Types of alcoholic drinks?!
What are the differences between beer, wine, vodka, whiskey, brandy, tequila!.!. etc!? Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Beer: fermented grains (wheat or rice), hops, and malted barley - beer is then filtered, and canned or bottled
Wine: fermented grape juice - red wine ferments the crushed grapes with the skins, white wine has the skin removed first - white wine is fermented in stainless steel drums and bottled immediately, red wine is fermented and aged in oak barrels and then bottled
Vodka: fermented grains (wheat mostly), distilled and purified - really good vodka doesn't taste like anything but alcohol
Whiskey: grains (wheat, rye, and barley) ground up and cooked, then allowed to ferment, distilled, and aged in burned-out white oak barrels - good whiskey has a smoky flavor from the oak and a distinct flavor from the types of grains used - bourbon whiskey is distilled using water from the limestone rivers in the Bourbon region of Kentucky (this removes iron from the water, resulting in a distinctive taste)
Brandy: distilled wine that is aged in oak barrels - good brandy has some of the original taste from the wine, but is higher in alcohol content and has a variety of subtle undertones from the aging
Tequila: The agave plant is roasted to convert the starches to sugar and then pressed to squeeze out the juice - this is then fermented and distilled, and then either bottled immediately (white or silver tequila), aged for up to 2 years in oak barrels (reposado, or rested), or aged for more than 2 years in oak barrels (anejo or aged) - tequilerias use oak barrels that have been discarded by the American whiskey companies (a whiskey barrel can only be used once to make whiskey) - aged tequilas take on the smoky flavoring from the whiskey barrels
Gin: fermented grains, distilled with botanicals added for flavoring - the predominant flavoring is juniper berries, along with citrus rinds, and various spices - gin is very pungent and requires an acquired taste
Rum: fermented molasses from processing sugar from cane, distilled - Rum can have caramel or molasses added for gold and dark rums, or have spices added for spiced rum
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Wine: fermented grape juice - red wine ferments the crushed grapes with the skins, white wine has the skin removed first - white wine is fermented in stainless steel drums and bottled immediately, red wine is fermented and aged in oak barrels and then bottled
Vodka: fermented grains (wheat mostly), distilled and purified - really good vodka doesn't taste like anything but alcohol
Whiskey: grains (wheat, rye, and barley) ground up and cooked, then allowed to ferment, distilled, and aged in burned-out white oak barrels - good whiskey has a smoky flavor from the oak and a distinct flavor from the types of grains used - bourbon whiskey is distilled using water from the limestone rivers in the Bourbon region of Kentucky (this removes iron from the water, resulting in a distinctive taste)
Brandy: distilled wine that is aged in oak barrels - good brandy has some of the original taste from the wine, but is higher in alcohol content and has a variety of subtle undertones from the aging
Tequila: The agave plant is roasted to convert the starches to sugar and then pressed to squeeze out the juice - this is then fermented and distilled, and then either bottled immediately (white or silver tequila), aged for up to 2 years in oak barrels (reposado, or rested), or aged for more than 2 years in oak barrels (anejo or aged) - tequilerias use oak barrels that have been discarded by the American whiskey companies (a whiskey barrel can only be used once to make whiskey) - aged tequilas take on the smoky flavoring from the whiskey barrels
Gin: fermented grains, distilled with botanicals added for flavoring - the predominant flavoring is juniper berries, along with citrus rinds, and various spices - gin is very pungent and requires an acquired taste
Rum: fermented molasses from processing sugar from cane, distilled - Rum can have caramel or molasses added for gold and dark rums, or have spices added for spiced rum
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Beer is made from malted barley or wheat!.
Wine is made from grapes!.
Vodka (the original) was made from potatoes!.
Whiskey is made from barley and corn!.
Brandy is made from distilled wine!.
Tequila is made from cactus or blue agave!.
Vodka, whiskey, brandy, and tequila are all distilled!. Beer and wine aren't!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Wine is made from grapes!.
Vodka (the original) was made from potatoes!.
Whiskey is made from barley and corn!.
Brandy is made from distilled wine!.
Tequila is made from cactus or blue agave!.
Vodka, whiskey, brandy, and tequila are all distilled!. Beer and wine aren't!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
beer and wine are less expensive!. The other things you mention are hard liquor!. You can drink tequila by the shot!. Vodka you should mix with something, like cranberry juice or OJ!.Www@FoodAQ@Com