 20 minutes talking to me and showing me around the store. They were also in the process of building out their tasting room as well as a wine storage area. The gentleman there helped me pick out a nice sauvignon blanc for a family lunch and it was delicious.
I will definitely be back for some wine tasting as well as to try some new and interesting kosher wines.
A great neighborhood shop!

I went the The Cask tonight for their grand opening and was very impressed! They have a great selection especially with Israeli wines. The owners Sivan and Mike are great people who are always willing to help out their customers in any way they can.
The Scotch selection is aMAYzing too!!!
Who needs BEVMO when you can go to THE CASK!!!