Vodka. Gin
By the 16th century, vodka was officially sold as a liquor beverage, but it have been distilling since 14-1500s. Vodka can be made from grains, potato, molasses, milk or any other fermentable sugar. Literally the best vodka is one has that has no real flavour at all. Unfortunately, the more flavour or more aroma - more headache. Grain Vodka Production 1. Milling (soaking, germination and kilning or drying) The process breaks down the protective hull covering the raw material and frees starch. 2. Mashing The starch is converted to sugar, which is mixed with pure water and cooked. This produces a mash. 3. Fermentation The sugar is converted to alcohol and carbon dioxide by the addition of yeast. 4. Distillation The alcohol, grain particles, water and congeners are heated. The alcohol vaporises first, leaving the water, the grain particles and some of the congeners in the boiling vessel. The vaporised alcohol is then cooled or condensed, to form clear drops of ...