Spirituous vs Blackstrap - What's the difference?
spirituous | blackstrap |
Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol
(of an alcoholic drink) distilled
The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
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(obsolete) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
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(obsolete, nautical, slang) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.
As an adjective spirituous
is of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.As a noun blackstrap is
the dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.spirituous
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(en adjective)Synonyms
*spiritousblackstrap
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(wikipedia blackstrap)Noun
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- No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.