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Step by Step Instructions for Fruit Brandy

The Alquitar is the best choice of still for making fruit brandies. The quantities used in this guide are based on using a 10L Alquitar.

A classic example of a great fruit brandy is Calvados. However, it’s important to remember that fruit brandies are made by most cultures throughout the world and tend to utilize whatever fruit is fresh and in abundant supply. In this guide we are using plums.




How-to Guides - Alembics

Note:
The first alembic still was invented around 200 AD by Egyptian and Arabic alchemists who used copper stills to create fine balms and perfumes and even attempted to convert base metals into gold! A typical distillation begins by heating water and botanicals in a pot still. As the temperature rises the most volatile constituents of the water ...