Comments on: Gluten-Free Alcohol

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:39:33 +0000

Although it is true that the distillation process removes solid gluten proteins, if you are allergic to wheat based products you should still refrain. Celiac bodies are not only reacting to the gluten protein, but are recognizing all wheat based molecules as poisons. This is why some of us react from anything that is made with ingredients that originally contained gluten. If you were to rub a wheat stalk on my arm I’d break out into a rash, eventhough there is no way those gluten proteins have reached my colon. This goes beyond a measure of gluten proteins. Gluten free should only be used to describe products that have not been made with gluten containing ingredients, period. The rest can be called gluten-low. If this was a shrimp or peanut allergy no one would be arguing over the distillation process.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:52:40 +0000

I agree with Dan Fuqua, please read the previous post before posting anymore monologues about distilled alcohol containing various grains. The only serious opposition to this argument came from Daniel (the nutritionist).
As to the question of knowing if she or he is right about the possibilities of hermetic alambic being contaminated because there’s glutten nearby, I think it’s a slight possibility.
If, by playing with fire, you’re refering to eating food that didn’t come EXCLUSIVELY from glutten-free facilities, so yes distilled alcohol is dangerous.
But I don’t think it is doable eveywhere to eat food coming exclusively from glutten-free facilities. Even if you manage to fonction on a poorly varied diet, it is a lost battle. The kind of molecular contamination you’re refering to is possible even in a glutten-free facility. In theory there is no contamination,but think of all the different human factors that play into the equations. Even if (and it’s surely not always the case) the facility’s employees are sensibilized to the risks of contamination, they can contaminate the facility accidentaly. What about the guy who comes to repair a meet slicer? Do you honestly think he refrain from eating toast because this morning he’s going to a GF facility.
Before being diagnosed with celiac disease, I’ve been struggling for years with lethal allergies to certain foods. Anaphylaxis is way more difficult to wave away with wishfull thinking than tissu damage.
What Daniel is proposing is more severe than what we do to avoid allergenes with mortal issues. It’s goes beyond simple crossed contamination.
I think we have to live with the GF garantees offered by most distilled alcohol products, the same way I trust the steaks at the groocery to be GF if there isn’t some sauce or byproduct on it.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:23:58 +0000

Not true on the wine. I am a celiac and I definitely TERRIBLE reaction to red wine. It was so bad I was too swollen for Thanksgiving dinner. Did some research, and some red wines are GF, and some are not. Red wine is either clarified using animal proteins or wheat gluten… so vegetarian wines are NOT gf. Also, wine aged in wooden barrels are often not gf because of a wheat treatment used on the inside of the barrels so that wine won’t leak.

By: Dan Fuqua

Dan Fuqua — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:56:23 +0000

STOP! Read all previous posts before posting more incorrect information. The distillation process removed the gluten protein; therefore, unless something containing gluten was added after distillation, ALL distilled alcohols are GF. Stop saying that a wheat-based vodka has gluten. It is scientifically impossible.

By: JP

JP — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:15:32 +0000

Only Gluten Free Vodka is Ciroc fyi

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:00:48 +0000

Does anybody now if Coke, Diet Coke, Tab, Pepsi has gluten in it ?

By: Tess

Tess — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:51:23 +0000

Not all vodka is gluten free, it was originally all made from potato but that is not the case anymore – for example Svedka is made from Sweedish winter wheat. Chopin is the best I’ve found so far, guaranteed free of contamination.

By: Kara

Kara — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:33:30 +0000

Does anyone know if Martini & Rossi Vermouth is Gluten Free? Also is Kettle One and Sky Vodka GF? Thanks for your help!!!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:15:47 +0000

Just recently diagnoised gluten sensitive. Indeed distillation insures gluten not present in end product unless purposely added. So lean towards distilled products if you want to drink alcohol. If you are afraid, drink water.

By: Kelss

Kelss — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:00:37 +0000

So what exactly is safe to drink when out at pubs and bars? Because I highly doubt the places will use potato vodka and it’s not like you’ll be allowed to take your own with you..
Smirnoff is deprived from corn, so why is it not safe to drink?
I don’t really like beer so GF beer is out of the question for me, does anyone know about alcopops such as WKD and VK’s? I recently emailed the companies and their reply was that they were intact GF but it’s not always safe to trust them! In an email from Smirnoff it stated that their smirnoff ices were GF but they are cloudy so they would most likely contain barley wouldn’t there? I’m confused! :/