When Lars Williams and Mark Emil Hermansen founded the Denmark-based microdistillery Empirical Spirits four years ago, they weren’t actually sure what they were making. For weeks, the two men—veterans ...

Different distilling methods produce distinct profiles and can affect a spirit’s flavor, aroma, and texture. Distillation shapes a spirit’s flavor, aroma, and texture by removing unwanted compounds ...

We use distillation and evaporation techniques to strip the alcohol out of common drinks and test whether any flavor survives.

If you enjoy spirits, you likely know that they're distilled. But what does that mean? Distillation is a method to purify a liquid through heat and condensation. In spirits, distillation removes ...