List of national liquors
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This is a list of national liquors. A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation. This list is distinct from national drink, which include non-alcoholic beverages.
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- China: Baijiu (including Kaoliang liquor)[1][2] (sorghum, rice, wheat, barley, millet)
- Taiwan: Kaoliang liquor
- Japan: Sake, Shōchū (including Awamori) (rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat), Japanese whisky
- North Korea: Pyongyang Soju[3]
- South Korea: Soju[4] (rice, barley, corn, potato, sweet potato)
- Mongolia: Kumis (Airag)
- Albania: Rakia[5]
- Austria: Inländer Rum & schnapps[6] (fruit)
- Belarus: Krambambula
- Belgium: Jenever (malt and Juniper)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rakija (fruit: apples, plums, pears)
- Bulgaria: Rakia[7] (grapes, apricots, plums)
- Croatia: Rakija[8] (fruit: plums, pears) and Pelinkovac
- Cyprus: Zivania (wine or grape residue left over from winemaking) and Commandaria (sweet dessert wine)
- Czech Republic: Becherovka[9] (herbs) or Slivovice[10] (plums)
- Denmark: Akvavit (grain or potatoes)
- Estonia: Vana Tallinn
- Finland: Koskenkorva Viina[11] (grain (barley) and Finlandia vodka[12] (barley)
- France: Calvados (apple brandy from Normandy); Armagnac and Cognac,[13][14] Pastis
- Germany: Schnapps (fruit) (in the South), Korn (in the North)
- Greece: Raki (Ρακί ή Ρακή), produced from fruit. Ouzo[15] (distilled 96 percent pure ethyl alcohol and Anise). Crete: Tsikoudia (pomace raki). Mainland Greece: Tsipouro (pomace raki)
- Hungary: Unicum (herbs), Pálinka[16] (fruit), Tokaji
- Iceland: Brennivín, aka “Black Death” (potatoes)
- Ireland: Irish Whiskey (fermented mash of cereal grains), Poitín (malted barley grain)
- Italy: Grappa (pomace and grape residue left over from winemaking), Limoncello, Amaretto, Amaro, Fernet, Mirto, Alchermes, Aperol, Campari, Cynar, Frangelico, Maraschino, Rosolio, Sambuca, Strega
- Latvia: Riga Black Balsam
- Lithuania: Midus
- North Macedonia: Rakija and Mastika (Typically, red and/or white grapes. Plums used in some areas such as Kichevo. Mastika is anise and herb flavored rakija)[17]
- Montenegro: Rakija (Loza), produced from red grapes
- Netherlands: Jenever (Malt and Juniper)
- Norway: Akevitt (must be distilled from Norwegian potatoes and aged for a minimum of six months in oak casks to be labeled "Norwegian Akevitt",[18] unlike Danish and Swedish akvavit, which is commonly grain-based and unaged)
- Poland: Nalewka, Krupnik, Vodka[19] (grain, rye, wheat, potatoes, or sugar beet Molasses), and, during the era of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, mead
- Portugal: Madeira wine, Port wine, Ginjinha, Jeropiga, Licor Beirão, Bitter almond liqueur and Madeiran rum.
- Romania: Ţuică[20] (plums) or Pălincă (fruit)
- Russia: Vodka[14] (grain, rye, wheat, potatoes, or sugar beet molasses)
- Serbia: Rakija (šljivovica in particular)
- Slovakia: Slivovica,[21] Borovička (juniper berries)
- Spain: Sherry (brandy-fortified Spanish wine)[4]
- Sweden: Brännvin, Akvavit, Snaps and Punsch
- Switzerland: Absinthe, Goldschläger, Pflümli, Poire Williams, Kirsch
- Turkey: Rakı[20][23] (twice-distilled Suma and Anise)
- Ukraine: Horilka (Ukrainian vodka), Hrenovuha
- United Kingdom:
- England : Gin (south) Whisky (north)
- Northern Ireland : Irish Whiskey
- Scotland : Scotch Whisky, particularly Single malt whisky is considered the national drink of Scotland.
- Wales : Welsh Whisky
- Isle of Man: Manx Spirit
- Argentina: Wine,[24] fernet con coca (cocktail),[25] hesperidina (apéritif)
- Barbados: Rum[26] (sugarcane molasses)
- Belize: Rum[27] (sugarcane molasses)
- Bolivia: Singani[28] (muscat grapes)
- Brazil: Cachaça[29] (sugarcane)
- Chile: Pisco[30] (grapes; in contention with Peru[31])
- Colombia: Aguardiente[32]
- Costa Rica: Guaro (sugarcane)
- Cuba: Rum (sugarcane molasses)
- Dominican Republic: Rum and Mamajuana
- Ecuador: Aguardiente (sugarcane)
- El Salvador: Guaro (sugarcane)
- French West Indies: Rum[33] (sugarcane)
- Guatemala: Rum, and Cusha
- Haiti: Rum, and Clairin (sugarcane)
- Honduras: Guaro
- Jamaica: Rum[4][34] (sugarcane)
- Mexico: Tequila[35] (blue agave), Mezcal, Pulque, and Brandy[36][37]
- Nicaragua: Rum (sugarcane)
- Panama: Seco Herrerano (sugarcane)
- Paraguay: Caña blanca (sugarcane)
- Peru: Pisco[30] (grapes; in contention with Chile[31])
- Puerto Rico: Pitorro, Rum
- Trinidad & Tobago: Rum (sugarcane)
- Uruguay: Grappamiel (grape pommace, honey), Grappa (grape pommace, originally Italian), espinillar (sugar cane)
- Venezuela: Rum[38] (sugarcane), Miche andino[39] (brown sugar) and cocuy[40][41] (agave cocui)
- Bangladesh: vodka and brandy from Carew, toddy (palm wine) (pronounced tari in Bengali)
- India: Rum (Old Monk)[citation needed], Feni (Cashew or coconut)[citation needed], Toddy (palm wine)[citation needed], tharra[citation needed], Chandr Haas[42]
- Nepal: Raksi, Chhaang
- Sri Lanka: coconut Arrack, coconut Toddy and Palm Toddy
- Cambodia: Sombai infused rice wine[43][44]
- Indonesia: Arak (Bali), Tuak (Sumatra & Java), Moke (Flores), Sopi (Ambon & Nusa Tenggara), Cap Tikus (Manado), Ballo (Toraja), Swansrai (Papua)
- Laos: Lao-Lao (Lao: ເຫລົ້າໄຫ) is a Laotian rice whisky produced in Laos.[45][46] Along with Beerlao, lao-Lao is a staple drink in Laos.[citation needed]
- Malaysia: Tuak[citation needed]
- Philippines: Gin (Ginebra San Miguel), Lambanog[citation needed]
- Thailand: Lao Khao, Sato, Mekhong whiskey (95% sugarcane/molasses and 5% rice), Mekhong, Namtanmao, Sang Som[citation needed]
- Vietnam: Rượu đế (glutinous or non-glutinous rice) and Rượu thuốc (herbs and raw animals)[citation needed]