aqua vitae

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aqua vitae

Latin for vital water (brandy), formerly used in written prescriptions.

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Truth be told - nobody really knows much about the origin of whisky, or why it was dubbed aqua vitae when the first written record of the liquor pertains to an Irish chieftain drinking himself to an ironic death on the Christmas of 1405.

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The manuscript is full of references to the aquila or eagle (the volatile principle or sal ammoniac), aqua fortis or "strong water" (mainly nitric acid), aqua vitae (concentrated alcohol, often distilled wine), "dragons," (symbolizing "the volatile and fixed principles [mercury and sulphur]," 253), sophic mercury (describing the universal agent of transmutation) and the urine of Saturn (an ammonium salt), just to name a few.

Thomas Vaughan and Rebecca Vaughan. Thomas and Rebecca Vaughan's Aqua Vitae: Non Vitis

Later that day brave souls Will and Jonny, thehotel gym instructors, will endure a sponsored waxing, and on Thursday the Aqua Vitae Spa instructors will be doing a topless car wash service throughout the day.

Red Nose Day...? It lasts all week, here!

The seriously religious Pilgrims didn't condone wild partying, frivolity or excessive drinking of either beer, the most popular beverage of the time, or aqua vitae, a strong liquor made from distilling wine or beer.

A mostly authentic Thanksgiving feast is planned by columnist

Los franceses lo llamaron eau de vie, <<agua de vida>>, y los italianos aqua vitae.

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6 SUNTORY Aqua Vitae whisky is a new concept in pure malt whisky - it has been infused with healthy anti-oxidants similar to those found in red wine.

WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT? Researchers have come up with a list of the best innovations from last year, ranging from a 'healthy' whisky to a kit for would-be parents to find out the sex of their baby

Brita has helped everyone, educating consumers on the need for water filters," said Sam Darwish, vice president of Aqua Vitae.

said Sam Darwish, the vice president at Aqua Vitae, "Now I can really feel the demand.

Bad-water deluge; purifier-sales flood

The seriously religious Pilgrims didn't condone wild partying, frivolity or excessive drinking of beer - the most popular beverage of the time - or aqua vitae, a strong liquor made from distilling wine or beer.

Venison first feast of thanks

The Ed Dunlop-trained filly was content to track Aqua Vitae in the early stages but was given her head over a furlong out and kept on well to win by a length and a quarter from Miss Polly Plum.

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No one does that better than Alexandra and Eliot Angle, authors of Cocktail Parties with a Twist and co-owners of Aqua Vitae, a Los Angeles-based event and interior design firm (www.