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The end product is a beverage that comprises more alcohol and is regarded as essentially âharderâ or stronger than undistilled beverages. Brandy, gin, vodka, tequila, whisky and rum are a few examples of hard liquor or spirits, with vodka having around 40% alcohol content and some types of brandy having as much as 60%.
Some of the common types of liquor include: 1  Whiskey or whisky: a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from any form of fermented grain mash. 2  Rums: distilled alcoholic beverages made from sugarcane byproducts such as molasses or sugarcane juices. 3  Vodka: a distilled spirit that is composed of water and ethanol.