# Spirit

A distilled alcoholic drink made by concentrating alcohol and flavour from a fermented base.

Alcohol: 40% ABV

## Types

- [Absinthe](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/absinthe.md): 60% ABV. A strongly aromatic spirit traditionally flavoured with wormwood, anise, fennel, and other botanicals.
- [Agave spirit](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/agave-spirit.md): 40% ABV. A distilled spirit made from the fermented sugars of agave, a family that includes mezcal and tequila.
- [Anise spirit](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/anise-spirit.md): 40% ABV. A distilled spirit led by anise and supporting herbs, used in tiny measures to give drinks a cool, penetrating aromatic edge.
- [Aquavit](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/aquavit.md): 40% ABV. A Scandinavian spirit flavoured principally with caraway or dill seed distillates, often showing citrus, anise, and savoury spice.
- [Brandy](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/brandy.md): 40% ABV. A family of spirits distilled from wine or fermented fruit; unqualified brandy is normally grape based, while named fruit brandies retain their source fruit's character.
- [Cachaça](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cachaca.md): 40% ABV. A Brazilian sugarcane spirit distilled from fermented fresh cane juice, with a vivid grassy, fruity character.
- [Cuban cane aguardiente](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cuban-cane-aguardiente.md): 40% ABV. A clear Cuban spirit distilled from sugar-cane molasses, with direct cane, fruit, and fermentation character.
- [Ecuadorian cane aguardiente](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/ecuadorian-cane-aguardiente.md): 40% ABV. An Ecuadorian sugarcane spirit whose direct cane warmth forms the alcoholic base of traditional highland drinks such as Canelazo.
- [Gabriela cravo-e-canela aguardente](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/gabriela-cravo-canela.md): 27% ABV. A sweet Paraty compound cane aguardente flavoured with clove, cinnamon, and molasses, combining warm spice with direct sugarcane character.
- [Genever](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/genever.md): 40% ABV. A protected Dutch and Belgian juniper spirit with a malt-wine foundation, combining grain weight with botanical fragrance in a category distinct from gin.
- [Gin](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/gin.md): 40% ABV. A spirit flavoured with juniper berries so that juniper remains its predominant taste.
- [Rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rum.md): 40% ABV. A spirit distilled from fermented sugar-cane juice, molasses, or syrup made during cane-sugar production.
- [Vodka](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/vodka.md): 40% ABV. A neutral spirit distilled from agricultural raw materials and filtered for a clean profile that leaves other cocktail ingredients clearly expressed.
- [Whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/whiskey.md): 40% ABV. A spirit distilled from fermented grain mash and matured in wooden casks.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/spirit
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/ingredients/spirit-23621a7a.webp
- Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex:32019R0787