What is the history of distilled spirits

The world's first distilled spirits were invented by the ancient inhabitants of Ireland and Scotland, the Celts, in BC. The Celts at that time used pottery stills to make spirits with high levels of spirit, which is how whiskey originated. The word whisky comes from the Celtic language and means "water of life". In 43 A.D., Roman armies conquered Britain and also brought with them metal fabrication techniques, which led to improvements in the traditional Celtic distillation methods, improved sealing of the stills, reduced the escape of alcohol vapors, and increased distillation efficiency, resulting in a much higher production of whisky. By the 10th century AD, the process of whisky distillation had largely matured.

In the Chinese Han Dynasty, Xu Shen was afraid to write "Shuo Wen Jie Zi", which states: "The ballistas Shaokang first made skip and broomcorn millet wine." Shaokang is Dukang, Panicum is sorghum, the meaning of this passage is that Dukang first invented the skip broom and sorghum wine. This means that China has been using grain to make wine at least 2000 years ago, but at that time, it was still yellow wine, until the 10th century AD, the Chinese mastered the distillation technology before they began to brew liquor. Most Chinese distilled spirits are made in clay pots and kilns, so there is no coloring in the spirits. Foreign distilled spirits are mostly made in wooden barrels with spices and caramel added, so they come in different colors.

Brandy is a distilled spirit made from grapes, containing 40% to 50% alcohol, and the origin of brandy is West Asia. When the Crusaders invaded the east in the 10th-13th centuries, they brought the technology of brandy making back to Europe from the Arabs.

Rum, also known as rum, is a molasses distillate. It was born in Barbados, West Indies, around 1650, and was favored by the Americas. It was once known as the "evil spirits" (rumhullion), and since 1667 it has been shortened to rum (rum). The flavor of heavy and strong type of rum contains 43% - 49% alcohol.

Vodka is a colorless, transparent, distilled spirit with no distinctive aroma or flavor, containing 33-45 percent alcohol. It was first invented by Russia in the 14th century, vodka made from the cheapest fermented raw materials, Russia and Poland with potatoes, other origins of grain. The flavor is removed during processing, so the texture is very pure. Vodka - the name comes from the Russian word for water (Voda). Originally popular in Russia and Poland, it spread to the United States and Western Europe after World War II. Because vodka is colorless and tasteless, Europe and the United States use it instead of other spirits to make cocktails and other mixed drinks that do not have the original spirit color and flavor