Liquors 101: The Basics

Liquors 101: The Basics

Liquors / Distilled Beverage / Spirit is a beverage produced by distilling the product produced by alcoholic fermentation. It makes the product much more concentrated therefore in alcohol or ABV (Alcohol by volume).

Poplar Kinds

Brandy - produced by distilling wine

Vodka - distilled fermented grains and potatoes

Gin - redistillation of spirits with juniper berries

Tequila - distilled fermented blue agave plant juice

Whisky - distilled fermented grain mash

Rum - distilled fermented sugarcane / sugarcane byproducts