fermented liquor
21hard liquor — China produces all sorts of alcoholic drinks, but primarily hard liquor, commonly called baijiu (white liquor) or shaojiu (burnt alcohol). Hard liquor is fermented from assorted grains such as rice, sorghum and wheat. The most famous brand names… …
22Chocolate liquor — Not to be confused with Chocolate liqueur. A chocolate mill (right) grinds and heats cacao beans into chocolate liquor. A melanger (left) mixes milk, sugar, and other ingredients into the liquor. Chocolate liquor (cocoa liquor) is pure chocolate… …
23liqueur, liquor — These words refer to alcoholic beverages, but a liqueur is a sweet, strong, highly flavored alcoholic drink such as crème de menthe (literally, cream of mint ) or chartreuse. Another name for liqueur is cordial. A liquor is a distilled or… …
24hard liquor — noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented • Syn: ↑liquor, ↑spirits, ↑booze, ↑hard drink, ↑John Barleycorn, ↑strong drink • Derivationally related forms: ↑boozy ( …
25distilled liquor — noun : an alcoholic liquor (as brandy, whiskey, gin, rum, or arrack) obtained by distillation from wine or other fermented fruit juice or plant juice or from a starchy material (as various grains) that has first been brewed called also hard… …
26distilled liquor — Alcoholic beverage obtained by distillation from wine or other fermented fruit juice or from various cereal grains that have first been brewed. The essential ingredient is usually a natural sugar or a starchy substance that may be easily… …
27alcoholic liquor — Any liquor, beer, beverage or compound, whether distilled, fermented, or otherwise, by whatsoever known or called, which will produce intoxication, or which contains in excess of one per centum of alcohol and is used as a beverage. State v Glover …
28malt liquor — alcoholic drink made from fermented malt …
29malt liquor — /ˈmɔlt lɪkə/ (say mawlt likuh), /ˈmɒlt/ (say molt) noun an alcoholic beverage, as beer, fermented from malt …
30alcoholic 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… …
