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List of alcoholic drinks

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List of alcoholic drinks

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Main article: Alcoholic drink

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This is a list of alcoholic drinks. An alcoholic drink is a drink that contains ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and distilled beverages. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over one hundred countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption. In particular, such laws specify the minimum age at which a person may legally buy or drink them. This minimum age varies between 15 and 21 years, depending upon the country and the type of drink. Most nations set it at 18 years of age.

Drinks by raw material

The names of some alcoholic drinks are determined by their raw material.

GrainsName of fermented beverageName of distilled beverageFruit juiceName of fermented beverageName of distilled beverageFlowersName of fermented beverageName of distilled beverageVegetablesName of fermented beverageName of distilled beverageOther raw materialsName of fermented beverageName of distilled beverage
Barleybeer, barley wineScotch whisky, Irish whiskey, gin, jenever (Central Europe), ginebra (Spain, Argentina, Philippines), shōchū (mugijōchū) (Japan), soju (Korea), baijiu (China)
Buckwheatbeerbuckwheat whisky (Brittany), shōchū (sobajōchū) (Japan)
Cornchicha, corn beer, tesguinobourbon whiskey, moonshine, also vodka (rare)
Milletmillet beer (Sub-Saharan Africa), tongba (Nepal), boza (the Balkans, Turkey), c*hhaang* (India, Napal), millet wine (Taiwan), burukutu (Tropical Africa)kachasu (Sub-Saharan Africa), raksi (Napal, India, Tibet)
Oatbeer, oatmeal stoutoat whiskey
Ricebeer, brem (Indonesia), ruou gao (Vietnam), tuak (Borneo Island), sato (Thailand), huangjiu and choujiu (China), sake (Japan), makgeolli and cheongju (Korea), sonti, handia, and chuak (India), thwon (Newari), Jaad (Nepal)aila (Newari), Raksi (Nepal), rice baijiu (China), shōchū (komejōchū) and awamori (Japan), soju (Korea), hkaung rai (Myanmar), arrack (Indonesia), lao khao (Thailand)
Ryerye beer, kvassrye whiskey, vodka (Russia), korn (Germany)
Sorghumburukutu (Nigeria), pito (Ghana), merisa (southern Sudan), bilibili (Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon)Maotai, Kaoliang liquor, certain other types of baijiu (China)
Wheatwheat beerhorilka (Ukraine), vodka, wheat whiskey, weizenkorn (Germany), soju (Korea)
Applescider (U.S.: "hard cider"), apfelweinjabukovača (Serbia), applejack (or apple brandy), calvados, cider
Apricotsjerkumkajsijevača (Serbia), kaisieva rakia (Bulgaria), pálinka (Hungary)
Bananas or plantainschuoi hot (Vietnam), cauim (Kuna Indians of Panama), urgwagwa (Uganda, Rwanda), mbege (with millet malt; Tanzania), kasikisi (with sorghum malt; Democratic Republic of the Congo)majmunovača (Balkans)
Blueberriesborovnica (Croatia)
Cashewsfeni (India)
Cherriescherry wine (Denmark)Kirsch (Germany, Switzerland)
Coconuts or palmpalm winearrack, lambanog (Sri Lanka, India, Philippines)
Elderberrieselderberry wine
Gouqigouqi jiu (China)gouqi jiu (China)
Ginger with sugar, ginger with raisinsginger ale, ginger beer, ginger wine
Grapeswine, Cachina (Perú)brandy, cognac (France), vermouth, armagnac (France), branntwein (Germany), pisco (Peru), rakija (The Balkans, Turkey), singani (Bolivia), arak (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan), törkölypálinka (Hungary), zivania (Cyprus)
Juniper berriessmreka (Balkans)gin, jenever (Netherlands/Belgium), borovička (Slovakia), rakija (Balkans)
Mulberriesmulberry wineoghi (Armenia)
*Myrica rubra*yangmei jiu (China)yangmei jiu (China)
Nopal fruitcolonche (Mexico)
Pearsperry, or pear cider; poiré (France)kruškovac (Croatia), viljamovka (Serbia), Poire Williams, pear brandy, eau-de-vie (France), pálinka (Hungary), krushova rakia / krushevitsa (Bulgaria)
Pineapplestepache (Mexico), Pineapple Wine (Hawaii)
Plumsplum wine, plum jerkumšljivovica (Balkans and Central Europe), slivovitz, țuică, umeshu (Japan), pálinka, slivova rakia / slivovitsa (Bulgaria)
Pomacepomace wineraki/ouzo/pastis/sambuca (Turkey/Greece/France/Italy), tsipouro/tsikoudia (Greece), grappa (Italy/Argentina/Uruguay), trester (Germany), marc (France), orujo (Spain), zivania (Cyprus), bagaço (Portugal), tescovină (Romania), arak (Iran)
Pomegranatespomegranate wine (Armenia)
Quincesdunjevača (Serbia)
Raspberriesraspberry wine (US, Canada)Himbeergeist (Germany, Switzerland)
Sausage tree fruitmuratina wine (Kenya)
*Madhuca longifolia*mahudo and mahuda no daru (Gujarat), mahuva ki sharaab, madhvi, and tharra (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh)
Agave juicetequila, mezcal, raicilla, bacanora
Agave sappulque
Cassavatiquira (Brazil)
Ginger root juiceginger beer (Botswana)
Potatopotato beerhorilka (Ukraine), vodka (Poland), Kartoffelschnaps (Germany), akvavit (Scandinavia), poitín (poteen) (Ireland), tuzemák (Czech Republic), brennivín (Iceland)
Sugarcane juice, or molassesbasi, betsa-betsa (regional)rum (Caribbean), rhum agricole (Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe and the rest of the French Caribbean), clairin (Haiti), cachaça (Brazil), desi daru (India), aguardiente de caña (Spain), aguardiente, guaro, lavagallo, pinga (Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua), mamajuana (Dominican Republic), gongo and konyagi (Tanzania), cocoroco (Bolivia), caña (Argentina, Uruguay), espinillar (Uruguay), caña blanca (Paraguay), ginebra (Philippines)
Sweet potatoshōchū (imojōchū) (Japan), soju (Korea)
Ti rootokolehao (Hawai'i)
Sap of palmcoyol wine (Central America), tembo (Sub-Saharan Africa), toddy (Indian subcontinent), namtanmao (Thailand)
Sap of Arenga pinnata, coconut, Borassus flabelliferpalm wine, tubâ (Philippines), namtanmao (Thailand)arrack, lambanog (Philippines)
Honeymead, horilka (Ukraine), sima (Finland), tej (Ethiopia)medica (Croatia), distilled mead, honey-flavored liqueur
Milkkumis, kefir, blaandarkhi (Mongolia)
Sugarkilju (Finland)shōchū (kokutō shōchū): made from brown sugar (Japan) or rum
Walnutsorahovac (Croatia, Serbia)

