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The origin of liquor and its close relative liquid is the Latin verb liquere, meaning 'to be fluid'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), an early use of the word in the English language, meaning simply "a liquid", can be dated to 1225.
A liqueur (US: / lɪˈkɜːr / li-KUR, UK: / lɪˈkjʊər / li-KURE; [1] French: [likœʁ]) is an alcoholic drink composed of spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged, beyond a resting period during ...
This liquor, distilled only once, was called the spirit of wine or brandy. Purified by another distillation (or several more), this was called spirit of wine rectified. The second distillation was made in [a] balneo mariae and in a glass cucurbit, and the liquor was distilled to about one-half the quantity. This was further rectified as long as ...
99 Berries. Chambord (raspberry) Crème de cassis (blackcurrant) Guavaberry. Hideous (raspberries, other berries and citrus fruits) Lakka (cloudberry) Lillehammer (lingonberry) Mirto (Sardinian traditional bitterish liqueur made with myrtle, used as digestive drink at the end of meals) Murtado (ugniberry)
tequila, bacanora, raicilla, pulque. Mezcal (/ mɛˈskæl /, Latin American Spanish: [mesˈkal] ⓘ), sometimes spelled mescal, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave. Agaves or magueys are endemic to the Americas and found globally as ornamental plants.
Gin. Gin (/ dʒɪn /) is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. [1][2] Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The modern gin was modified in Flanders and the Netherlands to provide aqua vita from distillates of grapes and grains, becoming an object of ...
Definition [ edit ] A distilled beverage, spirit drink, or liquor is an alcoholic drink containing ethanol that is produced by distillation (i.e., concentrating by distillation ) of ethanol produced by means of fermenting grains, fruits, botanicals, vegetables, seeds, or roots. [ 4 ]
Whisky or whiskey is a type of liquor made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, which are typically made of charred white oak.