noun
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor
General term for distilled alcoholic beverages, including whiskey, shochu, vodka, etc.
火酒は蒸留して作られるお酒です。
Distilled liquor is alcohol made by distillation.
彼は火酒が好きで、特にウイスキーをよく飲む。
He likes hard liquor and often drinks whiskey in particular.
noun
Specifically refers to cachaça, a Brazilian distilled spirit made from sugarcane. Often written in katakana as カシャーサ.
See also: カシャーサ
ブラジルでは火酒（カシャーサ）がよく飲まれている。
In Brazil, cachaça is commonly drunk.