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Aqua vitae - Wikipedia Aqua vitae ˌ æ k w ə ˈ v iː t eɪ (Latin for "water of life") or aqua vita is an archaic name for a strong aqueous solution of ethanol These terms could also be applied to weak ethanol without rectification [ 1 ]
Aqua Vitae Explained - The Truth About The Water of Life What is Aqua Vitae? Aqua Vitae is an old term describing many different types of distilled spirits Traditionally, these spirits were made by distilling wine, a technique also used to produce brandy However, that's just a fraction of what Aqua Vitae is or can be, as, in fact, it could be anything
The life and times of aqua vitae - Diffords Guide Confusingly, from the very beginning, the term "aqua vitae" meant not only a distilled spirit but complex mixtures, the forerunners of liqueurs, based on, umm, aqua vitae
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What is Aqua Vitae? (with pictures) - Delighted Cooking Translated from Latin, aqua vitae literally means “water of life,” and once the term spread throughout various regions of the Western world, it commonly came to be used in reference to a particular alcoholic beverage important to that region
aqua vitae | Spirits Distilling aqua vitae , Latin for “water of life,” is (along with aqua ardens, “burning water”) one of the oldest European terms for distilled spirits, its first documented use coming in the 1270s in a series of similar treatises on distillation variously, and loosely, attributed to Taddeo Alderotti (1223–1303) and Teodorico Borgognoni (1205
The Original Water of Life - Distiller Magazine From their first appearance in written history, distilled spirits in medieval Europe were called aqua vitae — Latin for “water of life ” Many languages share names with the same meaning: the French eau de vie, Scandinavian aquavit, and even the old Gaelic uisce beatha, which evolved into the word whiskey
Aqua vitae - Oxford Reference It was originally an alchemico-medical term, referring to the magical stimulant, solvent, and preservative properties perceived in spirits While aqua ardens was the favored term in the Iberian Peninsula and southern Europe, aqua vitae was almost universal in the north, and indeed gives us the Scandinavian word