An Encyclopaedia Britannica reference article on distilled spirits, describing the conversion of fermented liquids into concentrated alcoholic beverages, noting that the Chinese were distilling a beverage from rice beer by around 800 BCE and that Arab alchemists later developed distillation methods applied to wine.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/distilled-spirit
Source Typereference
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- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Drinks, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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