Alcoholic fermented drinks

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  • Beer
    • Ale
      • Barleywine
      • Bitter ale
      • Brown ale
      • Cask ale
      • Mild ale
      • Old ale
      • Pale ale
        • Scotch ale
      • Porter (dark beer made from brown malt)
        • Stout (strong Porter)
      • Stock ale
    • Fruit beer
    • Lager
      • Pale lager (also "dry beer", made with a slow acting yeast that ferments at a low temperature while being stored)
        • Bock (strong lager)
        • Maerzen/Oktoberfest Beer
        • Pilsener (lighter lager brewed with partially malted barley)
      • Schwarzbier (dark lager)
    • Sahti (Finnish)
    • Small beer (very low alcohol)
    • Wheat beer (or "Hefeweizen", made with wheat in addition to malted barley)
      • Witbier ("White Beer", made with herbs or fruit instead of or in addition to hops)
  • Cauim (made from cassava or maize)
  • Cheongju (Korean, made from rice)
  • Chicha (made from cassava, maize root, grape, apple or other fruits)
  • Cider (made from apple juice or other fruit juice)
    • Perry (made from pears)
    • Plum jerkum (made from plums)
  • Huangjiu (made from rice, millet, or wheat using a special starter culture of yeast, mold, and bacteria)
  • Icariine liquor
  • Kasiri (made from cassava)
  • Kilju (made from sugar or honey)
  • Kumis (Central Asia, traditionally made from horse milk but now primarily cow milk)
  • Makgeolli (Korean, made from rice)
  • Mead (made from honey)
  • Nihamanchi (South America), also known as nijimanche (Ecuador and Peru) (made from cassava)
  • Palm wine (made from the sap of various palm trees)
  • Parakari (made from cassava)
  • Pulque (originally made by the natives of Mexico, made from the sap of the maguey plant)
  • Sake (made from (polished) rice)
  • Sakurá (made from cassava)
  • Sato
  • Sonti
  • Tapuy (Philippines, made from glutinous rice)
  • Tepache
  • Tiswin (made from corn or saguaro, a large cactus)
  • Tonto
  • Wine
    • Coca wine
    • Fortified wine
      • Port
      • Madeira
      • Marsala
      • Sherry
      • Vermouth
      • Vinsanto
    • Fruit wine
    • Table wine
    • Sangria
    • Sparkling wine
      • Champagne

