The flavor of these bodies does not depend at all upon the quantity of ethyl alcohol which they possess. A distilled spirit may be reduced with water until it contains only 20 percent of alcohol, and still retain the flavor and aroma of the more highly concentrated article. Distilled spirits are found in the trade to contain alcohol ranging from 35 percent to 75 percent. Each spirit has its perfectly distinct characters irrespective of the amount of ethyl alcohol which it contains.