The following links are alcoholic beverages that are gluten free; however,
manufacturers
do change their ingredients, so be sure to read the label and check with the
manufacturer.
Lake Front Brewery - New Grist is a winner of the G.F. Beer Festival
O'Brien Brewery - Australia's first gluten free beer is a winner of the G.F. Beer Festival
Redbridge - Sorghum Beer by Anheuser Bush
Ramapo Valley Brewery - Passover Honey Beer is a winner of the G.F. Beer Festival
Greens - U.K. winner of the G.F. Beer Festival
The
festival is over, but their site is still up and you can view the comments the
judges made on the taste and quality of each
beverage that was submitted
for judging in the festival.
Brandy is distilled from pears, raspberries, cherries, peaches and other fruits.
Masseny Jean
Claude Fontan
Wine:
Generally
all wine is gluten free, but it is best to check with the manufacture to make
sure that there are no glutinous additives incorporated
into the wine and to
also ensure that they were stored in gluten free storage tanks. Some wines are
aged in barrels that once contained
another substance that could have held a
glutinous product. This is rare, but can happen. Also you will want to avoid
Wine Coolers. Wine Coolers are NOT Gluten Free, because they contain
barely malt.
There is also some concern
with cross contamination with wines that involves the practice of sealing the
barrels with a flour/water paste
that is common with European Union barrel
manufacturers. Most US based manufactures currently use a neutral food grade
paraffin to
seal the barrels during the construction process, but there are some
manufacturers that import and use the flour/water based barrels. I
spoke with
the Kendall Jackson winery regarding this subject and what the risks of cross
contamination might be when U.S. wineries use imported barrels from Europe and
the consultant I spoke with, stated that all barrels used for storing wine go
through a cleaning process
in which the barrels are cleaned using a
high pressure test with hot water to remove any flour prior to filling. I
personally believe any loose
flour would be removed but not all of the hardened paste
mixture, therefore, I am hesitant to recommend any brands of wines, except the
ones I have
confirmed do not use this process of sealing their barrels. Wines that are
almost always made without barrel aging are Whites: Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
from New Zealand, Italian Pinot Grigio,
Bag-In-The-Box wines; and Reds: Bag-In-The-Box wines. Below is a list
of wines
that I have confirmed are gluten free. The more expensive a wine is the more
likely it is barrel aged and that is where you could find gluten.
Ingleside - Only the Blue Crab Blanc and Blue Crab Blush, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Rosato de Sangiovese, Viognier, The Rose, and October Harvest.
La Rocca - All wines are not only gluten free, they are sulfite free too
Louis Jadot - Only the Maconnais and Beaujolais are made in stainless cask. Their other wine are made in barrels sealed with water and flour.
Champagne:
Cognac is
generally made from white grapes. The grapes are pressed and then placed into
vats to ferment. Cognac is typically distilled
twice in copper pots, this
is called Chauffes.
It is then transferred to wooden casks, usually made of oak and then allowed to
age.
Cider is an alcoholic
beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples.
Cider generally has a stronger
alcoholic content than typical beer, usually over
5%. To produce cider, apples are washed and mashed, pressed and then
fermented in
oak vats using natural or added
yeasts. Not all Ciders are gluten free, because many manufacturers add barley to
them.
Woodchuck Draft Cider - Amber, Dark, Dry 802, Granny Apple, Pear, and Raspberry
MASTER OF MIXES
Tom Collins
Whiskey Sour
Strawberry Daiquiri
Sweet & Sour Mixer
Margarita
Mix
Clamato
Tomato Cocktail (Contains Vinegar, avoid if sensitive)
Jose Quervo
Margarita Mix
Coco Casa
Cream of Coconut
Coco Lopez
Cream of Coconut
Grappa is made from pressed grapes
Mead is also known as honey wine. It is created from fermented honey. Honey wine can be traced to 1600 AD
Earle Estate Meadery
Rabbits Foot Meadery - Pear, Sweet Mead, Dry Mead, & Port made from Mead & Grappa
Rocky Mountain Meadery
White Winter Mead
Ouzo is
created using aniseed, fennel seed and other aromatic plants. It is a considered
a traditional drink of Greece. The traditional
way to drink Ouzo is 1 part Ouzo
and
2 parts water, but it can also be mixed with other types of cocktails
Most Rum is made
from Sugar Cane. Make sure to check with the manufacturer.
Demerar Distiller
Sake is made
from rice, it is milled to remove the husk and then polished to remove the
exterior protein. It is polished to at least 70 %
of its original size. It is
then washed and
steeped to remove all traces of iodine. The Sake is then steamed and Koji and
enzyme
is added.
You need to always check the source of Koji, it can sometimes be
derived from
barley. It takes 2 - 9 months to brew Sake. Always check
with the manufacturer,
true
traditional sake contains no gluten, but some companies trying to make a cheaper
sake
add rice syrup and
other flavorings that could contain gluten.
Memokawa Premium Sake
Tequila is
made from the blue agave plant. The blue agave plant is a part of the lily
family.
It takes 7 to 9 years for this plant to mature.
Make sure you check with the
manufacturer if
you are not sure. Some cheaper tequilas are not made the traditional way and could
contain
gluten. Mescal is not the same thing as tequila.
Sauza
Centinela
Lopez
Orendain
Vodka made
from potatoes, tends to have a smoother taste, than vodka made from grains.
Always check with the manufacturer, most
vodkas are made with grain. The ones
listed
below are made with potatoes.
Chopin
Ciroc - Made from French Grapes
Jinro Soju - Not really vodka, but very similar. This company has other G.F. Items also
Kamachatka
Monopolowa
Nisskosher Polish
Victory
The Gluten Free KitchenŠ 1996 - 2007
