redistillation
noun[U]
(alsore-distillation)uk/ˌriː.dɪs.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌriː.dɪs.təˈleɪ.ʃən/theprocessofdistillingaliquidagain(= making itstrongerorpurerbyheatinguntil itchangesto agas, and thencoolingso that itchangesback into aliquid), for a second, third, etc.time:
Thealcoholiscollectedfor redistillation.
Theprocessof re-distillation is the mostconvenientand leastexpensiveforrecoveringtheoil.
- Rectification by redistillationcontinuesuntil a water-alcoholsolutionof 95.6% Alc.Vol. isachieved.
- Preparations of suchcompoundsarepurifiedbymethodssuch as recrystallisation or re-distillation, before they aremarketed.
- Simple redistillation inglassis notsufficienttocorrectthetoxicityof theordinarydistilledwater.
Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- cognac
- cordial
- creme
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- hard seltzer
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- schnapps
- sloe gin
- small-batch
- spirit
- toddy