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Charles Darwin used spirits of wine, sometimes strengthened with alum, arsenic, or mercuric chloride, during his voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831–1836).
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2026
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“Spirits of wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirits%20of%20wine. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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