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

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

Vodka is an alcoholic beverage that is distilled from fermented vegetable or grain mash. The proof is a measurement of alcohol content. Each degree of proof is equal to 0.5% of alcohol. Therefore, 100 parts alcohol is 50%, 90 parts alcohol is 45%, and so on. Because distilled vodka can have up to 14