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THE PRINCIPLE OF DISTILLATION
WAS KNOWN TO ANCIENT ROMANS WHO MASTERED THE PROCESS. HOWEVER, WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE PRECISE INGREDIENTS
THEY USED. IN THE MIDDLE AGES, STILLS PRODUCED THE FIRST
ALCOHOLS FROM WINE. THE 7th CENTURY SAW PEOPLE
MAKING ETHYL ALCOHOL, AND BY THE 15th CENTURY,
THE PROCESS WAS FURTHER REFINED, LEADING TO THE PRODUCTION
OF TODAY'S BRANDY, BOURBON, COGNAC, AND WHISKEY
WAS KNOWN TO ANCIENT ROMANS WHO MASTERED THE PROCESS. HOWEVER, WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE PRECISE INGREDIENTS
THEY USED. IN THE MIDDLE AGES, STILLS PRODUCED THE FIRST
ALCOHOLS FROM WINE. THE 7th CENTURY SAW PEOPLE
MAKING ETHYL ALCOHOL, AND BY THE 15th CENTURY,
THE PROCESS WAS FURTHER REFINED, LEADING TO THE PRODUCTION
OF TODAY'S BRANDY, BOURBON, COGNAC, AND WHISKEY
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THE PRINCIPLE OF DISTILLATION
WAS KNOWN TO ANCIENT ROMANS
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WHO MASTERED THE PROCESS.
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HOWEVER, WE STILL DON'T KNOW
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THE PRECISE INGREDIENTS
THEY USED.
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IN THE MIDDLE AGES,
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STILLS PRODUCED THE FIRST
ALCOHOLS FROM WINE.
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THE 7th CENTURY SAW PEOPLE
MAKING ETHYL ALCOHOL,
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AND BY THE 15th CENTURY,
THE PROCESS WAS FURTHER REFINED,
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LEADING TO THE PRODUCTION
OF TODAY'S BRANDY,
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BOURBON, COGNAC, AND WHISKEY.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.