Borovička (also known as Juniper brandy), is a Slovak alcoholic beverage flavored with juniper berries, today's commercially produced borovička contains about 40% alcohol by volume, what is it called, also called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is a compound and simple alcohol with the chemical formula C2H5OH?
Borovička Borovička (] ) (also known as Juniper brandy) is a Slovak alcoholic beverage flavored with juniper berries. It is characterized by a white or golden colour and a taste similar to that of dry gin. It is popular especially in Slovakia, Poland, and the Czech Republic. Today's commercially produced borovička contains about 40% alcohol by volume. As a benchmark, the minimum alcohol amount required by law in Slovakia is 37.5%.
Congener (alcohol) In the alcoholic beverages industry, congeners are substances, other than the desired type of alcohol, ethanol, produced during fermentation. These substances include small amounts of chemicals such as methanol and other alcohols (known as fusel alcohols), acetone, acetaldehyde, esters, tannins, and aldehydes (e.g. furfural). Congeners are responsible for most of the taste and aroma of distilled alcoholic beverages, and contribute to the taste of non-distilled drinks. It has been suggested that these substances contribute to the symptoms of a hangover. Congeners are also used by forensic toxicologists to determine what a person drank in a sub-discipline called alcohol congener analysis.