What Alcohol is Gluten Free?
Finding gluten free alcoholic beverages has become increasingly difficult. From the ongoing debate about distilled alcohol being gluten free or not, to the accidental mix-ups by a bartender, it’s a challenge to find a gluten free alcohol that works for you and your diet.
In this gluten free alcohol listing, you’ll find beers, hard ciders, vodkas, rums, tequilas and other hard liquors that are gluten free.
Keep in mind that product ingredients and manufacturing processes can change, so it’s always good practice to double-check labels for gluten before consuming anything when you’re out and about.
And for peace of mind, consider keeping GluteGuard on hand to back up your gluten free choices.
Gluten free beer
Gluten free beers are becoming more available and more delicious by the day, with plenty of craft breweries popping up!
Try brands such as:
- Alley Cat Scona Gold Kolsch
- Alt Brew
- Against the Grain
- Armored Cow Brewing
- Auroch’s
- Bards Beer
- Billabong Brewing
- Brewdog Vagabond Pale Ale
- Brewery Rickolli
- Brunehaut Blanche
- Burning Brothers Brewing
- Departed Soles Brewing Company
- Drummond Gluten Free
- Eckert’s Malting and Brewing
- Epic Brewing Company Glutenator
- Estrella Damm Daura
- Evasion Brewing
- Ghostfish Brewing
- Glutenberg
- Green’s Gluten Free Beer
- Ground Breaker Ale
- Hambleton Ales
- Harvester
- Holiday Brewing
- Ipswich Ale Celia Saison
- Joseph James Brewing Fox Tail
- Lammsbräu by Neumarkter
- Messagère
- Mikeller
- Minhas Lazy Mutt
- Mongozo’s Exotic Flavored Pilsners
- New Grist
- New Planet Beer
- Nickel Brook Gluten Free
- Nouvelle France
- Ramapo Valley Brewery Honey Beer
- Rebellion Brewing
- RedBridge Beer
- Rolling Mills
- Schnitzer Bräu
- Sprecher’s Gluten Free Beer
- St. Peter’s
- Steadfast Pale Ale
- Toleration
- Two Bays Brewing Co
- Two Brother’s
- Tumma Kukko
- Uinta Brewing
- Whistler Forager
- World Top
Gluten free hard cider
If you absolutely HATE beer, then you should definitely try a delicious hard cider. Plus, there are a lot of brands that are gluten free! Just remember that not all hard ciders are gluten free because some brands do use barley for enzymes and flavour, so be sure to read the labels carefully!
Try brands such as:
- Ace Pear Cider
- Angry Orchard
- Blue Mountain Cider Company
- Blackthorn Cider
- Bulmer’s Hard Cider
- Ciderboys
- Crispin Cider (including Fox Barrel products)
- Gaymer Cider Company
- Harpoon Craft Cider
- J.K. Scrumpy’s Organic Hard Cider
- Lazy Jack’s Cider
- MackJac
- Magner’s Cider
- Newton’s Folly Hard Cider
- Original Sin Hard Cider
- Smith and Forge Hard Cider
- Spire Mountain Draft Cider
- Strongbow Cider
- Stella Artois Apple and Pear Hard Cidre
- Woodchuck
- Woodpecker Cider
Gluten free vodka
Vodka, even if made with wheat, barley, or rye, is considered gluten free as the distillation process removes gluten proteins from grain-based vodkas. However, if you want to steer clear of all wheat-based vodkas, there are excellent non-wheat, potato, corn or grape-based vodkas available you can opt for!
Try brands such as:
- Blue Ice Vodka
- Bombora Vodka
- Boyd and Blair
- Burnett’s Vodka
- Cayman Blue Vodka
- Chase Distillery Vodka
- Chopin Polish Vodka
- Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka
- Cold River Vodka
- Cooranbong
- Crop Artisanal Vodka
- Crystal Head
- Deep Eddy
- Devotion Vodka
- DiVine
- Dixie
- Famous Vodka
- Glacier Vodka
- Gordon’s Vodka
- Grand Teton
- Grey Goose
- Iceberg Vodka
- Kamchatka Vodka
- Karlsson’s Handcrafted Swedish Vodka
- Krome Vodka
- L’Chaim
- Lokka
- Luksusowa Vodka
- Monopolowa
- Nikolai
- Ocean Vodka
- Polar Ice
- Pau Maui Hawaiian Vodka
- Rain Vodka
- Relska
- Rocket Vodka
- RWB Vodka
- Smirnoff Vodka
- Social House Vodka
- Teton Glacier Vodka
- Three Olives
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- UV Vodka (vodka is gluten free, but the facility isn’t*)
- V-One Vodka
- VDKA 6100
- Vikingfjord Vodka
Gluten free tequila
When tequila is made the traditional way with a blue agave plant it is naturally gluten free. However, there are cheap brands that contain gluten, which are called ‘mixto’. To make sure that your tequila is gluten free, check that the bottle says ‘100% agave’.
Try brands such as:
- 1519 Tequila
- 1800 Tequila
- Agavales Gold
- Cabo Wabo
- Casa Noble Anejo
- Casa Noble Crystal
- Casamigos
- Cazadores
- Cazul
- Don Julio Tequila
- Don Sergio
- Dos Hombres
- El Destilador Blanco
- El Jimador
- El Padrino
- Fortaleza Blanca
- Herradura Tequila
- Hornitos
- Jose Cuervo
- Legado Blanco
- Lunazul Reposado
- Milagro
- Olmeca Altos Plata
- Patron Tequila
- Siete Leguas
- Suaza Tequila
- Suerte Tequila Blanco
- Teremana
Gluten free rum
Rum, which is a distilled alcoholic drink made from molasses and sugarcane is generally considered gluten free. The only time you have to worry about whether or not they contain gluten is if a flavor is introduced to the rum. But if you stick with a plain rum, you are usually in the clear.
Try brands such as:
- Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum
- Bacardi (only Gold, Superior, 151, and flavored)
- Bayou Rum
- Bundaberg Rum
- Captain Morgan Rum
- Cruzan Rum
- Kraken
- Malibu Rum
- Mount Gay Rum
- Myer’s Rum
Gluten free gin
Similar to vodka, gin is considered gluten free due to the distillation process, which removes gluten proteins from grain-based spirits. If you prefer to avoid gins made from wheat, rye, and barley, there are gins available on the market derived from other sources like corn, potatoes, and grapes.
Try brands such as:
Other gluten free liquor brands
Here are some of the other gluten free alcohol choices including whiskey, gin, brandy, and more.
- Americanaki Ouzo
- Bailey’s Irish Cream
- Calvados (most, if not all brands are safe)
- Brandy (all plain brandy products are safe, just watch out for flavored brandy)
- Campari
- Cointreau
- Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
- Harvey’s Bristol Cream
- Hennessy Cognac
- Jack Daniel’s
- Jagermeister
- Jameson Irish Whiskey
- Johnnie Walker Scotch
- Kahlua
- Midori
- Pura Still
- Prosecco
- Sambuca (most, if not all brands)
- Skinny Girl Margaritas
For the full gluten free alcohol list, check it out here.
You might also like to check our tips for living gluten free with confidence!
Blog reviewed and updated by GluteGuard on 5 July, 2024.
GluteGuard helps protect those with medically diagnosed gluten sensitivity from symptoms of accidental gluten ingestion. Always read the label and follow the direction for use.
