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proof spirit
a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit
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home brew, homebrew
an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home
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hooch, hootch
an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
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kava, kavakava
an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
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aperitif
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
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brew, brewage
drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
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rice beer, sake, saki
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
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nipa
made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm
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vino, wine
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
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John Barleycorn, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits
nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
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pulque
fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
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cordial, liqueur
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
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mixed drink
made of two or more ingredients
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hard cider
alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage
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perry
a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
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rotgut
any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality
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slug
an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
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koumiss, kumis
an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia
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beer
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
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kvass
fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley
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mead
made of fermented honey and water
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vintage
a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
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red wine
wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes
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white wine
pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
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blush wine, pink wine, rose, rose wine
pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
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altar wine, sacramental wine
used in a communion service
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sparkling wine
effervescent wine
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Burgundy, Burgundy wine
red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
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Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine
any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
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California wine
any of various wines produced in California
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Cotes de Provence
a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
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dessert wine
still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal
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Dubonnet
(trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif
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jug wine
inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs
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macon, maconnais
fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
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plonk
a cheap wine of inferior quality
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retsina
Greek wine flavored with resin
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Rhone wine
any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France
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table wine
wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal
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Tokay
Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes
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vermouth
any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks
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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
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varietal, varietal wine
a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape
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fortified wine
wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added
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aqua vitae, ardent spirits
strong distilled liquor or brandy
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akvavit, aquavit
Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
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arak, arrack
any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
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bitters
alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
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brandy
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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gin
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
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ouzo
a Greek liquor flavored with anise
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rum
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
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schnapps, schnaps
any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
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mescal
a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
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tequila
Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
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vodka
unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
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whiskey, whisky
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
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firewater
any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
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absinth, absinthe
strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
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amaretto
an Italian almond liqueur
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anisette, anisette de Bordeaux
liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
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benedictine
a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
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Chartreuse
aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France
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coffee liqueur
coffee-flavored liqueur
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creme de cacao
sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans
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creme de menthe
sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur
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creme de fraise
strawberry-flavored liqueur
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Drambuie
a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur
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Galliano
golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs
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orange liqueur
liqueur flavored with orange
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kummel
liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin
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maraschino, maraschino liqueur
distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
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pastis
similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood
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Pernod
(registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
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pousse-cafe
small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers)
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ratafee, ratafia
sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds
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sambuca
an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice
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cocktail
a short mixed drink
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Dom Pedro
South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky
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highball
a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
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spritzer
a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water
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flip
hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
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swizzle
any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
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hot toddy, toddy
a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
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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
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lacing
a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
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mulled wine
wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit
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buck's fizz, mimosa
a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
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pina colada
a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum
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punch
an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
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cassiri
a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice
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spruce beer
a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)
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rickey
a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor