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Curious about this one, cause I haven't yet developed the taste for Chopin, which is notably distilled from potatoes. Most other vodkas (Grey Goose, Absolut, etc) are distilled from wheat. Anyone know if they contain gluten or not?

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Beer has gluten, vodka does not. Beer is brewed, vodka is distilled. – VB Jun 3 at 14:50

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Good question... – DanielleO812 Jun 3 at 16:00

miked · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-03 14:11:59Z UTC

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Technically there should be no gluten because the definition of distillation is to evaporate the alcohol and recondense it so that all the impurities are removed. However, I have had bad luck with wheat sourced spirits; and, I attribute that to cross contamination at the factory. It's very easy to make pure alcohol from distillation, however once it's made if you're in a factory that processes wheat, it's easy for some to get in there after it's distilled.

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seriously folks?! 99.99999% of people are less sensitive to toxic mold spores than wheat it would appear, yet this site manages to find those who claim a couple molecules worth of 'wheat' sets them off like an ebola pandemic. Odds are, there are more wheat type molecules on that boulder your carrying around than in a distilled vodka manufactured in a plant that processes wheat. – Bill1102inf Sep 17 at 1:35

So I guess the down vote is yours. I can't understand why you're so angry. If I have whiskey or bourbon I end up destroying a bathroom and have achy joints for a week. If I have vodka or tequila all's well. I call that a gluten problem. – miked Sep 17 at 2:23

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Bill, if you're so pissed off at every question and answer posted here, why on earth do you hang out here? – January Sep 17 at 3:51

+1 because cross contamination is a legitimate issue. Jesus Bill. – January Sep 17 at 3:52

I second that. I am actually allergic to wheat, and technically even wheat based vodka is supposed to contain no wheat. However I feel BAD after drinking wheat based vodka and I do not have these same effects after tequila or wine. I believe my own body, avoid the wheat. – Veganvspaleo Sep 17 at 6:50

wordsdrawnigh · Answer 2 · 2012-06-03 13:52:42Z UTC

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Gluten is removed during distillation, so they should be gluten-free unless they have had gluten-containing flavoring added.

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Thanks! And no flavored vodkas for me, so that's not a concern. – foreveryoung Jun 3 at 13:56

Ken · Answer 3 · 2012-06-03 19:19:50Z UTC

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Try Monopolowa. It's a potato vodka that compares very favorably to Grey Goose and Russian Standard.

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Have since tried various potato vodkas. Chopin is my favorite, but still cannot compare to Grey Goose, and not even to Absolut. Potato vodkas dry are also unusually dehydrating for me. GG FTW. – foreveryoung Sep 16 at 14:22

Janet NZ · Answer 4 · 2012-09-17 00:15:24Z UTC

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42 Below Vodka... brewed from the finest quality New Zealand wheat... just say'n...

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Janet NZ
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Just bought a bottle duty free.....yusss – Grottenolm Sep 17 at 3:48

NuttyProfessor · Answer 5 · 2012-09-16 13:26:32Z UTC

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No gluten in vodka. Bottoms up. Cheers.

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jen · Answer 6 · 2012-09-17 03:46:36Z UTC

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Ciroc ...distilled from grapes...very good :)

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Kelleil · Answer 7 · 2012-09-16 20:58:03Z UTC

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Potato vodka FTW!

Not for contamination concerns, but for taste!

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	LOL. Is this a joke? – foreveryoung Sep 16 at 21:00
	Nope. It tastes better IMO. – Kelleil Sep 16 at 21:04

Does vodka distilled from wheat contain gluten?

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