Fuisce & Lesser Spirits

Every region has its own style of distilled spirits, but in truth only the area of western Awira and the lands of Joro along the southern edge of the Bay of Nefasha have elevated it to a supreme art form.
Now some would argue with that--there are rums and vodkas and gins of note in different parts of the continent for sure. But the whiskeys, referred to almost universally as fuisces, of the a'Tori lands are beyond compare.
Cheap spirits are almost always unnamed and locally produced; this list details some of the more expensive and/or famous varieties.

Gin

Avenian gin is acclaimed to be the best. For classic, clean gin, look for those made in and around Swaford in The Aven Caliphate; over the past few centuries, the northwest quadrant of Kurch has begun to turn out a huge variety of botanically infused gins, with those from the area from Clitley through Newbover and on to Duntonden being especially notable.
Of the Swaford gins, Dodgson's is probably the best, with Sara's Mill also being quite well regarded. Of the Kurchian botanicals, Blathy's, Togha's Mix, and Bolafleur are the most interesting.

Rum

Kema has been world-renowned for rum for centuries, and Iskybar is even referred to by some as The Rum-mother. But Mishel is producing a type known as Karasimeski that is gaining in popularity: it is a rum of mild taste, aged in barrels used to produce Palefire wines.
Notable Iskybar brands of rum include Yarasa, Iskylup, and Asiz Sari.

Vodka

The northeast territories of Glyppe, most notably the triangle from Irkfel to Keghe to Harnelkan is renowned for vodka. Some claim this is pure marketing, that the process to make vodka is invariable no matter where it originates, but experts, especially experts on the payroll of the Glyppe Import & Export Society, vehemently disagree.
That same agency--the GIES--regulates the labeling of Glyppe vodka, identifiable by the pale yellow label and sky blue lettering. The GIES also prevents local distilleries from specifying their own brands.

Whiskey

And then there is fuisce.
Filtered through the unique geography at the edge of the swamps of Awira and The Joro Protectorate, the a'Tori have elevated the distillation of whiskey into fine art form. There are two main schools of distillation: fuisce from Awira tends to be darker and harsher while that from Joro tend to be lighter and smoother.
Awiran fuisce is identified by the local waterway. The furthest west, the harsher and smokier the taste, making Sansebes and Chilifit the strongest of them all, Yeble and Lema'ini more mild, and Temles and Jigos comparatively mild--but only comparatively. Jigos is still far rougher on the palate than any of the Joro fuisce.
Almost all of the Joro distilleries line the Gidigi River, and are identified on a color spectrum, with Gilitsi and Nechi the most mild of all, moving through Bicha and Birutikanima to the far more complex tastes of Semiyawi and Hamirawi.
While there are some other attempts at brewing fuisce elsewhere on the continent, the only one worth note is that of the GBC (Gy Brewing Community), located in Gy, Olexia. These fuisce's are pale, almost clear, and generate a glowing smoke when mixed with water. They are quite drinkable, and some even claim their supremacy to the a'Tori varieties, although such talk may be considered heretical in many quarters.

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