The Principle of Distillation

Distillation has existed for centuries, with ties to alchemy. The first stills—the alembic, the precursor to today’s pot still—were likely invented circa 200–300 AD.Today’s distilleries range from craft producers with a single pot-bellied still cobbled together from spare parts, to sprawling, gleami

One type of equipment that defines the distillation industry is a distiller. The distiller has existed for a long time. There are two very interesting papers on the subject of distillation discussing the origins of distillation. In 1935, AJV Underwood submitted a paper entitled "The Historical Devel