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The process of distillation spread from the Middle East to Italy, [32] where evidence of the distillation of alcohol appears from the School of Salerno in the 12th century. [ 25 ] [ 54 ] The works of Taddeo Alderotti (1223–1296) describe a method for concentrating alcohol involving repeated fractional distillation through a water-cooled still ...
Distillation, also classical distillation, ... Later, copper alembics were invented. Riveted joints were often kept tight by using various mixtures, ...
Distilling technology passed from the medieval Arabs to the medieval Latins, with the earliest records in Latin in the early 12th century. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The earliest records of the distillation of alcohol are in Italy in the 13th century, where alcohol was distilled from wine. [ 14 ]
The invention and development of the column still (1826 and 1831) [21] made the distillation of neutral spirits practical, thus enabling the creation of the "London dry" style that evolved later in the 19th century. [22] In tropical British colonies gin was used to mask the bitter flavour of quinine, which was the only effective anti-malarial ...
An old whiskey still A display of various liquors in a supermarket Some single-drink liquor bottles available in Germany. Liquor (/ ˈ l ɪ k ər / LIK-ər) or distilled beverages are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.
Vodka (Polish: wódka; Russian: водка; Swedish: vodka) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage.Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia, and Sweden. [1] [2] Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. [3]
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels of oak. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, but today it is produced in nearly every major sugar-producing region of the world. Rums are produced in various grades.
Green Distillery (1796–1870s), notable for its use of an early continuous distillation apparatus, invented by the distillery's then co-owner, Joseph Shee; Kilbeggan Distillery, formerly the Brusna Distillery and Locke's Distillery, claimed as the oldest licensed distillery, referencing a licence issued in 1757, although it was closed in 1954; production resumed at the site in 2007, but with ...