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Spirits
Spirits are beverages with a high alchohol content, produced by distillation
of a fermentation of sugar or starch containing products. The most
well-known spirits are brandy, gin, rum, vodka and whiskey. Spirits may
be a brown color (eg brandy), or light, clear, and almost colorless (eg
vodka). The light colored spirits are sometimes referred to as
'white' and are used in the making of white cocktails.
More information on spirits used in white cocktails:
Gin
Gin is a spirit,
or strong alcoholic
beverage. It is made from the distillation of white grain spirit and juniper
berries (or sloe
berries, in the case of sloe gin), which provide its
distinctive flavour. The taste of ordinary gin is very dry (unlike sloe gin),
and as such it is rarely drunk neat.
Vodka
Vodka (wódka in Polish, во́дка
in Russian) is a clear, typically colorless distilled liquor. But for
insignificant amounts of flavorings, it consists of water and ethanol. Vodka
usually has an alcohol content ranging from 35% to 60% by volume. The classic
Russian vodka is 40%.
White Rum
White rum (also known as light rum), is a dry light-bodied rum, clear or
light in color, with a flavor that is slightly sweet, and milder than other
rums. Unlike the other rums which are aged in charred oak casks, white rum is
aged in plain oak casks or stainless steel tanks, so that it remains
clear. It normally has a short distillation period. White
rum tends to be the favored choice of rum for cocktails and other mixed
drinks.
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