spirituous

Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.

Distilled.

Though Cripps's description of these proceedings was mere disjointed passion, Limpet gathered that the meeting required the Reverend Bowles to explain severally his peculiar appearance, his spiritual convictions, his recent behaviour, and the strong smell of spirituous liquors that had attended his arrival at Murumberee.

while the per capita consumption of spirituous liquors remained constant, that of malt liquors rose

Synonym of spiritual.