Spirits 2,494 Items

Adored across the globe for their mood-lifting and healthful effects, distilled alcoholic beverages, or spirits, have been made and consumed for nearly a thousand years. Whereas beer and wine are born through a natural fermentation process that depends upon yeast to convert sugar to alcohol, the production of spirits goes a step further. Distilling removes water and other impurities, achieving higher concentrations of flavor and alcohol. While alcoholicity in fermented beverages is limited to just under 20%, when the level of alcohol becomes toxic to the yeast, distilled spirits can be anywhere from 20% to 90%.