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Distilled beverages, from least to most processed

We track 21 distilled beverages, 19% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Whisky 40%.

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What makes distilled beverages ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of distilled beverages that contain each:

Processed food (17)

  1. 1 Whisky 40% Jameson · 700 g 3
  2. 2 Poliakov Poliakov · 70cl 3
  3. 3 Vodka triple distilled Smirnoff · 70 cl 3
  4. 4 Old Nick Old Nick · 70 cl 3
  5. 5 Black Label Diageo Scotland Limited · 1 l 3
  6. 6 Irish whisky 40% Bushmills · 700 g 3
  7. 7 Laphroaig 10 Year Old D. Johnston & Co. Laphroaig Distillery · 700ml 3
  8. 8 Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Bunnahabhain · 700ml 3
  9. 9 Caskmates whisky 40% Jameson · 700 g 3
  10. 10 10 y. o. whisky 46% Ardbeg · 700 g 3
  11. 11 The original Irish whiskey (40%) Bushmills · 100unknown 3
  12. 12 Drambuie Drambuie · 700 mL 3
  13. 13 Absolut Absolut · 350 ml 3
  14. 14 Edinburgh Gin Spencerfield · 70 cL 3
  15. 15 Absolut Vodka Absolut · 1 l 3
  16. 16 Hendrick’s Gin Hendrick's · 0.7l 3
  17. 17 Hennessy Very Special Cognac Hennessy · 0.7l 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 18 Vodka Vanilia 38% Absolut · 700ml 4
  2. 19 Gin Pink Gordon's · 70cl 4
  3. 20 Pink Strawberry Beefeater · 70 cl 4
  4. 21 Blue raspberry limeade Vitamin water · 20 oz 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.