The clear spirits
All clear spirits are, well, clear, but depending on the foods from which they were distilled, some have a specific flavor.
Gin comes in two basic styles. There's the original Dutch jenevre (juniper, or genievre in French), a distillate of malt spirits that include juniper berries. London dry gin is a clear spirit that's redistilled with juniper berries and further flavored with aromatic botanicals (plant products).
Rum is distilled from molasses or sugar cane. All rums start out as totally clear spirits; some are aged in barrels. Aging turns the rum golden, amber, or very dark.
Sake is a clear spirit distilled from rice wine.
Tequila is distilled from the fruit of the blue agave plant. Like rum, all tequilas start out clear, but some turn golden or amber with aging.
Vodka is a true neutral spirit, crystal clear, with no discernible flavor or aroma. Modern vodka producers, however, may flavor their vodkas, changing the taste and sometimes the color to match the color of the fruit juice or synthetic flavoring.
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All spirits (vodka, rum, tequila, bourbon, and so on) fall into one of two broad categories:
1- clear spirits
2- and dark spirits.
Clear spirits are the ones you can see though; dark spirits range in color from warm amber to deep brown.
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a clear spirit - первоклассный алкогольный "напиток"
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