distiller
Whiskey production professional
A distiller is a person or company that produces distilled spirits—whiskey, vodka, gin, rum.
The term applies both to the craftsman operating the still and to the business: a Kentucky bourbon distiller, The distiller ages its whiskey in charred oak barrels.
Distiller can also mean the apparatus itself, though still is more common for the equipment.
Oak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- rumMolasses-based liquor
- ginCotton-cleaning machine
- tequilaDistilled agave spirit
brandy · cognac · bourbon · scotch · moonshine · mezcal · liqueur · absinthe
Conversion to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- rectifyTo make something right
- mashCrushed soft mixture
extraction · separation · refinement · filtration · aging · maturation · blending · proofing
Unmoving, or continuing
- columnVertical structural element
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- refluxBackward liquid movement
alembic · rectification · stripping · copper · doubler · thumper · parrot · hydrometer
Distillation apparatus
- transmutationComplete change of form
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- arcanaEsoteric specialized knowledge
alchemist · elixir · tincture · essence · sublimation · calcination · dissolution
Drinkable volatile spirit
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
solvent · biofuel · pharmaceutical · perfumery · desalination · laboratory
whiskey
Oak-aged grain spirit
tequila · brandy · cognac · bourbon · scotch · moonshine · mezcal · liqueur · absinthe · schnapps
vaporization
Conversion to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- rectifyTo make something right
mash · extraction · separation · refinement · filtration · aging · maturation · blending · proofing · cutting
still
Unmoving, or continuing
reflux · alembic · rectification · stripping · copper · doubler · thumper · parrot · hydrometer
alembic
Distillation apparatus
- transmutationComplete change of form
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
arcana · alchemist · elixir · tincture · essence · sublimation · calcination · dissolution
ethanol
Drinkable volatile spirit
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
refinery · solvent · biofuel · pharmaceutical · perfumery · desalination · laboratory
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- creatorsartist, author, composer, designer, inventor
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- colonial tradesblacksmith, carpenter, cooper, cobbler, silversmith
- drinkmakingbrewing, mixology, bartending, cocktail mixing, beer brewing
- food artisansbaker, butcher, cheesemaker, chocolatier, brewer
distillerbrewer
One who makes ale
winemaker · vintner · brewmaster · fermenter
distillerblender
Motorized food puréeing appliance
mixer · compounder · diluter · combiner · adulterer
distillerdrinker
One who consumes beverages
consumer · imbiber · taster · teetotaler
- distilled waterLiquid stripped of minerals
- distilled spiritsAlcoholic drinks from vaporization
- distilled vinegarClarified acetic acid solution
- double distillationTwo successive vaporization cycles
- whiskey distilleryPlace producing grain spirits
- craft distillerySmall-scale spirit producer
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