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firewater

any strong spirit, esp whisky
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Priced PS7.98 at wingyipstore.co.uk PS7.98 DESCRIBED as 'Chinese firewater' Red Star erguotou baijiu is a popular end-of-meal tipple in Beijing.
Honey, pour me a fifth of 90-proof rum, some firewater for my baptism.
The plant also features a recycling of process liquids, soil pollution prevention, and firewater collection.
A detour led to a small but charming cave where honey is made and the local firewater, Aguardente de Medronhos, is distilled.
"The firewater used to put out the fire had been contained and there was minimal environmental impact."
aka firewater A short shuttle bus ride from Cortina town is the Falzarego pass and Lagazuoi peak where there is yet fascinating historical sites.
aka firewater A short shuttle bus ride from Cortina town is the Falzarego pass and Lagazuoi peak where there is yet more spectacular skiing and some fascinating historical sites.
Icebreaker; Firewater; Inchcolm; Enormous Pink Jellyfish; High-Force; Wade in the Water; Underground Plumbing Blues; The Healing Stream; Flood Warning; Deep River; The Raft of Medusa.
Selectmen approved a temporary sign for Craig Kilmer, who is opening CK Bikes alongside Firewater and Wine on Forbush Mill Road, with the sign placed in the town easement along Route 117.
Nahmias, who with his wife Dorit co-founded Nahmias et Fils distillery just north of New York City, hooked up a pump to the plastic tank and began transporting the fig mash into a giant copper still that would filter the alcohol into a drinkable, 80-proof firewater called mahia.