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spirituous

[spir-i-choo-uhs] / ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əs /


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"For the spirituous liquor industry, glass and key raw material ingredients for plastic closures are the main drivers of constraint," according to the statement.

From Salon

The Senate agreed on Tuesday to accept House changes to the measure, designed in part to help encourage growth in the manufacturing of spirituous liquor in the state.

From Washington Times

State law protecting against “adulterated” foods says a confectionary is adulterated if made with “any vinous, malt, or spirituous liquor or compound or narcotic drug.”

From Seattle Times

Aging strong ales in used bourbon barrels has been popular for years, and now brewers are using the spirituous note provided by the whiskey barrels as a component in cocktail-inspired beers.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1615, a German doctor suggested that “the hot and spirituous blood of a young man will pour into the old one as if it were from a fountain of youth.”

From The New Yorker