O verão é para muitos destiladores a época mais cativante para a destilação, seja pelos frutos que a estação transporta, seja pelos dias longos e ensolarados. Os meses mais quentes, no entanto, exigem cuidados redobrados — tanto com o processo de destilação quanto com a conservação dos produtos…
COPPER ANNEALING: WHAT IS IT, WHY IS IT DONE AND WHY ISN'T IT USED IN ALEMBICS? Copper is king when it comes to handmade alembic stills. But for each piece to work as it should - durably, safely and effectively - the metal needs to go through several...
Hands that Shape Copper: A Tribute to the Craftsman in Workers' Month In the middle of the 21st century, amid fast-moving machines and automated factories, there are still hands that refuse to rush. Hands that shape, hammer and refine copper with a precision that only the years - and...
Why are copper stills with a hammered finish the best choice for distillation? Distillation is an art that requires precision and the use of suitable materials to guarantee the quality of the end product. Although there are several options for stills on the market, copper stills, especially...
Brandy and whisky can have similar colors and often similar bottle designs. They also share similarities in alcohol content and in some aspects of their production. Although both are distilled drinks aged in wooden barrels, they have different origins and flavor profiles. O...
If there was a time machine that allowed to bring to this day any famous Whiskey distiller like John Jameson or Elijah Craig so they could re-distill some whiskey, they would probably be able to do it without much difficulty, the reason is, despite…
Grape brandy, perhaps the simplest of all three, derives from fermented grape juice or crushed grape pulp and skins. This type of brandy is frequently aged in oak casks that help mellow the harsh flavor and adds additional aromas and flavor from the wood itself. At the same…
Russians and Poles will forever argue over who drank it first – and we will leave that arguement between them. Let it suffice to agree that this “white drink” originated somewhere in northern/eastern Europe around 1400AD and has, since then, spread its popularity across the globe. Vodka, or…
Quantities Approximately 100 kg (222 lbs) grain will make 600-liter mash. The expected end result is 32-35 liter pure (theoretically 100%) alcohol, from which we can make about 80 to 87 liter (21-23 gallon) whiskey that has the strength of 80 proof. Grinding This stage is simple: grind…
If we had to describe gin, perhaps the simplest definition would be vodka incognito. Essentially, gin is nothing more than a botanical-flavored neutral spirit and neutral spirits, as we are all aware, are more commonly known as vodka. Your basic gin, then, is created from a distilled blend of…
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