2007-02-15 09:11:32 · 10 answers · asked by Hello Kitty 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
like when a sign say beer wine & spirits.
what is spirits?
2007-02-15 09:18:52 · update #1
e·ther /ˈiθər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ee-ther] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C4H10O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
2. Chemistry. (formerly) one of a class of compounds in which two organic groups are attached directly to an oxygen atom, having the general formula ROR.
3. the upper regions of space; the clear sky; the heavens.
4. the medium supposed by the ancients to fill the upper regions of space.
5. Physics. a hypothetical substance supposed to occupy all space, postulated to account for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation through space. Compare Michelson-Morley experiment.
The long and short of it can be traced back to the word ether, wich is what fermentation is trying to produce, many companies have to extract pure ether before they even begin to make their products.
2007-02-15 09:19:43 · answer #1 · answered by Solace 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The vapor coming out the top of an alcohol still with the condenser off or set too low will look like ghosts. Hence... spirits.
This is also the origin of "the angel's share" or the alcohol lost during production & ageing, usually by absoption & evaporation from oak barrels.
2007-02-15 18:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by waddelljamesr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word spirits generally refers to distilled beverages low in sugars. I guess, why is "alcohol" called "alcohol"?
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, espirit, spirit, from Latin spiritus, literally, breath, from spirare to blow, breathe
That doesn't really give a clue, does it? I don't know.
2007-02-15 17:21:11 · answer #3 · answered by Monica T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when the liquor is aging in barrells, a small portion of it eveporates, and distillers say that the "spirits from heaven" get their share.
2007-02-17 16:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because when people get drunk, they seem to be in high spirits..... Honestly, I've absolutely no idea.... But that my guess
2007-02-15 17:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by Katherine P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has to do with the flamibility of alcohol fumes
2007-02-15 17:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by ghilleys_girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cuz it makes their "spirits" happy.
tehe
2007-02-15 17:18:57 · answer #7 · answered by chedder! tehe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brings your spirits up :)
2007-02-15 18:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it will take you high in your thinking.
2007-02-19 08:08:23 · answer #9 · answered by TUMU S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no clue probably stuff like Smirnoff Twisters, and what not. spirits duh they lift out spirits :D
2007-02-15 20:20:52 · answer #10 · answered by ~*These Blue Eyes Tell No Lies*~ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