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Question About Alcohol

BillieTheBotBillieTheBot Posts: 8,721 Bot
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Just wondering, but what alcohol can I drink that doesn't contain wheat or malt? is it just beer & whisky or is there more?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    vodka?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    surely beer has malt in it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I think sofe was giving to examples of alcohol that contain wheat/malt.

    Off the top of me noggin, though i don't know 100% for sure

    Vodka (potatoes)
    Rum (sugar cane)
    Wine ( grapes :p )
    Brandy (wine)
    Cognac (champagne)
    Gin ????? It's a basic alcohol that's the flavoured so the alcohol may well be made from some sort of grain.
    RTD's Like Breezers, WKD
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's correct, Rubberskin. Sorry for not explaining that last bit too well.

    Thank you everyone.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    tee he, my mistake, missunderstood- should have guessed though, be a bit ditsy of you to not know beer was malt! lol
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    katralla wrote: »
    vodka?

    Be careful with that, I did vodka training in a bar (:rolleyes:) but actually potatos is only one of the things they use. Some use wheat, and some use a mixture of a load of ingredients (smirnoff). Most of them say thought so you can easily find one that uses potatos
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    RubberSkin wrote: »
    Cognac (champagne)

    Eeee is it? How does that work? Enlighten me please!

    You are quite the spirits expert. Sure beats my vodka training :p (actually it doesn't because we got to drink it all at the end heh)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    kangoo wrote: »
    Eeee is it? How does that work? Enlighten me please!


    It's either made from champers or from the grapes that make champers. Anyone can make brandy, but cognac has to be made in and around the town of Cognac, in France (like champagne has to come from the Champagne region). There's also some strict rules on it's manufacture too, grape variety, distillation, ageing etc.

    ETA Interesting Cognac Fact #237

    Approximately 1 million bottles worth of cognac evaproates from the Remy Martin cellars every year. This is known as 'The angle's share'.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    RubberSkin wrote: »

    Approximately 1 million bottles worth of cognac evaproates from the Remy Martin cellars every year. This is known as 'The angle's share'.

    Fuck! I think the angle's have a drink problem :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Vodka (but check the bottle/online can have potatos) Gin as well, cant remember what its made of though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    cider
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    otter wrote: »
    cider

    Why didnt I think of that? Cider is a good one, espcially if you can get a locally brewed 100% just apple one (try your local farmers markets if you have them)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    perry
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Green's do a range of gluten free beers, if it's the gluten that is a problem for you. I don't think they are very cheap though, we sell one at work and I think it is £2.39 for the bottle.

    (This won't be any help to you but it's a list of vegetarian and vegan beers, for anyone interested.)
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