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- My Riveted Union alembic is leaking, what should I do?
With the riveted union construction, a linseed oil solution (linseed oil mixed with other natural ingredients) is applied to all the interior seams in order...

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Ethyl carbamate
A toxic substance which results from the conversion of cyanide in the stones of fruits during the fermentation process. The risk of contamination is reduced...
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Thank you for the beautiful Charentais still. It is not only nicer than the premium soldered alembic that I bought last year - it is about ten times nicer! I had been hesitant to order it for a long time, because I thought that it was overpriced compared to the prices you ask for other alembics. Now I know the reason. It is a masterpiece of design and workmanship and I will treasure it for the rest of my life. I'm a person who want to relax from the stressful life when I'm away from work, turn off the computer and iPhone, and do something relaxing. To me, that means going back to doing things like in old low-tech days. I drive a very low-tech 1960's Jaguar Mk2, grow vegetables in the garden, chop wood, keep bees and produce honey, fish (off course with a split-cane bamboo rod!), bake sourdough bread, and practise slow food cooking and eating. I'm not interested in producing tasteless alcohol of the vodka type, but will try to learn how to produce something that hopefully will turn out to be tasteful after a few years in oak casks. After all, my preferences are red wine, cognac, armagnac and calvados. I have never really appreciated beer and whisky.
Testimonial By L. K., 22-01-2013

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Floral waters

Are a by-product of the distillation and are also known as hydrolats or hydrosols. Floral waters have therapeutic properties and may be used as skin toners and for cosmetics. They may be applied directly on the skin as the essential oils.

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- My Riveted Union alembic is leaking, what should I do?
With the riveted union construction, a linseed oil solution (linseed oil mixed with other natural ingredients) is applied to all the interior seams in order...

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Glossary

Ethyl carbamate
A toxic substance which results from the conversion of cyanide in the stones of fruits during the fermentation process. The risk of contamination is reduced...
read more