Distillation is the process of separating alcohol from water via evaporation and condensation.
The base alcohol is heated, and certain parts of it are captured.
This process purifies and concentrates the remaining alcohol, which will ultimately be the final spirit produced.
Distillation is done in stills.
Distillation is a widely used method for separating mixtures based on differences in the conditions required to change the phase of components of the mixture.
There are many types of distillation, such as simple, fractional, steam, vacuum and zone.
Fermentation - Yeast is added to ferment the sugar into ethanol.
This ethanol fermentation process leaves a product that is about 10-15% alcohol.
Distillation - Ethanol has a lower boiling point than water, so to make it purer it is evaporated and condensed in a process known as distillation.