BARREL AGED SPIRITS COLLECTION

Copper Column Still

Rectification column Within the rectification column, each perfo rated plate, as it ascends, cools down, leading to the condensation of vapors at that specific temperature. This rectification process tar gets vapors nearing state transition at that temperature, commencing with those closest to 100°C and progressively including others down to the heart temperature of 78.3°C, the reby eliminating heads and tails. At the temperatures deemed as the heart of distillation, holes are drilled in the plates, with taps inserted to collect the condensed product. Different substances condense at various heights of the column, dictated by their boiling points, or rather, their respecti ve volatilities. The outcome is a highly concentrated distil late in terms of alcohol content, forfeiting some aromatic components in favor of con tinuous distillation.

ses from plate to plate, it interacts with the ferment, becoming enriched with lighter and more valuable molecules, such as al cohol, which ascend upwards. Conversely, heavier constituents of the must, like water, descend downwards. In each plate, a por tion of the liquid from the plate above eva porates, while a fraction of the steam from the plate below condenses. Consequently, with each ascending plate, the alcohol con centration increases. The steam exiting the final stage, enriched with the most volatile components, undergoes condensation in a surface condenser, with a portion redi rected back into the column as reflux. The remaining fraction, constituting the head product, is collected, and forwarded for sub sequent processing or cooled for storage. As the steam ascends, it becomes increasingly enriched with alcohol until reaching the pinnacle of the analysis column, where it transitions to the rectification column.