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Strongbow Cider Is gluten-free

Trish in Canada

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Trish in Canada
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I emailed Strongbow Cider to verify if their beverage is Gluten-Free and it is!!!

Here is the email I received:

Thank you for your enquiry

I am pleased to confirm that Strongbow Cider is 100% Gluten-free.

Kind regards

Strongbow

<strongbow_entertainment@positive-thinking.co.uk> on 19/08/2006 22:46:12

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To: <strongbow@bulmers.com>

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Subject: Strongbow entertainment website enquiry - Our brands

Customer name: Miss Trish in Canada

Email: xxxxxxxx

Enquiry type: Our brands

I was wondering if you could tell me if strongbow cider is gluten-free?

I am located in Canada. Gluten-free products do not contain wheat, rye,

barley, oats, or triticale. I cannot drink beer because it contains

barley or malt. So I am trying to figure out if cider would contain

gluten. I know strongbow is made from apples, I was wondering if

anything else is added to it that contains gluten. This info would be

appreciated very much, thank you.

Customer name: Miss Trish in Canada

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