It’s the festive season and for many of us that means parties and alcohol. So to make it easier to live compassionately whilst enjoying yourself, I’ve collecting some tid-bits on vegan alcohol.
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Huh? Aren’t all alcohols vegan?
It’s surprising right? Many are vegan but some alcohols are processed through a substances called a ‘fining agent’. This process is used to remove protein, yeast, cloudiness, unwanted flavors and colorings, and other organic particles. Popular animal-derived fining agents used in the production of alcohol include blood and bone marrow, casein (milk protein), chitin (fiber from crustacean shells), egg albumen (derived from egg whites), fish oil, gelatin (protein from boiling animal parts), and isinglass (gelatin from fish bladder membranes).
This is not only gross but unnecessary as there are organic, cruelty-free alternatives available such as, carbon, bentonite clay, limestone, kaolin clay, plant casein, silica gel, and vegetable plaques are all suitable alternatives.
Where can I buy vegan alcohol?
Many international and European brands label their wines as being vegetarian or vegan. However, the company may label a wine as being ‘vegetarian’ because it doesn’t contain animal parts even if animal secretions have been used in the process of making the wine.
My suggestion is to shop as Homeplus (A subsidiary of UK’s TESCO) and visit this detailed website to asses if the wine is vegan or not, they also list spirits and beer. I’ve compiled some of the most popular spirits found Korea in a list below.
Happy drinking!
Gin | |||
| Vegetarian | Vegan | ||
| Beefeater Gin |  | | |
| Gilbey’s Gin | | | |
| Gordon’s Dry Gin | | | |
| Gordon’s Sloe Gin | | | |
| Juniper Green: Organic London Dry Gin | | | |
| Tanqueray Gin | | | |
| Bombay Sapphire Gin | | | |
Whisky | |||
| Vegetarian | Vegan | ||
| Ardbeg |  | | |
| Bowmore – Islay Scotch Whiskey | | | |
| Chivas Regal | | | |
| Famous Grouse (Added 2011) | | | |
| Glenfiddich | | | |
| Glenmorangie | | | |
| Glen Moray Classic | | | |
| Glen Moray 12 Year Old | | | |
| Glen Moray 16 Year Old | | | |
| Johnnie Walker Black Label | | | |
| Johnnie Walker Blue Label | | | |
| Johnnie Walker Gold Label | | | |
| Johnnie Walker Green Label | | | |
| Johnnie Walker Red Label | | | |
| Jameson’s Irish Whisky | | | |
| J&B Rare Whisky | | | |
| Jack Daniel’s | | | |
| Jim Beam Bourbon | | | |
| Southern Comfort | | | |
| Wild Turkey (honey versions non vegan) | | | |
| 100 Pipers | | | |
Vodka | |||
| Vegetarian | Vegan | ||
| Absolout | | | |
| Grey Goose Vodka | | | |
| Red Square | | | |
| Smirnoff Black Vodka | | | |
| Smirnoff Blue Vodka | | | |
| Smirnoff Mule | | | |
| Smirnoff Red Vodka | | | |
Liqueurs | |||
| Vegetarian | Vegan | ||
| Amarula Cream Liqueur | | | |
| Archers Schnapps | | | |
| Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur | | | |
| Drambuie liqueur | | | |
| Cointreau | | | |
| Disaronno Amaretto | | | |
| Kahlua (regular only) | | | |
| Malibu | | | |
| Jagermeister | | | |
Related posts:
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