distilled

extract

Concentrated derived substance

• concentrateReduced, potent form
• quintessencePurest embodiment of something
• tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol

essential oil · perfume · fragrance · aroma · oleoresin · attar · absolute · hydrosol · rose water · lavender oil

clear

Without obstruction or fog

• transparentAllowing light through
• crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
• lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible

limpid · pellucid · unclouded · pristine · sparkling · bright · pure · unadulterated

whiskey

Oak-aged grain spirit

• vodkaClear distilled spirit
• bourbonCorn-based American spirit
• scotchDecisively put an end to

gin · rum · brandy · cognac · tequila · moonshine · absinthe · grappa · aquavit · pisco

filtered

Screened to remove contaminants

• refinedPurified or cultured
• clarifiedMade understandable
• pureUnmixed, without impurities

clean · decontaminated · treated · processed · demineralized · deionized · ultrapure · rectified

alembic

Distillation apparatus

• retortQuick, cutting reply
• alchemistPractitioner of proto-chemistry
• transmutationComplete change of form

elixir · quintessence · philosopher's stone · hermeticism · magnum opus · sublimation · calcination

concentrated

Gathered or intensified

• reducedMade less in amount
• boiled downCondensed to essence
• simplifiedMade less complex

summarized · compressed · essential · core · streamlined · refined · pared down · abridged · succinct · crystallized

• madehandmade, crafted, built, constructed, assembled
• water qualitiesmurky, taste, odor, color, fresh
• in summaryin short, in brief, in sum, briefly, succinctly
• minimalistsparse, bare, stripped, pared, unadorned
• extraction methodsjuicing, pressing, squeezing, milking, draining
• lab qualitiessterile, calibrated, controlled, precise, accurate