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an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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liquor,
booze,
hard drink,
hard liquor,
John Barleycorn,
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alcoholic beverage,
alcoholic drink,
inebriant,
alcohol,
intoxicant a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
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aqua vitae,
ardent spirits strong distilled liquor or brandy
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akvavit,
aquavit Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
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arak,
arrack any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
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bitters alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
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brandy distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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gin a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
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ouzo a Greek liquor flavored with anise
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rum liquor distilled from fermented molasses
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schnapps,
schnaps any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
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mescal a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
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tequila Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
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vodka unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
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whiskey,
whisky a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
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firewater any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
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