Rectified spirit, also known as neutral spirits, rectified alcohol, or ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin is
highly concentrated ethanol which has been purified by means of repeated distillation, a process that is called rectification. It typically contains 95% alcohol by volume. The purity of rectified spirit has a practical limit of 95.6% ABV when produced using conventional distillation processes, because a mixture of ethanol and water becomes an zoetrope at this concentration. Neutral spirits can be
produced from grain, grapes, sugar beets, sugarcane, or other fermented plant material. In particular, large quantities of neutral alcohol are distilled from wine. Such a product made from grain is “grain neutral spirit‟ while such a spirit made from grapes is called „grape neutral spirit” or “vinous alcohol”.
Neutral spirits are used in the production of blended whiskey, cut brandy, some liqueurs, and some
bitters. As a consumer good, it is almost always mixed with other beverages to create such drinks as
punch, or is sometimes added to cocktails in place of vodka or rum and is used in Jell-O shots.
RECTIFIED SPIRIT