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Alcohol is a substance found in alcoholic drinks, while liquor is a name for these drinks. So for example one might say "I'm drinking liquor, which contains alcohol."
Liquor is a beverage that contains alcohol. Not all alcoholic beverages are liquors though, beer, wine, malt beverages all contain alcohol but are not liquors. To be a liquor the beverage must be distilled from one of the fermented beverages mentioned above. Liquors have a much higher proof rating (200 proof is 100% alcohol, 40 proof is 20% alcohol, 1 proof is a 1/2 %) usually around 40 proof, although Bacardi 151 is famous for being 151 proof (75.5%) and some moonshines are higher even. Also not all alcohol is ethanol (the kind you can drink) isopropyl is a different alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and it is not potable!
The exact meaning of liquor has changed over time. Decades ago, liquor often referred to beer and wine in addition to distilled spirits. Hence, the term liquor is somewhat ambiguous.
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The taste is VERY different. The alcohol percentage is different also depending on what you buy of the liquor.
What is the driiference between rum and liquor?
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What is meant by amount of liquor?
How much alcohol (liquor).
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Sugaralchohol has sugar in it?
What is the difference between hotel liquor license and restaurant license?
the terms and its conditions
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What is difference between liquor and liqueur?
I'm not sure about this because English isn't my mothertongue, but I think liquor is the common name for booze (anything alcoholic) and liqueur is an originally French drink which is always very sweet and has a high percentage of alcohol.
What present of alcohol is in hard liquor?
well it depends on what proof that the liquor is if it is 80 proof then it will have 40 percent alcohol and soforth but most liqiour is 40 to 45 percent alcohol
What is the adhesive difference between rubbing alcohol and water?
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What percent of liquor is alcohol?
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Alcohol?
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alcohol.
