Detached alcohol needs the course of distillation, the principle of this kind of distill is simpler. The alcohol that ferments the place in fluid is contained, its bases is alcohol, the boiling point of alcohol is to 78.3 degrees are in below an atmosphere. Ferment many moisture content is contained in fluid, the boiling point of water is 100 degrees below an atmosphere. Accordingly, heat this both compound liquid continuously, contain the vapour of a large number of alcohol with respect to meeting generation, arrived some hour, low boiling point can evaporate entirely, remain many water only just, discard of this kind of water need not, in the meantime, again evaporate the vapour of earning is ordinal and cooling liquefacient, the liquid that distillation comes out can be become contain thicker alcohol liquid than fluid of former ache slightly ferment. The liquid of such generation is distillation wine.
Probably alchemist discovers the production method of distillation wine accidentally in the process in refine gold. As to this kind of method when, He De, invent by whose hand, not clear. Nevertheless, get the alcoholic drink that come with method of this kind of distill, the water " that in its manufacturing initial stage is called life of Aqua Vitae " with Latin by alchemist after that, of distillation wine make a technology also as circulate alchemicly and popularize Western Europe and hamster.
Spain takes the lead in distillation gives wine, create the water of life, namely the predecessor of brandy, also someone says Italy also is made at that time gave distillation wine. The distillation technology of the water " of " life of Spain, cross before long shelter arteries and veins passes li of Niu Sishan to France, immediately the water " that France makes the " life that gives distillation wine, the French call wine of this kind of distill Eau De Vie with his language, the water " of i.e. " life. This diction namely the French uses the proper-noun that points to brandy now.
Distillation technology passed Ireland toward north from Spanish classics sea route, the Irish gives wheat wine with this distill, it is the predecessor that is whisky. This kind of technology passes into Scotland, open the history of Scotland whisky, pass boreal Europe again later, produced Aquavit. Latin is Aqua Vitae change sound, can saying is extremely lineal wine name.
On the other hand, distillation technology also sent east, vodka arose in Russia, the name of vodka is by the life of Russian water (the "Vtda" in one word of Zhizennia Vtda)" this word changes and come. Distillation technique goes again east into, mix in Iran degree make piece inferior force wine (Trrack) , appeared in Japan " arrack " . The " liquor " that becomes tall wine precision with distillation corn brew in China, the technology begins Yu Song acting 960~1279, pass into by canalage of filar road and Nanhai, be in China at present of liquor drinkable and special general.
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