What is the difference between hard liqour and soft?

Question

I keep hearing the terms but don't know what they mean.

Answer 1

hard liquor is  alcohol...gin, vodka, whiskey etc. there is no soft alcohol but beer drinkers are known to say, never touch the hard stuff

Answer 2

One is frozen and the other is not

Answer 3

Percentage of alcohol. Beer is usually lowest, then wines, then your "hard liquors"... rums, tequila, vodka, etc. The higher the proof, the more alcohol content.

Answer 4

hard liqour is like 40%...like vodka, rum and tequila. Its the stuff most people don't drink straight. You usually mix it with something or do shots

Answer 5

the ammount of alcohol in it.  MOONSHINE is almost straight alcohol.          

hard= more alcohol      soft= less alcohol

Answer 6

Hard are your whiskey's, vodkas, gin, scotch, etc while "soft" are your beers and your wines. It has to do with the ammount of alchohal present.

Answer 7

Hard liquor refers to distilled spirits around 40% alcohol and above (80 proof +): gin, vodka, etc.

Soft liquor usually refers to fortified wines and sweet liqueurs that contain between 15-30% alcohol.  I rarely see it used, though.