Vodka, tequila, rum, and gin all have clear varieties. Of these liquors, most can take on color through processes like barrel aging that change them from clear liquors to brown ones.

Since then, they have acquired Muncie Liquors and Boulevard Liquors. Indiana Liquor Group currently operates 37 retail package liquor stores throughout the north-central part of the state.

That said, dark liquor does have a greater quantity of antioxidants than its light-colored counterpart. A January 2020 study in the ‌Annals of Chemistry‌ found that dark alcohol — including brandy, whiskey and cognac — contained antioxidants while vodka did not.

“White” spirits are clear, generally devoid of color, because they have usually not been aged in color-inducing wooden barrels. Sure, some of them are aged in barrels and then filtered so they look clear (like one very famous rum brand).