Alcohol, which contains more than 20 degrees, is considered a strong drink. Around the world there are a huge number of alcohol products with high strength. These include vodka, cognac, brandy, whiskey, sake, tequila, calvados and others. All of them are simply impossible to count. Some of them can be consumed in pure form, and others - only as part of cocktails.
Our rating includes the strongest alcoholic beverages in the world, the strength of which exceeds 40 degrees.
10. Gene Bombay Sapphire | Fortress 47%
Jin opens the top ten strongest alcoholic beverages in the world. Translated into Russian, the word jin means "juniper." The general name of drinks of this kind is directly related to their composition, since they insist on juniper. The strongest grades have 40 degrees and above. Bombay sapphire (Bombay Sapphire) is an English gin that is one of the strongest of its kind. With a strength of 47%, it is used both for making cocktails and is used in its pure form, preferably with ice. Despite its strength, Bombay Sapphire has a mild flavor with pronounced notes of juniper, orange and lemon.
9. Armagnac Domaine de Jaulin | Fortress 48.3%
Armagnac is one of the ten most strong drinks in the world and is a relative of cognac. It is produced directly in France. One of the strongest is considered Armagnac Domaine de Jaulin ("Domain de Jolen") 1973 with a fortress of 48.3%. It was made at the Domaine de Jolen estate by the Darroz family. Armagnac was aged in oak barrels for 37 years, and then in 2010 it was poured into glass containers for sale. The French drink has a unique taste and barrel strength, as it did not go through cold filtration and was not diluted. The aroma of Domaine de Jaulin combines notes of coffee, tobacco, fruit and oak. It is recommended to use it in its pure form, without a snack, in order to feel the full saturation of taste.
8. Grappa GRAPPA Agricola Bepi Tosolini | Fortress 50%
Grappa - One of the strongest alcoholic drinks from Italians. It is made by distilling grape cake, as well as its stems and seeds. One of the most fortified varieties is GRAPPA Agricola Bepi Tosolini (Bepi Tosolini) containing 50% alcohol. This drink has a crystal clear color and a pleasant aroma with pronounced notes of berries and raisins. Leaves a slight aftertaste of fruit.
7. Whiskey Glenfarclas 105 | Fortress 60%
Whiskey is considered one of the noblest drinks of all time. Its average strength is 43 degrees. But some varieties may contain more. For example, scotch whiskey Glenfarclas 105 (Grenfarklas), whose fortress reaches 60%, is the strongest in the world. It is used both in pure form and as a basis for cocktails. The drink is made from cereals and yeast with the addition of water. Its original taste is formed primarily due to the wood barrels in which it maintains its strength. Whiskey is more preferred by the Americans and the British.
6. Beer Snake Venom | Fortress 67.5%
Beer with the name Snake venom (“Snake venom”) and a fortress of 67.5% broke all the records for fortress among drinks of this kind. The authors of the fortified beer were Scottish producers who released this drink in 2013. Despite the high degree, “Snake venom” has a hop-malt, pleasant and slightly spicy taste. Manufacturers warn that the product should be drunk in small portions, like all fortified drinks such as cognac and whiskey.
5. Georgian Chacha | Fortress 70%
Georgian Chacha is a national drink of Georgia and is not inferior in degrees to the most fortified varieties of alcohol. Its strength in diluted form reaches 70% - it is with such maximum strength that this type of alcohol goes to the store shelves. For the manufacture of this chacha, only immature grapes of Isabella and Kacic are taken. Alcohol has a strong taste with hints of grape.
4. Rum Bacardi 151 | Fortress 75.5%
Rum It is also considered one of the most fortified drinks in the world. It is made by fermentation and distillation of cane syrup and molasses. One of the strongest representatives of this line of alcohol is Rum Bacardi 151("Bacardi") from South America, which contains 75.5%. It is maintained for 8 years, so the Bacardi 151 gets its original taste and astringency. The drink is most often consumed in the form of cocktails, but there are also such daredevils who drink it in its pure form. Rum has an amber color and combines notes of vanilla and oak. Bacardi has about 300 awards and is the most titled rum in the world.
3. Absinthe Jacques Senaux Black | Fortress 85%
Jacques senaux Black ("Jacques Hay Black") is considered one of the strongest absinthe in the world, the production of which is established in Spain. It got its name from the world famous French taster and blender Jacques Senot. In 1915, the production of this drink was stopped in France, as it was equated with a strong hallucinogen. But in 1956, the son of the blendist Juan Teixenne Seno decided to open his factory in Spain in order to restore the production of the drink according to his father’s prescription. This product, containing 85% alcohol, has a fresh and bitter aroma with hints of anise and wormwood.
2. Liquor Everclear | Fortress 95%
It is accepted that liqueur is a sweet fortified alcoholic product with a high sugar content, which is found in berries and fruits used for its preparation. Usually its strength is not more than 35 degrees. But, as it turns out, there is liquor in the world whose fortress breaks all records. He is Everclear - The strongest liquor in the world from American manufacturers, which fell into the Guinness Book of Records. The drink is also referred to as "devilish water." Its peculiarity is that with an alcohol content of 95% it has neither taste nor smell. It is mainly used as the basis for the preparation of cocktails, since in its pure form its use is extremely dangerous. It is noteworthy that the sale of Everclear was banned in 13 US states due to its detrimental effect on the body.
1. Vodka Wratislavia Spirytus | Fortress 96%
Vodka is one of the most fortified alcohol products. Usually its strength does not exceed 40-45 degrees. However, in Poland they invented Wratislavia Spirytus vodka (Bratislava Spiritus), which is considered one of the strongest drinks in the world with a 96% alcohol content. The main ingredients in the manufacture of the alcohol product are wheat and potatoes, which give Wratislavia spirytus original taste. Vodka has crystal transparency, thanks to a thorough and multi-level purification from harmful impurities. The drink is not recommended to be used in its pure form, since it is capable of causing irreparable harm to health. In diluted form, vodka has a pleasant and mild taste.