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Find out why aficionados insist on a single malt scotch, how Cognac differs from other brandies, and what made Patron an Ultra-Premium Tequila.
Cognac
Made from distilled wine or fruit, types of brandies include those aged in wood, those clear and unaged, and pomace brandies.
Gin
Gin is a distilled spirit made from blends of grains such as corn, barley and malt, flavored with the juniper berry.
Liqueur
Liqueur (also known as Cordials) are sweet beverages made with fruits, plants or nuts. This category covers everything from Jägermeister to Chambord and Grand Marnier.
Rum
Rum is made from sugarcane juice or molasses in many different styles, most notably in several Caribbean Island nations.
Tequila
Tequila is make only from blue agave produced inside the Mexican state of Jalisco and in some municipalities in Guanajuato, Michoacan, Nayarit, and Tamaulipas. Any agave-based distilled spirit outside those regions are called "mezcal."
Vodka
Vodka can be distilled from many different ingredients including grains and potatoes, and mixes well with anything.
Whisky
From Irish whiskey to Kentucky bourbon, there are as many styles of whiskey as there are regions that produce it.
Wine
The fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.