spirits vs strong drink

spirits and strong drink both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spirits	Yes	No	No	No
strong drink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spirits and strong drink are synonyms defined as:

spirits and strong drink: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other synonyms of spirits include booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor.

spirits (noun)	strong drink (noun)
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented