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This is alist of alcoholic drinks. An alcoholic drink is a drink that containsethanol, commonly known asalcohol. Alcoholic drinks are divided into three general classes:beers,wines, anddistilled beverages. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over one hundred countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption.[1] In particular, such laws specify theminimum 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.[1]
The names of some alcoholic drinks are determined by theirraw material.
| Grains | Name offermented beverage | Name ofdistilled beverage |
|---|---|---|
| Barley | beer,barley wine | Scotch whisky,Irish whiskey,gin,jenever (Central Europe), ginebra (Spain, Argentina, Philippines),shōchū (mugijōchū) (Japan),soju (Korea),baijiu (China) |
| Buckwheat | beer | buckwheat whisky (Brittany),shōchū (sobajōchū) (Japan) |
| Corn | chicha,corn beer,tesguino | bourbon whiskey,moonshine, alsovodka (rare) |
| Millet | millet beer (Sub-Saharan Africa),tongba (Nepal),boza (the Balkans, Turkey),chhaang (India, Napal),millet wine (Taiwan),burukutu (Tropical Africa) | kachasu (Sub-Saharan Africa),raksi (Napal, India, Tibet) |
| Oat | beer,oatmeal stout | oat whiskey |
| Rice | beer,brem (Indonesia),ruou gao (Vietnam),tuak (Borneo Island),sato (Thailand),huangjiu andchoujiu (China),sake (Japan),makgeolli andcheongju (Korea),sonti,handia, andchuak (India),thwon (Newari),Jaad (Nepal) | aila (Newari),Raksi (Nepal),rice baijiu (China),shōchū (komejōchū) andawamori (Japan),soju (Korea), hkaung rai (Myanmar),arrack (Indonesia),lao khao (Thailand) |
| Rye | rye beer,kvass | rye whiskey,vodka (Russia),korn (Germany) |
| Sorghum | burukutu (Nigeria),pito (Ghana),merisa (southern Sudan),bilibili (Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon) | Maotai,Kaoliang liquor, certain other types ofbaijiu (China) |
| Wheat | wheat beer | horilka (Ukraine),vodka, wheatwhiskey, weizenkorn (Germany), soju (Korea) |
| Fruitjuice | Name of fermented beverage | Name of distilled beverage |
| Apples | cider (U.S.: "hard cider"),apfelwein | jabukovača (Serbia),applejack (or apple brandy),calvados,cider |
| Apricots | jerkum | kajsijevača (Serbia),kaisieva rakia (Bulgaria),pálinka (Hungary) |
| Bananas orplantains | chuoi 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) |
| Blueberries | borovnica (Croatia) | |
| Cashews | feni (India) | |
| Cherries | cherry wine (Denmark) | Kirsch (Germany, Switzerland) |
| Coconuts or palm | palm wine | arrack,lambanog (Sri Lanka, India, Philippines) |
| Elderberries | elderberry wine | |
| Gouqi | gouqi jiu (China) | gouqi jiu (China) |
| Ginger with sugar, ginger with raisins | ginger ale,ginger beer,ginger wine | |
| Grapes | wine, 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 berries | smreka (Balkans) | gin,jenever (Netherlands/Belgium),borovička (Slovakia),rakija (Balkans) |
| Mulberries | mulberry wine | oghi (Armenia) |
| Myrica rubra | yangmei jiu (China) | yangmei jiu (China) |
| Nopal fruit | colonche (Mexico) | |
| Pears | perry, or pear cider;poiré (France) | kruškovac (Croatia),viljamovka (Serbia),Poire Williams, pear brandy,eau-de-vie (France),pálinka (Hungary),krushova rakia / krushevitsa (Bulgaria) |
| Pineapples | tepache (Mexico), Pineapple Wine (Hawaii) | |
| Plums | plum wine,plum jerkum | šljivovica (Balkans and Central Europe),slivovitz,țuică,umeshu (Japan),pálinka,slivova rakia /slivovitsa (Bulgaria) |
| Pomace | pomace wine | raki/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) |
| Pomegranates | pomegranate wine (Armenia) | |
| Quinces | dunjevača (Serbia) | |
| Raspberries | raspberry wine[2] (US, Canada) | Himbeergeist (Germany, Switzerland) |
| Sausage tree fruit | muratina wine[3] (Kenya) | |
| Flowers | Name of fermented beverage | Name of distilled beverage |
| Madhuca longifolia | mahudo and mahuda no daru (Gujarat), mahuva ki sharaab, madhvi, and tharra (Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh) | |
| Vegetables | Name of fermented beverage | Name of distilled beverage |
| Agave juice | tequila,mezcal,raicilla,bacanora | |
| Agave sap | pulque | |
| Cassava |
| tiquira (Brazil) |
| Ginger root juice | ginger beer (Botswana) | |
| Potato | potato beer | horilka (Ukraine),vodka (Poland), Kartoffelschnaps (Germany),akvavit (Scandinavia),poitín (poteen) (Ireland),tuzemák (Czech Republic),brennivín (Iceland) |
| Sugarcane juice, ormolasses | basi,betsa-betsa (regional) | rum (Caribbean),rhum agricole (Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe and the rest of theFrench 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 potato | shōchū (imojōchū) (Japan),soju (Korea) | |
| Ti root | okolehao (Hawai'i) | |
| Other raw materials | Name of fermented beverage | Name of distilled beverage |
| Sap ofpalm | coyol wine (Central America),tembo (Sub-Saharan Africa),toddy (Indian subcontinent),namtanmao (Thailand) | |
| Sap ofArenga pinnata,coconut,Borassus flabellifer | palm wine,tubâ (Philippines),namtanmao (Thailand) | arrack,lambanog (Philippines) |
| Honey | mead,horilka (Ukraine),sima (Finland),tej (Ethiopia) | medica (Croatia), distilled mead,honey-flavored liqueur |
| Milk | kumis,kefir,blaand | arkhi (Mongolia) |
| Sugar | kilju (Finland) | shōchū (kokutō shōchū): made from brown sugar (Japan) or rum |
| Walnuts | orahovac (Croatia, Serbia) |
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Adistilled beverage,spirit drink, orliquor is analcoholic drink containingethanol that is produced bydistillation (i.e.,concentrating by distillation) of ethanol produced by means offermenting grains, fruits, botanicals, vegetables, seeds, or roots.[4]Vodka,gin,baijiu,shōchū,soju,tequila,rum,whisky,brandy, andsingani are examples of distilled drinks.Beer,wine,cider,sake, andhuangjiu 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.
The following areliquors being produced around the world (by type, then alphabetically):
Where the seed or botanical is the dominant flavorant:
