Distillation is one of the oldest techniques for extracting alcohol’s liquid components, making distillation essential in creating spirits like gin, whisky and vodka. Furthermore, this process can also be enhanced with flavorings to produce liqueurs. Ethanol has a very high boiling point, making it easy to separate it from water. Other less delicious and potentially […]

Distillation has long been used as part of folk medicine to create healing and restorative alcoholic liqueurs that were passed from generation to generation, especially among poor populations who couldn’t afford expensive medications or travel for treatment at local apothecaries. Alcohol distillation involves heating liquid to create vapour which is then condensed by running water […]

History and Development of Distillation Distillation first developed when people realized that heating a liquid would cause its vapors to cool and condense back down into liquid form, creating a separation process for each component in its original mixture. Early alchemists and apothecaries used distillation techniques when experimenting with medicinal compounds. This allowed for greater […]

At home bars are beloved, and one way to make sure our spirits taste their best is proper storage. No matter where your drinks reside–from behind a bar to shelf corner in your house to even deep within the freezer (we don’t judge!), all follow these same guidelines. Light and temperature are two major influences […]

Alcohol distillation has long been an integral component of celebrations, with its spirits serving as one of humanity’s primary recreational drugs. Distillation dates back centuries – Akkadian tablets from 1200 BC detail perfumery operations while Roman Egypt described an alembic in the 3rd century AD describing such operations. The first vapors that leave a still […]