Craft brewery has many meanings, depending on who you ask. The Craft Spirits Association of America defines a craft distillery as "a distillery that values the importance of transparency in distillation and maintains a positive attitude in the use of its ingredients, the location and process of dist

In the past ten years, process distillation technology has developed rapidly. In 2005, there were fewer than 100 active breweries in the United States; by the end of 2018, this number had jumped to more than 1,800 active craft breweries. From the right perspective, a craft brewery is classified as a

BackgroundThe name brandy comes from the Dutch word brandewijn, which means "shochu". The name is apt, because most brandy is made by heating wine (originally from an open flame). The heat dissipates and concentrates the alcohol naturally present in the wine. Because alcohol has a lower boiling poin