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  2. History of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol, specifically wine, was considered so important to the Greeks that consumption was considered a defining characteristic of the Hellenic culture between their society and the rest of the world; those who did not drink were considered barbarians. [8] While habitual drunkenness was rare, intoxication at banquets and festivals was not unusual.

  3. Hammad al-Harrani - Wikipedia

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    However, he came back to Harran and died there in 598 AH/1202 AD. [1] He is the author of a lost history of Harran [2] and compiled poems. [3] There were many scholars who listened and reported hadiths from Hammad al-Harrani during his stay in Alexandria and after he returned to Harran; among them were Ibn al-Hajib (570-646 AH) and Ahmad al ...

  4. Alcohol proof - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol proof (usually termed simply "proof" in relation to a beverage) is a measure of the content of ethanol (alcohol) in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in England and from 1816 was equal to about 1.75 times the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV).

  5. History of wine - Wikipedia

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    To offset the effects of heavy alcohol-consumption, wine was frequently watered down at a ratio of four or five parts water to one of wine. One medieval application of wine was the use of snake-stones (banded agate resembling the figural rings on a snake ) dissolved in wine as a remedy for snake bites, which shows an early understanding of the ...

  6. Alcohol tax - Wikipedia

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    A proof gallon in the US is a gallon of alcohol that is 50% abv (100 proof), so a beverage with 40% abv is taxed at a rate of 0.8 or $10.80 per gallon. Federal excise taxes per " standard drink " (0.6 oz. of ethanol) are estimated at: beer, $0.054; wine, $0.042; and spirits, $0.127. [ 26 ]

  7. Phillips Distilling Company - Wikipedia

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    Phillips Distilling Company LLC is an American beverage manufacturer and distributor based in Princeton, Minnesota.The company produces a variety of alcoholic drink products, including UV Vodka and Kamora liqueur.

  8. Leblon Cachaça - Wikipedia

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    Merlet approaches the distillation of Leblon Cachaça as if it were a fine wine. The cane is hand-harvested from Leblon's nearby fields and quickly delivered to the Maison for pressing. The juice is fermented for 20 to 24 hours before being transferred into the Alambique copper pot stills for single-batch distillation.

  9. Maotai - Wikipedia

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    Maotai, or Moutai (simplified Chinese: 茅台; traditional Chinese: 茅臺; pinyin: máotái), is a style of baijiu made in the Chinese town of Maotai in Guizhou province. . Maotai is made from sorghum, a wheat-based qū, and water from the Chishui River, and it uses traditional Chinese techniques of fermentation, distillation, and aging, to produce a spirit with a nutty, grainy, and savory ...

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