liquors

Bar's strong stuff

Liquors is the plural of liquor, referring to alcoholic beverages, especially distilled spirits like whiskey, vodka, and rum.

A liquor store sells such drinks.

Liquor also means any liquid substance, particularly one produced by cooking or processing: pot liquor, the liquors released during braising.

To liquor up is to drink or supply with alcohol: They liquored up before the party.

beverage

whiskey

Oak-aged grain spirit

  • vodkaClear distilled spirit
  • rumMolasses-based liquor
  • ginCotton-cleaning machine

tequila · brandy · bourbon · scotch · cognac · mezcal · absinthe · sake · soju · cachaca

distillation

distillery

Alcohol manufacturing plant

mash · wash · fermentation · distillate · condenser · reflux · rectification · proof · heads · hearts

cocktails

mixology

Art of crafting drinks

highball · neat · pour · chaser · tumbler · shaker · muddler · jigger · garnish · bitters

intoxication

inebriation

Drunken state

tipsy · sloshed · hammered · plastered · wasted · boozy · groggy · hangover · stupor · soused

celebration

toast

Heated bread; glass-raising honor

anniversary · reception · banquet · gala · festivity · revelry · merriment · conviviality · commemorative · inaugural

aging

barrel-aged

Matured in wooden vessels

  • oakQuercus genus member
  • caskWooden storage barrel
  • maturationProcess of becoming complete

cellar · vintage · charred · toasted · single-malt · blended · reserve · small-batch · cooperage · staves

Opposites
physical state

liquorssolids

Matter with fixed shape

dry goods · powders · frozen foods · gases

alcohol content/distillation

liquorsbeers

Fermented malt drinks

wines · ales · lagers · near beers · fermented beverages

intoxicating vs. non-intoxicating beverages

liquorssoft drinks

Carbonated nonalcoholic beverages

sodas · juices · non-alcoholic beverages · waters · teas

Phrases
Family

liquor, liquored, liquor up

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG