I Made A Mistake

[mb1894]

Yesterday I grabed a bottle of what I thought

was Rum. When I opened it last night I discovered

it was Blended Whiskey!! Made a very good hot toddy!

But is blended whiskey allowed? I looked up the

allowed/forbidden ingredients and Scotch Whiskey is

allowed-but blended?

Thanks mb1894

[Lisa]

I drink Seagrams 7 and Canadian Club with no issues.

[happygirl]

All distilled alcohol is gluten free. So if it is distilled, it is safe.

[ravenwoodglass]

Yesterday I grabed a bottle of what I thought

was Rum. When I opened it last night I discovered

it was Blended Whiskey!! Made a very good hot toddy!

But is blended whiskey allowed? I looked up the

allowed/forbidden ingredients and Scotch Whiskey is

allowed-but blended?

Thanks mb1894

Your best bet is to call the maker and ask. Also there are many celiacs who can tolerate distilled gluten grains but there are many who can not. You won't know if you do till you try one. When you try it for the first time make sure there are no other 'maybe' items in you diet so you will be better able to pinpoint the cause of a reaction if you have one.

In addition you may want to note what the Celiac Sprue Association has to say about distilled grain alcohol in their dietary reccomendation. The foundation stage is when first diagnosed and the expanding stage is when we are healed enough to add more 'risky' foods in.

Alcoholic Beverages

FOUNDATION STAGE:

Wine and brandies without preservatives and added dyes; potato vodka; most rums and tequila.

EXPANDING STAGE:

Distilled liquors known to be from wheat, barley or rye are categorized as “rendered gluten-free through processing.” If the product is from a gluten source, it does not conform to the diet of those who choose a zero tolerance level gluten-free diet

[zansu]

All distilled alcohol is gluten free. So if it is distilled, it is safe.

as long as they don't add stuff to it that wasn't distilled.

Blended whisky is whiskey from several batches (or even suppliers) mixed together to achieve a consistent taste (as opposed to whisky from a single batch of malt (single malt)). As long as they don't add barley water or some such thing AFTER distillation, it should be safe.