title_body: Extracting oils and flavours before fermentation
upvoted_answer: Actually, yes. Though usually not with essential oils. In most cases, as an infusion. 
  
  For low-alcohol beverages: punch, some dry-hopped beers, vermouth 
  
  For spirits: liqueur, gin, rumtopf, Chinese paojiu
  
  Compound gin is an example where essential oils might be used.