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Do you drink any liquor straight? Favorite alcohol?

JM12

By JM12
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JM12
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I used to love to sip whiskey straight. Even after going gluten-free, I was in denial that whiskey affected me (because tons of things online say that the distillation "removes" gluten) but I had to accept the reality that whiskey definitely gave me gluten reactions and I cut it out.

I love Tito's, but not for drinking straight. It's a little hard for me to find 100% gluten-free liquors because a google search usually brings up grain distilled liquors. I know there are a good amount of rum options like Captain Morgan and Bacardi. I didn't use to be a big rum person but maybe I'll become one now 😂. I wouldn't say those are sipping alcohols though. I'm cool with Tequila, but for mixed drinks. Maybe the "sipping liquor straight" life just isn't for me anymore...

Oh well.

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ravenwoodglass Mentor
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You're not alone. I can't have gluten grain based distilled alcohol either. While many folks with celiac are fine with them there is a small number of us that can't tolerate.

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
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The FDA's new ruling makes it so that distilled spirits, no matter their source, can be labelled "gluten-free." The same is true for distilled vinegar:

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2020/08/fda-ruling-allows-gluten-free-labelling-on-spirits/ 

JM12 Apprentice
JM12
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9 minutes ago, Scott Adams said:

The FDA's new ruling makes it so that distilled spirits, no matter their source, can be labelled "gluten-free." The same is true for distilled vinegar:

https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2020/08/fda-ruling-allows-gluten-free-labelling-on-spirits/ 

Oh no! That's not really good news for those of us that do indeed react to grain distilled liquor. But it's not a hard thing for those who are sensitive to research anyway and make smart decisions with anyway.

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
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My experience in running this site for 25 years is that there are tons of things that people with celiac disease might also react to that are gluten-free, and this is no good reason to not be able to label them as gluten-free.

Kate333 Rising Star
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 I didn't use to be a big rum person but maybe I'll become one now 😂

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I used to get my "buzz" from Hagen Dazs Rum Raisin ice cream (which has real rum in it).😉  But I have trouble digesting most dairy now, so I'm skipping it while my gut heals....  

DJFL77I Experienced
DJFL77I
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why drink alcohol when you have gut problems

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Scott Adams Grand Master
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Why post in a thread on your favorite alcoholic beverages if you don't drink?

docaz Collaborator
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On 8/18/2020 at 4:53 PM, JM12 said:

Oh no! That's not really good news for those of us that do indeed react to grain distilled liquor. But it's not a hard thing for those who are sensitive to research anyway and make smart decisions with anyway.

 

The FDA finally is making a scientifically proven statement that distilled alcoholic beverages are gluten-free because the distillation process does not allow for gluten to get into the final product. If some people react to the beverages it is not the gluten, but something else. Recent research shows that many people who think that they are reacting to gluten are in fact reacting to complex sugars that are present in gluten containing products. This would make sense why some react to gluten-free distilled liquors.

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PickyEmmy Newbie
PickyEmmy
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I can’t drink alcohol anymore due to Gastroparesis but when I could I really enjoyed Stella Rosa white wine one of my favorites.

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
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I generally stick with red wine, but 100% agave tequila is my favorite spirit. 

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