Whisky Tipple Without The Tipsy - ArKay The First Alcohol-Free Whisky

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The Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 04/11/11 10:55 GMT Updated: 04/01/12 10:12 GMT

The world's first alcohol-free whisky, ArKay, is hitting the shops in time for Christmas this year.

Office parties might be lacking some of the traditional yuletide embarrassment if the drink takes off in time for party season, and it could prove to be a hit with drivers who fancy a wee dram of winter whisky at Christmas.

How impressed real whisky connoisseurs will be with the 'whisky-flavoured drink' in a can remains to be seen, but the manufacturers claim that it is tasty enough to be drunk straight-up.

It conforms to Halal guidelines, so Muslims will be able to enjoy the whisky taste without breaking any religious codes.

The cans will be hitting the shops on the 1st December, at £4 a can.

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The world's first alcohol-free whisky, ArKay, is hitting the shops in time for Christmas this year. Office parties might be lacking some of the traditional yuletide embarrassment if the drink take...
The world's first alcohol-free whisky, ArKay, is hitting the shops in time for Christmas this year. Office parties might be lacking some of the traditional yuletide embarrassment if the drink take...
 
 
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09:28 PM on 11/08/2011
Hi, just wanted to drop a note about ArKay Beverages halal claims. They've claimed to have received IFANCA’s halal certification. This claim is completely untrue. ArKay Beverages did submit an application for review but were not issued a halal certificate because they refused to make the required product changes to meet IFANCA's halal certification standards. Instead, ArKay Beverages went ahead with a product launch without an IFANCA halal certificate.

This announcement is to warn all halal consumers, retailers and distributors. As with any company making halal claims, it is every person's right to ask ArKay Beverages to produce their halal certificate. Companies that cannot produce an authentic halal certificate cannot claim to have halal certification. Meanwhile, IFANCA is looking into legal recourse against ArKay Beverages' false halal claim. Halal consumers, as well as others, can email their questions to halal@ifanca.org.

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08:41 PM on 11/04/2011
This is just wrong on too many levels.
02:31 PM on 11/04/2011
This drink doesn't even come from Scotland. ArKay is based in Florida, U.S.A., so don't expect me to even try it!
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12:59 PM on 11/04/2011
What will they come up with next, a good place to start marketing it would be Scotland with all they drink problems.
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10:48 AM on 11/04/2011
C'mon for God's sake, that's the only reason we drink the stuff. It'll be pork free pigs next.
11:34 AM on 11/04/2011
I wanted to award you a badge but can't find the option, no doubt this stuff will go the way of alchy free beer, anyway, comment faved