Distilled beverages

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Various bottles and containers of Russian [[vodka

Definition

A distilled beverage, spirit drink, or liquor is an alcoholic drink containing ethanol that is produced by distillation (i.e., concentrating by distillation) of ethanol produced by means of fermenting grains, fruits, botanicals, vegetables, seeds, or roots. Vodka, gin, baijiu, shōchū, soju, tequila, rum, whisky, brandy, and singani are examples of distilled drinks. Beer, wine, cider, sake, and huangjiu are examples of fermented drinks.

Hard liquor is used in North America, and India, to distinguish distilled drinks from undistilled ones, and to suggest that undistilled are implicitly weaker.

List of liquors

The following are liquors being produced around the world (by type, then alphabetically):

Cane sugar, sugar beet and honey distillations

  • Arrack
  • Cachaça
  • Desi daru
  • Horilka
  • Rum
    • Puncheon rum
  • Rhum agricole (from French Caribbean islands)
  • Tuzemák

Fruit distillations

  • Apple distillations
    • Applejack
  • Fruit brandy distillations
    • Pálenka - Slivovice, Hruškovice, Bezovice,....
    • Borovička - Juniper
    • Calvados
    • Lambig
    • Eau-de-vie (French origin)
    • Kirsch
    • Rakia
    • Schnapps - fruit brandy
    • Medronho
  • Date distillations
    • Aragh Sagi
  • Grape distillations
    • Brandy
      • Armagnac
      • Cognac
      • Metaxa
      • Törkölypálinka
      • Singani
    • Pisco (Peru; Chile)
  • Pear distillations
    • Poire Williams
      • Williamine - brand of Poire Williams made from Williamine pears
  • Plum distillations
    • Damassine
    • Slivovitz
    • Ţuică
  • Raspberry distillations
    • Chambord
    • Himbeergeist

Grain-based distillations

  • Barley distillations
    • Gin
    • ManX Spirit (United kingdom)
    • London dry gin
    • Whisky
      • Irish whiskey
      • Japanese whisky
      • Scotch whisky, also known as Scottish whiskey, scotch
  • maize-corn distillations
    • American Whiskey
      • Bourbon whiskey, also known as Kentucky whiskey, bourbon (United States)
      • Tennessee whiskey
      • Texas whiskey
    • Canadian whisky
  • Quinoa distillations
    • American whiskey
  • Oat distillations
    • Whiskey
      • American Whiskey
  • Malt distillations
    • Jenever
    • Gin
      • Damson gin
      • Sloe gin (England)
  • Rice distillations
    • Awamori (Japan)
    • Soju (Korea)
    • Mirin (Japan)
    • Shōchū (Japan)
    • Baijiu (China)
  • Rye distillations
    • Horilka
    • Rye Whiskey
  • Sorghum distillations
    • Baijiu, also known as Shaojiu (China)
      • Maotai
      • Kaoliang liquor, a sorghum liquor
  • Wheat distillations
    • Horilka
    • Vodka
  • Unspecified or multiple grain distillations
    • Neutral grain spirit

Herbal distillations

  • Absinthe
  • Herbsaint
  • Schnapps
  • Geist

Plant-based distillations

  • Agave distillations
    • Mezcal
    • Tequila

Seed or botanical distillations

Where the seed or botanical is the dominant flavorant:

  • Anise distillations
    • Absinthe
    • Akvavit
    • Arak
    • Rakı
  • Coconut flower distillations
    • Arrack
  • Gin
  • Geist

Tree distillations

  • Palm tree distillations
    • Ogogoro (Nigeria)
  • Birch tree distillations
    • Freya Birch Spirit (Norway)

Vegetable distillations

  • Potato distillations
    • Akvavit
    • Horilka
    • Vodka

Complex or multiple distillations

  • Mamajuana
  • Poitín
  • Shōchū
  • Baijiu
  • Soju

[[Liqueur]]

Main article: List of liqueurs

References

References

  1. "Minimum Legal Age Limits". International Alliance for Responsible Drinking.
  2. "winemaking: Red Raspberry Wine".
  3. "muratina: A Kenyan alcoholic drink made from the dried fruit of sausage tree (Kigelia africana).".
  4. "Distilled spirit - alcoholic beverage".
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