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Its not uncommon for many people to mix up the brands/Category(s) of what they drink (Alcohol).
Some even consider the popular Vodka as Whiskey and many people think the normal Gin is
brandy. Below, you will nd out the actual dierences between each spirit...
WHISKEY

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Whiskey is essentially beer without hops thats
been distilled. The ingredients can range from
barley, wheat, rye, corn, millet, oatsvirtually any
starchy cereal grain you can think of can be made
into beer and thus whiskey.
Single malt whiskey (whisky for the Scots) is purely
barley and distilled at a single distillery.
E.G McDowell,
BOURBON

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Bourbon is an American whiskey that has by law

>51% corn in its list of ingredientsmany will tell
you it must be made in Kentucky, but this isnt true,
though the vast majority of Bourbon distilleries
*are* in Kentucky, there a few exceptions. Time in
the barrels also is a factor.
E.G Jack Daniels, Jim beam
SCOTCH

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Scotch is simply short for Scotch Whisky (with no
e in the spellingthey like it this way) and simply
refers to whisky made exclusively in Scotland and
by law has to be aged 3 or more years in wood
casks to be called Scotch.
E.G Red Label, Chivas Regal
BRANDY

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Brandy is merely distilled wine. Specialty brandies

such as Cognac and Armagnac are made in specic
geographic regions and of certain wines to be
called such by French Law. Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn, burnt
wine)[1] is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 3560% alcohol by
volume (70120 US proof) and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. Some brandies are aged
in wooden casks, some are coloured with caramel colouring to imitate the eect of aging, and some
brandies are produced using a combination of both aging and colouring.
Brandy is also produced from fermented fruits other than grapes, but these products are typically
named eaux-de-vie, especially in France.
In some countries, fruit avouring or some other avouring may be added to a spirit that is called
brandy.
E.G Hennessy
CHAMPAGNE

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Champagne being exclusively from the

Champagne region and all others are sparkling
wine.
E.G Moet and chandon
RUM

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Rum is made from sugar cane and its byproducts
(molasses) and is pre y simple. Fermented cane
juice or molasses or combinations of each are then
distilledsometimes multiple times. Light rum is
not aged, or aged very shortly. It has the least
avor and is good for mixed drinks. Darker rum has
been aged, sometimes with avors or spices and is
suited for some mixed drinks, but the older it is, the
more suited for sipping it becomessimilar to ne
brandies or whiskies.
E.G Goslins dark seal
VODKA

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Vodka isnt exclusively from potatoes. In fact, its

increasingly rare that it is made from potatoes in
that they are more expensive as an ingredient for
the whole distilling cycle. Youll nd that most
vodkas are distilled from grainthe same as
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whiskey, but more and more thoroughly so that

there is minimal/no avor left in the distillate. Its
also not aged or barreled and therefore remains
crystal clear and colorless.
Actually all brown spirits (whiskey, brandy, rum)
derive the majority of their color and avor from
the wooden casks that they are aged in. When
distilled, they allyes, *ALL* come out crystal clear
and colorless. Caramel color may be added in the
cheaper varieties, and dark rums will frequently
have molasses added back for a richer avor
(which is not necessarily characteristic of the
cheaper varieties).
E.G Grey goose
TEQUILA

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Tequila is fermented agave juice which is then
distilled. The dierent colors/grades relate to the
amount of aging. Like Cognac etc. Tequila only
comes from a certain region of Mexico, and is
exclusively Blue Agaveall others are Mezcal
E.G Suaza extra gold
GIN

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Gin is neutral spirits (like vodka) which are avored

via various methods with primarly juniper berries
and also other botanicals.
Ouzo, Pernod, and Absinthe belong to a group of
spirits called Pastis (I forget the meaning exactly). These are all primarily avored with anise and
liquorice and when water is added, the oils from the
infused botanicals un-dissolve and turn the drink
milky. Absinthe is unique in that it contanise
wormwood as one of its botanicals. Wormwood
contains thujone which is a controversial substance
which renders it illegal in a majority of countries. It
is said to make the drinker hallucinateoften called
seeing the green fairie as Absinthe is colored
green. The truth is that Absinthe is *extremely*
alcoholic relative to other spirits (65% alcohol and
up) and is traditionally drunk with water poured
through a sugar cube (lighting the sugar cube on
re is optional) which reduces the strength for
drinking.
E.G Iceberg London dry gin
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