Definition of an Alcoholic Drink
An alcoholic drink is a drink made with or from alcohol. There are almost as many kinds of alcoholic drinks as there are kinds of non-alcoholic drinks. Cocktails, beers, wines, meads and shots are words used to describe different kinds of alcoholic drinks. They all have one thing in common; drinking them can impair your judgment. Does this Spark an idea?
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Definition
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An alcoholic drink has a colorless and flammable liquid synthesized or obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches that can cause intoxication.
History
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Alcoholic beverages have been around for at least 10,000 years. Beer tankards existed in the Neolithic period and Egyptian pictographs show wine. Both the Old Testament and the New Testament refer to wine as well. Other liquors came along during the Middle Ages.
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Beer and Mead
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Beer is a fermented drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops and water. Mead is a fermented drink made from malt, honey, water and yeast.
Wine
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Wine is a drink made from fermented fruit juice. Usually wine is made from fermented grape juice.
Liquor
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Liquor is an alcoholic drink that has been distilled rather than fermented like beer, wine and mead. Rum, vodka, tequila, whiskey and gin are all examples of liquors. Liquors are drunk in cocktails, shots or straight (without other liquids).
Fermenting and Distilling
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Fermentation is the chemical reaction between yeast and sugars that creates ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide. Distillation is when a mash of grains or fruit juices is fermented, then boiled. The boiling causes the alcohol to evaporate. The alcoholic vapors are collected and then cooled in a condenser to become liquid.
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