All vodka--thousands of different brands of it, according to the Distilled Spirits Council, an American spirits-industry promotions group.

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One drink is defined as 12 ounces (355 milliliters) of beer, 5 ounces (148 milliliters) of wine or 1.5 ounce (44 milliliters) of 80-proof distilled spirits.

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Such a move would be opposed by all wine, distilled spirits, and beer producers most vehemently by small production wineries and distillers, and the growing craft beer industry.

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The making of gin is unique among distilled spirits.

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It is one of the only gin distilleries offering tours period, and since gin involves extra steps not seen in other distilled spirits, namely the introduction of botanicals, it is intrinsically a more interesting process.

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Distilled spirits matter much less.

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Gavin Hewitt, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, which represents the industry, stressed that Scottish-made whisky was competing in tough international markets where it was up against other whiskies and other spirits, from vodka to distilled rice.

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