aqua vitae

It is simply a translation of the Latin aqua vitae.

I took a sip of aqua vitae, let it char its way down to my belly.

Behind the kegs of water he found four others of aqua vitae.

Not to mention most of the butts of aqua vitae.

The word aquavit is derived from Latin aqua vitae, "water of life."

Aqua vitae in its alcoholic forms was highly praised by medieval physicians.

It was not water and, coughing, he realized that the keg contained aqua vitae.

He carried it to the aftercastle and poured aqua vitae on the blade.

A local translation of aqua vitae was often applied to an important, locally produced distilled spirits.

Give me some aqua vitae.

He set his musket beside him-and, I fear, also a keg of aqua vitae.

Colonists adhered to the traditional belief that distilled spirits were aqua vitae, or water of life.

He had succumbed again to aqua vitae, and had convinced himself he was doing so to gain strength.

Some aqua vitae, ho!

Karlovy Vary - a film fan's aqua vitae - Czech.

Annis was glad of the coffee; she had been invited to sample the Aqua Vitae and her head hadn't felt quite right since.

"Paul, get something warm for Annis to put on and bring some Aqua Vitae, we all need a nip."

Aquavit or okovita (Latin: aqua vitae, "water of life") has two meanings.

Also, the Scandinavian akvavit spirit gets its name from the Latin phrase aqua vitae.

"He says 'aqua vitae,' which is doubtless as close as he could manage.

Aqua vitae is, of course, the water of life: in Gaelic "uisge beatha" or whisky.

All contained water, a sign that the keg of aqua vitae he had found the day before had been carried up from below deliberately, to tempt him.

The product range consists of Whisky, Gin, Vodka and Aquavit Aqua vitae.

I extracted water from silver, calcified silver both with and without salt, and using aqua vitae I extracted corrosive oils.

The quote above records eight bolls of malt given to Friar John Cor wherewith to make aqua vitae over the previous year.