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Different types of Alcoholic Beverages

June 18, 2008

An Alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol, which is commonly known as alcohol. Different types of alcoholic beverages are divided into three categories like beer, wine and spirits. Alcohol is a psychoactive drug which has depressant effect on your body. The drinking of alcoholic beverages is often a very important part of social events like marriage, birthday parties.

A brief description of different types of alcoholic beverages is as follows:
Wine is made from a variety of fruits, such as grapes, peaches, plums or apricots. The most common wines are produced from grapes. The soil in which the grapes are grown and the weather conditions in the growing season determine the quality and taste of the grapes which in turn affects the taste and quality of wines. Ripe grapes are crushed and fermented in large vats to produce wine. Wine culture is very famous in European countries, best and the most expensive wines can be found in Europe, especially in Spain, where wine is drunk instead of water.

Beer is also manufactured by the process of fermentation. A liquid mix, called wort, which is prepared by combining yeast and malted cereal, such as corn, rye, wheat or barely. Fermentation of this liquid mix produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. The process of fermentation is stopped before it is completed to limit the alcohol content. The alcohol so produced is called beer. It contains 4 to 8 percent of alcohol. Beer is very famous in American countries; they usually consume beer with junk food.

Whisky is manufactured by distilling the fermented juice of cereal grains such as corn, rye or barley. Scotch whisky was originally made in Scotland. The word “Scotch” has become almost similar with whisky of good quality.

Gin is a distilled beverage, commonly known as ladies drink; it is mild in nature and is usually drunk in summer season. It is a combination of alcohol, water and various flavors. Gin does not improve with age, so it is not stored in wooden casks.

Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented molasses or sugarcane juice and is aged for at least three years. Caramel is sometimes used for colouring.

Brandy is distilled from fermented fruit juices. Brandy is usually aged in oak casks. The colour of brandy comes either from the casks or from caramel that is added.


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