Gin is a wine.
A distilled beverage , spirit , liquor , hard liquor or hard alcohol is an alcoholic beverage produced by distillation of grains , fruit , or vegetables that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation .. alcoholic beverage. alcoholic beverage. distillation. distillation. alcoholic fermentation. alcoholic fermentation. This process purifies it and removes diluting components like water , for the purpose of increasing its proportion of alcohol content -LRB- commonly expressed as alcohol by volume , ABV -RRB- .. proportion. concentration. ABV. ABV. As distilled beverages contain more alcohol , they are considered `` harder '' -- in North America , the term hard liquor is used to distinguish distilled beverages from undistilled ones .. As examples , this term does not include beverages such as beer , wine , sake , and cider , as they are fermented but not distilled .. beer. beer. wine. wine. sake. sake. cider. cider. These all have a relatively low alcohol content , typically less than 15 % .. Brandy is a spirit produced by the distillation of wine , and has an ABV of over 35 % .. distillation. distillation. ABV. ABV. wine. wine. Brandy. Brandy. Other examples of distilled beverages include bourbon , vodka , gin , rum , tequila , mezcal , whisky , scotch , and moonshine .. bourbon. bourbon whiskey. vodka. vodka. gin. gin. rum. rum. tequila. tequila. mezcal. mezcal. whisky. whisky. scotch. scotch whisky. moonshine. moonshine. -LRB- Also see list of alcoholic drinks , and liquors by national origin . -RRB-. list of alcoholic drinks. list of alcoholic drinks. liquors by national origin. List of national liquors