Non-alcoholic spirits

[hmb13]

Are non-alcoholic spirits ok? Like Monday Zero Alcohol Gin or Wilderton Botanical Distillates? Or is this like the pancake/treats rule, where even if it is technically 'compliant' it is not in the spirit of the program?

[ShannonM816]

That first one lists monkfruit extract as an ingredient, which is a sweetener, so that one is definitely not Whole30 compatible. I cannot find an ingredient list for the other, so I'm not sure about it, from that standpoint. 

So if all the ingredients of something like this are Whole30 compatible, and you're having it occasionally because you want something different and enjoy the taste, great, go for it. Alcohol and alcohol substitutes do sometimes get a little more complicated, as described here. I don't know that that applies for you, just something that could change the answer from, yes it's fine to have this, to maybe you should consider other options.