DISTILLED SPIRITS

A spirit is distilled alcohol. Spirits distillation is the process of heating a fermented liquid, evaporating off the alcohol as vapor, and then condensing it back into liquid form. Spirits can be made from any organic substance that can be fermented to create alcohol. Generally speaking, spirits are classified by the fermented material that they are distilled from.

Whiskies, Vodka, Gin and most types of Schnapps are made by distilling a kind of beer made from grain. Tequila and Mezcal come from the fermented pulp of the agave plant. Rum and Cane Spirits derive from fermented sugar cane juice or molasses. Brandy is made from fermented grape juice. Fruit Brandy is made from other fruits. Fortified wines are made by adding a spirit, usually Brandy, to a table wine.

COCKTAILS

The official definition of a Cocktail according to the modern Merriam-Webster Dictionary is "an iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients."

In simple words we can say that any mixed drink made predominantly with a distilled beverage, such as vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, or tequila, mixed with another drink other than water can be called a cocktail.

Cocktails usually contain one or more types of liqueur, juice, fruit, sauce, honey, milk or cream, spices, or other flavorings. Cocktails may vary in their ingredients from bartender to bartender, and from region to region. Two creations may have the same name but taste very different because of differences in how the drinks are prepared.

Cosmopolitan

Long Island Iced Tea

Mai Tai

Manhattan

Screwdriver