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Distilled Beverage

A distilled beverage, also called a spirit or liquor, is an alcoholic drink produced by distilling a fermented base to concentrate its ethanol content. Familiar examples include vodka, whiskey, rum, gin, brandy, and tequila, all of which contain substantially more alcohol by volume than fermented but undistilled dri…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 1× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

A distilled beverage, also called a spirit or liquor, is an alcoholic drink produced by distilling a fermented base to concentrate its ethanol content. Familiar examples include vodka, whiskey, rum, gin, brandy, and tequila, all of which contain substantially more alcohol by volume than fermented but undistilled drinks such as beer or wine. The production process begins with fermentation, in which yeast converts sugars from grains, fruit, sugarcane, or other agricultural sources into alcohol, followed by distillation, in which the mixture is heated so that ethanol and volatile flavor compounds are separated and collected. From a nutritional standpoint, distilled beverages contribute energy primarily as alcohol, providing calories with little or no protein, vitamins, or other nutrients, and patterns of consumption have well-documented implications for human health. Research in nutrition science examines how alcohol intake relates to metabolic outcomes, dietary quality, chronic disease risk, and overall dietary patterns, situating distilled beverages within the broader study of diet and health. As an open-access journal focused on nutrition, this publication addresses the role of foods and beverages in human health. This page assembles peer-reviewed scholarship relevant to distilled beverages and their nutritional and health considerations.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Kadri Koppel · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Luigia Pazzagli · Italy

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