Well-off Americans consume a lot of alcohol in the form of cocktails—mixtures based on spirits like whisky, gin and vodka.

很多美国人以喝鸡尾酒的方式消费大量酒精，这种酒是用威士忌、杜松子酒和伏特加之类的烈性酒调制而成的。

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A study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research finds that lighter colored spirits, such as vodka, may cause lesser hangovers than darker drinks, such as bourbon.

酒精中毒：临床与实验研究杂志上的一项研究发现，像波旁威士忌这样颜色较深的烈酒所引起的宿醉要比像伏尔加这种无色的烈酒严重。

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According to IWSR, in Europe, whiskey and gin sell well, flavored spirits and vodka did not seem to be favored by consumers.

根据IWSR，在欧洲，威士忌和杜松子酒表现良好，风味烈酒和伏特加似乎没有得到消费者的青睐。

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And second, unlike unaged spirits such as vodka and gin, whiskey needs to sit in a barrel for several years before it can be served.

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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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Many of its people drink cheap homemade wine, vodka and other spirits.

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