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Alcoholic spirits ... It's the fermenting process that actually creates the level of alcohol in those beverages.

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The chemical produced by fermentation of sugar is C2H5OH commonly known as Ethanol (or surgical spirit). This is the chemical that makes you drunk and if taken in excess, over a period of time, it will damage your liver.

However, Ethanol is just one of the types of compound called Alcohols (they all have an - 'OH' group) another readily available Alcohol is CH3OH commonly called Methanol (or methylated spirit). Methanol is more poisonous than Ethanol which is why it is dyed purple when sold.

Home made 'moonshine' is frequently a mixture of Ethanol and Methanol.

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