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Alcoholic beverages and their alcohol content

Examples of alcoholic beverages and their alcohol content

Groupings are based on the source raw material and production process.

Based on Food Chemistry 2009

Beverage

Alcohol content (% abv)

Made from:

Production process

Beers (ales, pale lagers, stouts, porters)2-6cereals and grainsfermentation
Kvass0.5-2cereals and grainsfermentation
Rice wine, sake15-20ricefermentation
Whiskey, Scotch whiskey, gin37.5-50cereals and grainsdistillation
Wine9-15grapesfermentation
Cider2-9applesfermentation
Perry5-8pearsfermentation
Raspberry/cherry/blackberry/plum wines12-14fruitsfermentation
Brandy; grappa/marc/ouzo38-60grapesdistillation
Cherry kirsch, plum, slivovitz40-50fruitsdistillation
Tequila32-60agave sapdistillation
Rum, vodka, arrak, schnapps, cachaça35-50vegetable parts (e.g. canes, roots, sap)distillation
Mead8-16honeyfermentation