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Alcohol and the Gluten Free Diet
Almost all beers are brewed with barley (and sometimes wheat), and are therefore, not suitable for the gluten-avoider. Sorghum beers are available, but remain very much a speciality product and will be hard to find. Fortunately, spirits distilled from gluten-containing ingredients, such as whisky, gin, vodka tequila, and bourbon, etc., which are all distilled from grains, are safe to drink. This is because the distillation process removes all traces of gluten from the product.
Other alcoholic beverages such as wines, including sherry and port, cider and vermouth are also safe to dink (in moderation of course!). Liqueurs and premixed drinks should be treated with caution, the ingredients carefully examined for gluten containing products.
List of foods that are gluten free >
List of foods that contain gluten >
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