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aqua vitae

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aqua vitae

The elixir of life of the alchemists who discovered distillation. They identified it with the distilled quintessence of wine, but in French eau-de-vie applies to spirits distilled from other substances than wine. In Gaelic its equivalent uisge beatha provides the derivation of whisky.
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The caches were again opened, supplies of various kinds taken out, and a liberal allowance of aqua vitae distributed throughout the camp, to celebrate with proper conviviality this merry meeting.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
He had found time to open the corner cupboard and bring out a great case bottle of aqua vitae, and now sat with his back towards me at the table.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Many a cigar had been smoked within his premises--many a glass of wine, or more potent aqua vitae, had been quaffed--many a dinner had been eaten by curious strangers, who, save for the fortunate conjunction of Mr.
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