2006-07-05 03:51:01 · 9 answers · asked by beerguzzzzzlr 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
during production of any grain or starch based alcohol, you must get a clear liquid of alcohol and water. To achieve this liquid you have to distill the product unil only the best part of that liquid is captured. The first 1/4 or 1/3 of this is blown off as "the Angel's Share", and so is the last 1/8 or so. And the middle part is the part used to age in wood (for color and flavor, like rum or bourbon) or bottled straight (like vodka). The Angel's Share is a hommage to the "sprirts" of the past or the distiller's family lineage. Thus, spirit.
2006-07-05 07:05:57 · answer #1 · answered by Quattro 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It has to do with the way they are produced. During the distilling process some of the liquor evaporates and that was called the "spirits' share" because it seems as if some ghostly creature had taken some of the liquor.
2006-07-05 11:00:16 · answer #2 · answered by janellethechef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask the opposite: why is spirits called liquor? `Spirits' is a term for a particular chemical, C2H6O, called ethanol or ethyl alcohol, which is also distilled to be consumable. I have no idea why it is also called 'liquor' in English. In our culture (non-English speaking) 'liquor' stands only for sweet and soft alcoholic drinks, quite a specific class, like cherry liquor, for example. Hope someone more knowledgeable can develop this topic.
2006-07-05 11:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distilled beverage
The word spirits generally refers to distilled beverages low in sugars and containing at least 35% alcohol by volume. Gin (Beefeaters), vodka (Grey Goose), rum (Bacardi), whiskey (Jack Daniels), and tequila (Casa Noble) are types of spirits. Beverages high in both alcohol and sugar content such as Grand Marnier, Frangelico and schnapps are generally referred to as liqueurs. The term liquor may mean spirits; spirits and liqueurs; or all alcoholic beverages, including wine, sake, beer, and mead. The source of this word is its close relative, "liquid". Both came from Latin verb liquere, meaning "to be fluid". The word liquor was first used in English to mean "a fluid" in the late 1200s; in the 1700s, the term was first applied to alcoholic beverages.
2006-07-05 12:38:50 · answer #4 · answered by agavemark 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Spirits takes over after a few swigs !!!
2006-07-07 09:43:53 · answer #5 · answered by tazaharra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the way you act after you use it.
They used to say "drunk with spirits" meaning a drunk person acted like a person possessed by spirits.
2006-07-05 10:54:19 · answer #6 · answered by Stacy R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because if you drink enough, you will see pink elephants and polka dotted snakes.
2006-07-05 11:12:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
b/c you get all spirited when you drink enough of it. woo hoo!
2006-07-05 10:53:49 · answer #8 · answered by AreYouForReal? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it makes you invisible
2006-07-05 10:56:09 · answer #9 · answered by wolfball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