|
Alcohol |
Sources |
|
Vodka |
potatoes; fermented cereal grains; fruit; sugar |
|
Whiskey |
fermented grain mash including barley, corn, rye, and
wheat |
|
Brandy |
early grapes |
|
Vermouth |
Infused with roots, barks, flowers, seeds, herbs, spices
and fortified by adding brandy |
|
Cognac |
special Ugni Blanc grapes |
|
Beer |
Barley, water, hops and yeast |
|
Port wine |
Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa,
and Touriga Nacional varieties of grapes |
|
Rum |
sugarcane or sugarcane juice |
|
Gin |
juniper, coriander, citrus peel, cinnamon, almond or
liquorice, |
Note: Chemistry acknowledges three main types of alcohol - isopropyl,
methyl, and ethyl alcohol.