When they say beer, wine, and spirits, what is meant by 'spirits'? Liquor?

Answer 1

The word spirits generally refers to distilled beverages low in sugars and containing at least 35% alcohol by volume. Gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, brandy, absinthe and tequila are types of spirits. Beverages high in alcohol and with added flavorings such as Grand Marnier, Frangelico and schnapps are generally referred to as liqueurs.

Answer 2

Spirits means the result of distillation.

Distillation means heating an alcoholic drink and collecting the vapour that comes from it -- the spirit of the drink. In other words, it is condensed, hence its stronger alcohol content.

Brandy is distilled wine - wine is fermented grape juice

Whiskey is effectively distilled beer* - beer is fermented grains

Answer 3

Spirits is the alchohol made from the mash before it is aged and has its flavors infused for the final product. Vodka and Gin are pretty much strait spirits. No aging they are bottled pretty well directly after manufacturing.

Answer 4

Spirits means Liquor and other hard alchols.

Answer 5

yes, liquor. I refer to the line in the ozzy song suicide solution, "wine is fine but whiskeys quicker"

Answer 6

Hard alcohol, rum, whisky, vodka....etc. And possibly the "spirits" that made them originally...?

Answer 7

Yes, they mean all other alcohol that is not beer or wine...

Answer 8

Silly, it's all the ghost come to join you in your drunken stooper!

Answer 9

yep, booze!

liquor, whatever you want to call it!

Answer 10

dead drunks......