alcoholic beverage

Synonyms:

alcohol, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant

Types:

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proof spirit

a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit

home brew, homebrew

an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home

hooch, hootch

an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor

kava, kavakava

an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

aperitif

alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer

brew, brewage

drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

rice beer, sake, saki

Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

nipa

made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm

vino, wine

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

John Barleycorn, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits

nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs

pulque

fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey

cordial, liqueur

strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

mixed drink

made of two or more ingredients

hard cider

alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage

perry

a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider

rotgut

any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality

slug

an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped

koumiss, kumis

an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia

beer

a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

kvass

fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley

mead

made of fermented honey and water

vintage

a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

red wine

wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes

white wine

pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation

blush wine, pink wine, rose, rose wine

pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began

altar wine, sacramental wine

used in a communion service

sparkling wine

effervescent wine

Burgundy, Burgundy wine

red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)

Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine

any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them

California wine

any of various wines produced in California

Cotes de Provence

a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast

dessert wine

still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal

Dubonnet

(trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif

jug wine

inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs

macon, maconnais

fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry

plonk

a cheap wine of inferior quality

retsina

Greek wine flavored with resin

Rhone wine

any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France

table wine

wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal

Tokay

Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes

vermouth

any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks

generic, generic wine

a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape

varietal, varietal wine

a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape

fortified wine

wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added

aqua vitae, ardent spirits

strong distilled liquor or brandy

akvavit, aquavit

Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds

arak, arrack

any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses

bitters

alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots

brandy

distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

gin

strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

ouzo

a Greek liquor flavored with anise

rum

liquor distilled from fermented molasses

schnapps, schnaps

any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes

mescal

a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)

tequila

Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant

vodka

unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia

whiskey, whisky

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

firewater

any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)

absinth, absinthe

strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

amaretto

an Italian almond liqueur

anisette, anisette de Bordeaux

liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed

benedictine

a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks

Chartreuse

aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France

coffee liqueur

coffee-flavored liqueur

creme de cacao

sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans

creme de menthe

sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur

creme de fraise

strawberry-flavored liqueur

Drambuie

a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur

Galliano

golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs

orange liqueur

liqueur flavored with orange

kummel

liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin

maraschino, maraschino liqueur

distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries

pastis

similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood

Pernod

(registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise

pousse-cafe

small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers)

ratafee, ratafia

sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds

sambuca

an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice

cocktail

a short mixed drink

Dom Pedro

South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky

highball

a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass

spritzer

a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water

flip

hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

swizzle

any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice

hot toddy, toddy

a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot

pruno

a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates

lacing

a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

mulled wine

wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit

buck's fizz, mimosa

a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice

pina colada

a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum

punch

an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

cassiri

a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice

spruce beer

a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)

rickey

a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor

Type of:

drug of abuse, street drug

a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction

beverage, drink, drinkable, potable

any liquid suitable for drinking