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Aqua vitae (L. "water of life"), is an archaic name for a concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol.

Aqua vitae was typically prepared by distilling wine, and was sometimes known as Spirit of Wine in English-language texts. Spirit of Wine is a specific name for brandy that has been repeatedly distilled.

The name was familiarly applied to the leading native distilled spirits of a region. Thus, it was whisky (from Gaelic "usquebaugh", "water of life") in Scotland and Ireland, "eau de vie" (French "water of life") in France, and aquavit in Scandinavia. When the term is employed in England, it usually refers to French brandy.

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