liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink

distilled rather than fermented

• aqua vitae, ardent spirits — strong distilled liquor or brandy
• aquavit, akvavit — Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
• arrack, arak — any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
• bitters — alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
• brandy — distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
• gin — strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
• ouzo — anise-flavored Greek liquor
• rum — distilled from fermented molasses
• schnapps, schnaps — any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
• mescal — a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
• tequila — Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant
• vodka — unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
• whiskey, whisky — made from fermented mash of grain
• firewater — (informal) any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
• lacing — a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

• alcohol, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant — a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent