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    Production Classifications

    Follow how a drink is made. Explore the production types behind the bottles in The Dry Standard cellar.

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    The process matters.

    Every bottle here is at or below 0.5% ABV. Its classification describes how it was made. Taste is judged separately.

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    Alcohol removed

    Dealcoholized

    Made by removing alcohol from an alcoholic wine, beer, spirit, or other drink. The classification describes its production history; taste is assessed in the glass.

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    Built from the start

    Alternative

    Developed as a nonalcoholic analogue from the start. Ingredients such as botanicals, extracts, flavors, and juice create the drink’s character.

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    No separate removal step

    Naturally low alcohol

    Fermented or traditionally produced to finish at 0.5% ABV or less, without a separate alcohol-removal step.

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    Combined approaches

    Hybrid

    Combines dealcoholized material with other defining nonalcoholic ingredients, or brings together more than one production approach.

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    No classifications match your search. Try “dealcoholized”, “botanicals”, or “fermentation”.

    When the process is unknown

    Unclassified is an evidence gap.

    Unclassified bottles stay off this index until sources establish their production story. Verification is a separate field: it records whether a source supports the classification.

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