What are the types of spirits?

Spirits can be classified according to different classification standards.

The Spirits are classified according to the timing of drinking, including aperitif wine (aperitif), table wine, after-dinner wine and special drinking wine; classified according to the alcohol content, there are low-alcohol wine, moderate wine, and alcoholic drink. The points of high-altitude wine; divided by the nature of wine, they can be classified into three categories:

1. Fermented wine, including wine, beer, rice wine and fruit wine, etc.

2. Distilled alcohol, including Chinese liquor, French brandy, whiskey, Dutch gin, vodka, rum, and tequila.

3. Refined and comprehensive remanufactured alcohol, including English gin, liqueur, vermouth (absinthe), bitter wine (Bitter), medicinal wine, etc.

According to the manufacturing raw materials, it can be divided into brandy (brandy), whiskey (whiskey) and rum (rum). Brandy is made from grapes. If distilled wine is made from other fruits, the name of the fruit will be added before the brandy, such as apple brandy, cherry brandy, pear brandy and so on.

At present, it is customary to divide Spirits into six categories, namely brandy, whiskey, tequila, vodka, rum and gin; while low-alcohol wine includes wine and various fruit wines.

Brandy originated in France and is a wine made by distilling wine again. Brandy is produced all over the world, but the best quality grape brandy is Cognac. When brandy is bottled and sold, the following symbols are used to indicate the age of storage: ★ means 3 years old; ★★ means 4 years old; V.O means 10-12 years old; V.S.O means 12-20 years old; V.S.O.P means 20- 30 years old; X.O means 50 years old.

Mainly divided into: Remy Martin series, Hennessy series, Martell series, Napoleon series, Camus series.

Whiskey is a distilled spirit. There are two varieties: one is barley whiskey, such as Glenlivet; the other is blended whiskey, such as Chivas Regal. Whiskey is a distilled spirit with an alcohol content of 38%-48% (vIN), and the highest concentration can reach 70% (VN). It is usually not drunk with meals, but tasted at leisure.

Whiskey is divided into: Scotch whiskey (Scotch whiskey is divided into: Macallan series; Glenfiddich series; Johnnie Walker series; Ballantine's series; Chivas Regal series; Glenmorangie series; Matthias series, American whiskey, Canadian whiskey, Irish whiskey.

It doesn't matter whether the rum is aged or not, it mainly depends on the place of origin. It is divided into two styles: light type and strong type. The light rum is light yellow to golden yellow, mainly produced in Puerto Rico and Cuba; the strong rum is golden yellow, represented by Jamaica.

Vodka originated in Russia and is distilled from grains such as wheat, corn, and potatoes. Vodka is as clear as water on the outside, but it has a strong stamina like gunpowder in its bones. It doesn't gain in value by "aging" as it becomes more mellow, since it's almost pure alcohol.

Agave is produced in Mexico, also known as the soul of Mexico. It has a famous advertising line: life is bitter, but your tequila is not. The alcohol content of tequila is around 50% (VN), which belongs to secondary distillation. Well-known brands include Crow Tequila.

Gin is produced in the Netherlands with an alcohol content of 35-48% (V/V). It not only has the effect of diuresis and anesthesia, but also has the effect of excitement. Gin is usually divided into two categories: Dutch-style gin and English-style gin. Gin can be divided into two categories: Dutch-style gin and English-style gin. Dry gin has the most flavor of English gin.

There are tens of thousands of types of Spirits all over the world, and the raw materials used for Spirits making and the alcohol content of Spirits also vary greatly. At the same time, there are also various containers for Spirits. If you want to know more liquor bottles, welcome to browse our other pages, and feel free to contact us if you are interested.