distillers
Whiskey production experts
Distillers are people or companies that produce distilled spirits—whiskey, vodka, gin, rum, and the like.
The term covers both the craftspeople who operate stills and the businesses they work for: Kentucky's bourbon distillers, Scottish whisky distillers.
A distiller may also be the apparatus itself, though still is more common for the equipment.
Microbial sugar conversion
- mashCrushed soft mixture
- yeastFermenting fungus
- pot stillBatch distillation apparatus
- rectificationAct of setting straight
condensation · vapor · reflux · heads · tails · hearts · cuts · wash
Oak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- ginCotton-cleaning machine
- rumMolasses-based liquor
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
tequila · moonshine · liqueur · single-malt · bourbon · scotch · schnapps · grappa
Growing older over time
- caskWooden storage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- charred oakFire-blackened hardwood
- bourbon barrelCharred oak aging vessel
warehouse · angels share · toasting · cooperage · staves · bung · vatting · finishing
Porous separation device
- refineRemove impurities from
- clarifyMake something understandable
- rectifyTo make something right
- impuritiesUnwanted substances within something
congeners · purify · concentrate · extract · polishing · activated carbon
Grain for malt
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- ryeHardy cereal crop
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
agave · grapes · potatoes · juniper · botanicals · sugarcane · rice · sorghum
Skilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- small-batchProduced in limited quantities
artisanal · guild · apprentice · copper work · skill · bespoke · microdistillery · family-owned
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
rectification · condensation · vapor · reflux · heads · tails · hearts · cuts · wash · copper pot
whiskey
Oak-aged grain spirit
brandy · tequila · moonshine · liqueur · single-malt · bourbon · scotch · schnapps · grappa · mezcal
aging
Growing older over time
- caskWooden storage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- charred oakFire-blackened hardwood
bourbon barrel · warehouse · angels share · toasting · cooperage · staves · bung · vatting · finishing · proof
filter
Porous separation device
impurities · congeners · purify · concentrate · extract · polishing · activated carbon
barley
Grain for malt
molasses · agave · grapes · potatoes · juniper · botanicals · sugarcane · rice · sorghum · fruit
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
small-batch · artisanal · guild · apprentice · copper work · skill · bespoke · microdistillery · family-owned · heritage
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- beverage workersbartenders, bartender, brewers, barkeep, mixologist
- rum historyrum, molasses, sugarcane, grog, rum ration
- simplifierssummarizers, condensers, abridgers, reducers, compressors
- Filtrationfilter paper, air filters, oil filters, carbon filters, HEPA filtration
- transmutersalchemists, converters, changers, transformers, alterers
distillersvintners
Those who produce wine
winemakers · brewers · brewmasters · fermenters · viticulturists
distillersblenders
Motorized mixing appliances
waterers · mixers · compounders · bottlers
- distilled waterLiquid stripped of minerals
- distilled spiritsAlcoholic drinks from vaporization
- distilled vinegarClarified acetic acid solution
- whiskey distilleryPlace producing grain spirits
- craft distillerySmall-scale spirit producer
- distillery tourGuided alcohol production viewing