What is the history of distilled liquor?

The earliest distilled liquor in the world was invented by Celtic, an ancient resident of Ireland and Scotland, in BC. At that time, Celts used ceramic distillers to brew spirits with high alcohol content, which was also the origin of whisky. The word whisky comes from Celtic, which means "water of life". In 43 AD, the Roman army conquered England, which brought metal manufacturing technology, improved the traditional Celtic distillation method, improved the sealing of the distiller, reduced the escape of alcohol vapor, and improved the distillation efficiency, resulting in a large increase in whisky production. By the 10 century, the brewing technology of whisky was basically mature.

In China, Xu Shen of the Han Dynasty was afraid of the record in Shuo Wen Jie Zi: "Shao Kang, a frenzied man, made a dustpan of wine first." Shaokang is Du Kang and sorghum, which means dustpan and sorghum liquor first invented by Du Kang. This shows that China used grain to make wine at least before 2000 BC, but at that time all it made was yellow rice wine. It was not until the 10 century that China people mastered the distillation technology and began to brew liquor. Distilled liquor in China is mostly brewed in clay kilns in clay pots, so it contains no pigment. However, foreign distilled spirits are mostly brewed in various wooden barrels with spices and caramel added, so they present different colors.

Brandy is distilled wine with grapes as raw materials, and its purity is 40%-50%. Brandy originated in West Asia. 10-/kloc-During the Crusade in the 3rd century, the brewing technology of brandy was brought back to Europe from Arabs.

Rum, also translated as rum, is molasses distilled liquor. It was born in Barbados, West Indies around 1650, and is very popular among Americans. It used to be called "rumhullion", starting from 1667, which is called rum for short. Strong rum contains 43%-49% alcohol.

Vodka is a colorless and transparent distilled liquor, which has no unique aroma and flavor and contains 33%-45% alcohol. It was first invented by Russia in the14th century. Vodka uses the cheapest fermentation materials, potatoes are used in Russia and Poland, and grains are used in other producing areas. Because the aroma components are removed during the processing, the texture is very pure. Vodka-the name comes from the Russian word for water (Voda). It was first popular in Russia and Poland, and spread to the United States and western Europe after World War II. Because vodka is colorless and tasteless, Europe and America often use it instead of other spirits to make cocktails and other mixed drinks without the original flavor of spirits.