distilled+liquor
51tequila — /teuh kee leuh/, n. 1. a strong liquor from Mexico, distilled from fermented mash of an agave. 2. the plant itself, Agave tequilana. [1840 50; after Tequila, a town in Jalisco, Mexico, a center for its production] * * * Distilled liquor, usually… …
52Rượu đế — is a distilled liquor from Vietnam, made of either glutinous or non glutinous rice. It was formerly made illegally and is thus similar to moonshine. It is most typical of the Mekong Delta region of southwestern Vietnam (its equivalent in northern …
53Rum — /rddoohm/, n. Arabic name of Rome, once used to designate the Byzantine Empire. * * * Distilled liquor made from sugarcane products, primarily molasses. It is first mentioned in records from Barbados с 1650. Rum figured in the slave trade: slaves …
54alcoholic beverage — Any fermented liquor, such as wine, beer, or distilled liquor, that contains ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, as an intoxicating agent. When an alcoholic beverage is ingested, the alcohol is rapidly absorbed in the stomach and intestines because it… …
55vodka — /vod keuh/, n. an unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia. [1795 1805; < Russ vódka, equiv. to vod(á) WATER + ka n. suffix] * * * Colourless distilled liquor of neutral spirits usually made from a grain mash (generally rye… …
56aquavit — /ah kweuh veet , ak weuh /, n. a dry spirit, esp. of Scandinavia, made from redistilled grain or potato alcohol and usually flavored with caraway seeds. Also, akvavit. [1885 90; < Dan, Sw, Norw akvavit, aquavit < L aqua vit(ae) water of life] * * …
57brandy — /bran dee/, n., pl. brandies, v., brandied, brandying. n. 1. a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc. v.t. 2. to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy. [1615 25; short for brandywine < D …
58whiskey — /hwis kee, wis /, n., pl. whiskeys, adj. n. 1. an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol. 2. a drink of whiskey. 3. a word used in communications to …
59Oghi (beverage) — Oghi (sometimes oghee, Armenian: օղի òġi) is an Armenian spirit distilled from fruits or berries. Oghi, a clear fruit vodka, is also referred to as aragh, which is the generic Armenian word for vodka of all kinds.[1] It is widely produced as… …
60proof — /proohf/, n. 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have? 3. the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; trial: to put a thing to… …
