Literacy rate â Total number of literate persons in a given age group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group. The adult literacy rate measures literacy among persons aged 15 years and older, and the youth literacy rate measures literacy among persons aged 15 to 24 years.
Absinthe is a distilled highly alcoholic drink. It is 45â74% alcohol by volume / 90â148 U.S. proof) beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit got from herbs. The herbs including the flowers and leaves of Artemisia absinthium (grand wormwood), together with green anise, sweet fennel.
Why Was Absinthe Banned For 100 Years? A Mystery As Murky As the Liquor Itself. Absinthe is a grain alcohol of Swiss origin that is made by macerating herbs and spices, the most important of which are fennel, anise, and wormwood. The first two give absinthe its characteristic licorice flavor.