Distilled beverage

A distilled beverage, spirit, liquor, hard liquor or hard alcohol is an alcoholic beverage produced by distillation of a mixture produced from alcoholic fermentation. This process purifies it and removes diluting components like water, for the purpose of increasing its proportion of alcohol content (commonly expressed as alcohol by volume, ABV). As distilled beverages contain more alcohol they are considered "harder" – in North America, the term hard liquor is used to distinguish distilled beverages from undistilled ones, which are implicitly weaker.

As examples, this does not include beverages such as beer, wine, and cider, as they are fermented but not distilled. These all have relatively low alcohol content, typically less than 15%. Brandy is a spirit produced by the distillation of wine, and has an ABV over 35%. Other examples of distilled beverages include vodka, gin, rum, whisky, eau de vie (fruit brandy or schnapps), tequila, baijiu, soju, aguardiente, pálinka, cachaça, singani, borovička and slivovitz.

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DNA India 17 Dec 2018

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Reflector 17 Dec 2018

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China’s corruption watchdog takes down self-styled Mao-tai liquor mogul who went into business for himself

South China Morning Post 17 Dec 2018

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Probation for Dubuque man who brandished knife during liquor robbery

Telegraph Herald 17 Dec 2018

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Partnership with Fremont liquor store pays off for library

Omaha World-Herald 17 Dec 2018

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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Announces Extended Holiday Hours at Fine Wine & Good Spirits Stores Statewide

Market Watch 17 Dec 2018

17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today announced that many Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across the commonwealth will open for extended hours to provide customers additional shopping opportunities and convenience during the holiday season ... SOURCE Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board....

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Fremont liquor store makes $5K in book sales for library

Fresno Bee 16 Dec 2018

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Walker ABC board approves 17 liquor licenses

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 16 Dec 2018

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Roseville to seek special exception to get liquor license at Cedarholm Golf Course

Star Tribune 15 Dec 2018

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Zoramthanga Sworn in as New Mizoram Chief Minister. His First Priority is Banning Liquor

News18 15 Dec 2018

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Jumbo help for police, forest officials to detect illicit liquor making units in Khatima

The Times of India 15 Dec 2018

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Police Search for Shooting Suspect Outside SJ Liquor Store

NBCBayArea 15 Dec 2018

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Elephants help police curb illicit liquor trade in Uttarakhand

Hindustan Times 14 Dec 2018

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