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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)

lacing

a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

eau de vie

strong coarse brandy

bathtub gin

homemade gin especially that made illegally

applejack

distilled from hard cider

Calvados

dry apple brandy made in Normandy

Armagnac

dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France

Cognac

high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France

grappa

Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing

kirsch

from fermented juice of black morello cherries

marc

made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing

slivovitz

a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans

sloe gin

gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)

Holland gin, Hollands, geneva

gin made in the Netherlands

grog

rum cut with water

demerara, demerara rum

dark rum from Guyana

Jamaica rum

heavy pungent rum from Jamaica

blended whiskey, blended whisky

mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits

bourbon

whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels

corn, corn whiskey, corn whisky

whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

Irish, Irish whiskey, Irish whisky

whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley

rye, rye whiskey, rye whisky

whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt

Scotch, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky

whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

sour mash, sour mash whiskey

any whiskey distilled from sour mash

type of:

alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent