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spirits are nowadays available in different flavored forms, and alcohol contents. </p> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><i><b>Serving Recommendations</b></i></h3> <p class="bodytext"><b>Neat</b> or <b>Straight</b>: served at room temperature alone </p> <p class="bodytext"><b>Straight Up</b>: shaken or stirred with ice, strained, and served </p> <p class="bodytext"><b>On the Rocks</b>: served over ice </p> <p class="bodytext"><b>With Water</b> </p> <p class="bodytext"><b>With a simple mixer</b>: club soda, tonic water, juice, or cola </p> <p class="bodytext">As an <b>ingredient</b> for a <b>cocktail</b> </p> <p class="bodytext"><b>With Water poured over Sugar</b>: such as Absinthe </p></div></div><div id="c4584" class="csc-default"><div class="csc-header csc-header-n2"><h2>Spirit Categories</h2></div><p class="bodytext"><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits.html#c4585" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Fermented Distilled</a> </p> <p class="bodytext"><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits.html#c4586" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Fermented Non-Distilled</a></p></div><div id="c4585" class="csc-default"><div class="csc-header csc-header-n3"><h2>Fermented Distilled</h2></div><p class="bodytext">The basis well liquors that every professional or personal bar should have are: </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/aquavit.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Aquavit</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/brandy.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Brandy</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/gin.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Gin</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/rum.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Rum</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/sake.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Sake</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/schnapps.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Schnapps</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/tequila.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Tequila</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/vodka.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Vodka</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/whisky.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Whisky</a></h3> <p class="bodytext"> </p> <h3><a href="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/spirits/grain-alcohol.html" title="Opens internal link in current window" target="_top" class="internal-link"><img src="http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/res/accessibilityicons/img/internal_link.gif" alt="" />Grain Alcohol</a></h3></div><div id="c4586" class="csc-default"><div class="csc-header csc-header-n4"><h2>Fermented Non-Distilled</h2></div><p class="bodytext"><span style="font-size: 18px; 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