What is vodka made from?
ALMOST ALL VODKAS ARE IN FACT MADE FROM GRAIN! There are only a couple of potato vodkas produced, mainly from Poland. You may be allergic to the grains, and I would suggest you try potato vodka. Luksosawa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luksusowa) is such a vodka. Potato vodka will actually say “POTATO VODKA” on it. If you see something just says “Vodka” it is 100% guaranteed to be GRAIN. If you are allergic to grain vodka (that is, potato vodka doesn’t give you these red spots), then you are also allergic to gin. Gin is simply unflavored vodka redistilled with herbs and juniper berries to give it that distinctive taste. Tequila, and brandy are not from grains. You may or may not have this problem with whisky — distilled beer, which in turn is fermented barley, a grain. You may have a specific grain allergy, rather than a general grain allergy, though. Perhaps the particular vodka you drank is made using the grain you
