Crafting Quality Spirits

This chapter explores the meticulous principles involved in designing a distillery, focusing on the importance of quality in the distillation process. It discusses the challenges of distilling various fruits, particularly raspberries, and the impact of weather on fruit quality, while emphasizing the significance of sensory methods in achieving superior spirits. The chapter also examines the evolution of flavors in opened bottles and the complexities of fermentation, highlighting the skill required to produce a high-quality distillate.