What are spirits alcohol

What are spirits alcohol?

Spirits are high-concentration alcoholic drinks, also called distilled alcohol. Distillation is an indispensable method of spirits making.

Because the concentrated ethanol solution produced during the fermentation process can kill the yeast and prevent it from further fermenting, the alcohol concentration of the fermented alcohol can only reach 10%-15%. But the boiling point of alcohol is 78.2℃. After heating, the temperature of vinasse exceeds the boiling point of alcohol but below that of water (100℃). Alcohol becomes vapor which will then be condensed to alcohol with a concentration of 80%-90%.  High concentration can be produced by blending. Of hard liquor.

Eight Types of Spirits

Spirits are usually divided into eight categories: Gin, Whisky, Brandy, Vodka, Rum, Tequila, and Chinese spirit, Japanese sake.

Brandy

Brandy means "fired wine" and is usually called "the soul of wine". Brandy is the transliteration of English Brandy. It is a wine made from fruit, fermented and distilled. And it originally came from the Dutch word Brandewijn, which means "burnable wine". The famous brandy has CALVADOS, which is distilled from apples and has an excellent taste.

Brandy has a degree of 40-43 degrees. Although it is a strong wine, after a long period of aging, its taste is soft and the fragrance is pure. After drinking, it gives people an elegant and comfortable feeling.

The origin of brandy-France.

Main brands: Martell, Remy Martin, Hennessy and Napoleon, etc.

Gin

Gin is the first spirit made by mankind for special purposes. The hometown of gin is in the Netherlands. It originated in 1660. It was invented by Schilbis, a university professor in the Netherlands, whose purpose was to prevent Dutch people from contracting tropical diseases. It was originally used as a diuretic and heat-clearing agent. Soon people discovered that this diuretic had a harmonious aroma, a harmonious taste, a mellow and elegant wine, a clean and refreshing natural style, and was soon consumed as a formal alcoholic beverage. The world-renowned Martini (Martini) cocktail is blended with gin, so it is called "the heart of the cocktail".

The origin of gin-the Netherlands.

Tequila

Tequila is a specialty of Mexico and is called "Mexico's soul". Tequila is a small town in Mexico, and this spirit is named after the place of origin. Tequila is sometimes called "tequila" spirits because the wine is made of very special ingredients, using agave as its raw material. Agave is a plant of the agave family. It usually grows for 12 years. When it matures, it is cut and sent to the winery, where it is cut in half and soaked for 24 hours. Then the juice is squeezed out, the juice is added with sugar and sent to the fermentation cabinet to ferment for two to two and a half days, and then distilled twice.

The origin of Tequila-Mexico.

Rum

Rum is a distilled liquor produced from sugar cane molasses, also known as rum, rum or rum. The sugar juice pressed out of sugarcane is fermented and distilled. The main production characteristics of this kind of wine are: selecting special aroma-producing (ester producing) yeast and adding organic acid-producing bacteria, after co-fermentation, and then distilling and aging.

Rum is a yellowish, brown liquid with a delicate, sweet taste and a fragrant alcoholic aroma. It doesn’t matter whether the rum is aged or not, it mainly depends on the origin. It is divided into two styles, light type and strong type.

The origin of rum-Cuba.

Vodka

Vodka uses grains or potatoes as raw materials and is distilled to make alcohol up to 95°, then diluted with distilled water to 40°-60°, and filtered through activated carbon to make the wine more crystal clear, colorless and light and refreshing , Makes people feel not sweet, not bitter, not astringent, only the flame-like stimulation, forming the unique characteristics of vodka. Therefore, vodka is the most flexible, adaptable and adaptable wine among various base wines for making cocktails.

The origin of vodka-Russia.

Whisky

Whiskey is called the "water of life". It is an alcoholic beverage made from barley, rye, oats, wheat, corn and other grains as raw materials, fermented and distilled, aged and blended in oak barrels. The main production countries are English-speaking countries.

Whiskey is mainly divided into Scotch whiskey, Irish whiskey, Canadian whiskey and American whiskey.

Chinese Liquor

Baijiu (Chinese spirits), also known as shochu, laobaigan, etc., use grains as the main raw material, use Daqu, Xiaoqu or bran yeast as saccharification starters, after cooking, saccharification, and fermentation , distilled liquor made by distillation. It is obtained by distilling mash or fermented mash from starch or carbohydrate raw materials.

Chinese liquor is colorless (or slightly yellow) and transparent, with a pure aroma, sweet and refreshing taste, high alcohol content, and after storage and maturity, it has a compound aroma with esters as the main body. Various types of wines are brewed by using koji and wine mothers as saccharification starters, using starch (sugar) raw materials, through cooking, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, aging and blending.

The origin of Chinese liquor-China.

Sake

Sake is light yellow or colorless in color, clear and transparent, pleasant aroma, pure taste, soft and refreshing, its sour, sweet, bitter, astringent, and spicy flavors are harmonious. The alcohol content is more than 15%, and it contains a variety of amino acids and vitamins. It is a nutritious drink wine.

The craftsmanship of Japanese sake is very sophisticated. The selected rice should be polished to make the rice white, absorb water quickly when dipped, and be easy to steam; the fermentation is divided into two stages: pre-fermentation and post-fermentation; sterilization treatment is performed once before and after bottling to ensure The shelf life of wine; pay attention to specifications and standards when blending wine. For example, the quality standard of "pine, bamboo and plum" sake is: the alcohol content is 18%, the sugar content is 35g/L, and the acid content is below 0.3g/L.

The origin of sake-Japan.