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Cider or cyder (/ ˈ s aɪ d ər / SY-dər) is a fermented alcoholic drink made from any fruit juice; apple juice (traditional and most common), peaches, pears ("Perry" cider) or other fruit. Cider alcohol content varies from 1.2% ABV to 8.5% or more in traditional English ciders.
Other terms for liquor include spirit, spirituous liquor or hard liquor. While the word liquor ordinarily refers to distilled alcoholic spirits rather than beverages produced by fermentation alone, [ 1 ] it can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to any alcoholic beverage (or even non-alcoholic products of distillation or various other ...
The Zunis made fermented beverages from aloe, maguey, corn, prickly pear, pitaya and grapes. [50] The Creek of Georgia and Cherokee of the Carolinas used berries and other fruits to make alcoholic beverages. [51] The Huron made a mild beer by soaking corn in water to produce a fermented gruel to be consumed at tribal feasts. [49]
A quick estimate of the alcoholic strength, or proof, of the distillate (the ratio of alcohol to water) is often achieved by shaking a clear container of the distillate. Large bubbles with a short duration indicate a higher alcohol content, while smaller bubbles that disappear more slowly indicate lower alcohol content. [citation needed]
Iced water is poured or dripped over the sugar cube to mix the water into the absinthe. The final preparation contains 1 part absinthe and 3–5 parts water. As water dilutes the spirit, those components with poor water solubility (mainly those from anise, fennel, and star anise) come out of solution and cloud the drink.
The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is used as a drug and is the main alcohol present in alcoholic drinks. The suffix -ol appears in the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) chemical name of all substances where the hydroxyl group is the functional group with the ...
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Vodka sauce is a pasta sauce made from tomato sauce, cream, and vodka that gained popularity in the 1970s. Vodka can be used in baking as a substitute for water: pie crusts can be made flakier with vodka. [63] It may be used in seafood dishes, cheesecake, or bitters. [64] [65]