Annotation
Tertiary introductory separation definition only. Distillation operates on an ethanol-water/congener mixture, with simultaneous vaporization and possible chemical change; do not infer pure ethanol boils off alone or that cuts follow pure-compound boiling points. Fresh full-copy text review completed.
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Context
Opening explanation of how distillation relates to fermented material in spirits production.
Excerpt ID
1
Excerpt Text
In the production of spirits, the distillation process separates the alcohol in a fermented liquid from the rest of the liquid
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PDF page 12; printed page 12
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PDF page 12; printed page 12
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Source Section
Chapter 1 — Spirit Production
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Visually verified against the rendered attachment on 2026-08-23. PDF page 12 and printed page 12.
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