Sunday, October 07, 2012

Gluten Free Alcoholic Beverages

Hey everyone. I recently went to Ireland - will update you on that in a tad, but before I went I made an exhaustive list of all of the alcoholic brands that I could drink that are Gluten Free(GF). If you have any changes to this list, anything you know, please correct me.


Best brand for GF - Hiram Walker - all are GFNote: the types with none or only a flew listed below, and do not state otherwise, should be safe for GF drinkers)
  • Amaretto
    • Hiram Walker
    • Disaronno
  • Anisette
    • Hiram Walker
  • Bailey's
  • Beer - any labeled gluten free (corona is not)
    • Bard's Tale (sorghum)
    • Birra 76 Bi-Aglut (Italy)
    • Estrella Damm Daura (light imported from Spain)
    • Glutaner (Mongozo BV)
    • Greens (imported from UK)
    • Honey Beer (Ramapo Valley Brewery)
    • L.A. Massagere (& red ale) (Canada)
    • Mbege (Sprecher)
    • New Gist (Lakefront Brewery) (Sorghum)
    • New Planet Tread Lightly Ale (sorghum & corn)
    • O'Brien Premium Lager, Pale ale, & brown ale (Australia)
    • Redbridge (Anheiser-Busch) (sorghum)
    • Schlafly GF ale
    • Shakparo (Sprecher)
    • St. Peter's (imported from UK)
  • Blue Curacao (most grain alcohol distilled)
    • Hiram Walker
  • Bourbon (most brands)
    • Markers Mark
  • Brandy - (grapes)
    • Schnapps - Hiram Walker
  • Caesars - made without Worcestershire sauce
  • Cafe Aztec
    • Hiram Walker
  • Carolans Irish Liquor (alternative to Bailey's, which is not guaranteed as per their website) 
  • Champagne
  • Cider (all should be just fruit)
    • Ace
    • Angry Orchard
    • Bulmers
    • Crispin Hard (labeled GF)
    • Fox Barrel
    • Horsby's Hard Cider
    • Magners
    • Old Deadly Cider
    • Spire
    • Strongbow
    • Woodchuck
  • Coolers (avoid unless 100% wine coolers)
  • Cognac - (grapes)
    • Cognac De Beaulieu
    • Martell
  • Cointreau (should be good)
  • Diego - (contain no gluten)
  • Dr. McGillicuddy - (corn) (not certified)
  • Gin
    • Beefeater (GF) (wheat)
    • Cold River (Maine Distilleries)
  • Grand Marnier
  • Grappa (should be good)
  • Kahlua (should be good)
  • Kinky (should be good)
  • Kirschwasser  - cherry liqueur
    • Hiram Walker
  • Kombucha - (fermented tea)
  • Jagermeister (should be alright)
  • Margaritas (look under mixes)
    • Skinnygirl
    • Mr. & Mrs. T
  • Martini (generally GF)-stay away from mixes (look under mixes)
    • Club extra dry martini (corn & grape)
    • Club Vodka Martini (corn & grape)
  • Mead - (distilled from honey)
  • Mistico
    • Jose Cuervo (agave & cane)
  • Mixes & cooking alcohol
    • Club Tom Collins (corn)
    • Dimond Jim's Bloody Mary Mystery
    • Holland House
      • Except
        • Teriyaki marinade
        • Smooth & spicy bloody Mary mixes
    • Mr. and Mrs. T drink mixes
      • except
        • Mr and Mrs T  Bloody Mary Mix
        • Mr and Mrs T Premium Blend
        • Clamato Red-Eye
    • Spice Islands - (cooking wines) (cook with real wines as cooking wines aren't as good)
      • Burgundy
      • Sherry
      • White
    • Stirrings - (make a variety of cocktail mixes, higher quality than most)
  • Ouzo - (grapes, anise)
  • Rum - (beware "natural flavors")
    • Bacardi (Bacardi silver NOT GF)
    • Cacique
    • Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
    • Cruzan
    • Havana Club
    • Malibu
    • Pyrat Rum XO Reserve
  • Sake - (fermented w/ rice and Koji enzymes [made with barley] ... should be GF)
  • Sambuca (anise, star anise, elderberry, spices,
    • Hiram Walker
  • Schnapps (lean more towards German or French brands. Americans use grain based alcohols while others use fruit)
    • Hiram Walker
  • Scotch (avoid - is a malt whiskey)
  • Tequila - (stay away from cheap tequila, try to only drink the ones below)
    • Acme (100% agave white tequila)
    • Albertsons  (100% agave white tequila)
    • Cano Waco
    • Cazadores Reposado
    • Equaline Good Day Labels  (100% agave white tequila)
    • Jewel  (100% agave white tequila)
    • Jose Cuervo (Don Julio NOT GF)
    • Patron
      • Anejo
      • Citronge
      • Gran patron platinum/burdeos
      • Reposado
      • Silver
      • XO cafe
    • Sauza Tequila
  • Triple Sec (stay away from cheap as they do contain grain alcohol,  but overall is quite safe)
    • Hiram Walker
  • Vermouth (wine based - can have all)
  • Vodka (only drink the ones listed below)
    • 3 vodka (soy bean based)
    • Blue Ice (potato) (blue bottle)
    • Bombora (grape)
    • Boomerang (grapes)
    • Bushman's
    • Ceren (Colorado) (sugar cane)
    • Chopin (potato) (black cap & lettering)
    • Ciroc (grape)
    • Cold River
    • Crystal Head (Dan Akroyd)
    • DiVine (grape)
    • Hampton's
    • Jaguar
    • Kamchatka
    • Luksosowa (potato)
    • Monopolowa (potato)
    • Ocean (Maui) (organic & GF) (sugar cane)
    • Opulent
    • Pearl (distilled 5 times) (wheat)
    • Popov Citrus/Tangerine
    • Prairie Organic (RJ Phillips) (Corn)
    • Rain Organics (corn)
    • Reisk
    • SF Vodka "China Beach"
    • Smirnoff (corn)
    • Teton Glacier (potato)
    • Tito (distilled 6 times)
    • Vikingfjord (potato)
    • Zodiac
    • Exceptions: (do not drink)
      • Absolut (wheat)
      • Belvedere (rye)
      • Finlandia (barley)
      • Grey goose (wheat)
      • Ketel One (wheat)
      • Koskenkorva (barley)
      • La Chance (wheat)
      • Polar Ice (wheat)
      • SF Vodka "Baker Beach" (corn)
      • Smirnoff ice (corn) (6 pack)
      • Snow queen (wheat)
      • Stolichnaya (wheat) (blend)
      • Trump (wheat)
      • Van Gogh (wheat) (blend)
      • Vox (wheat)
      • X-rated (wheat) (blend)
  • Whiskey (although the drinks listed below label themselves as gf, there are many that can still not drink them and react. Recommended staying away)
    • Jack Daniels black label
    • Marker's Mark
    • Seagram's Crown
  • Wine
    • Coolers (wine based only)
      • Boonies
    • Port
    • Sherry
    • Exceptions (if not 100% wine... can contain Barley Malt, colors & flavorings)
      • Coolers
      • Fruit flavored wines
      • Wine based drinks
 So for all those who are gluten free, and drink alcoholic beverages, I hope that this helps :)

Ever trying to help, 
Not-So-Princess Lizzy