Still
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- For other uses, see Still (disambiguation).
A still is a tool used to distill miscible liquids by heating and then cooling. It has been used to produce perfume and medicine and, most famously, to produce distilled beverages containing alcohol.
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History
Main article: distilled beverages
Distillation was developed circa 800 A.D. by the Arab-Yemeni (Iranian-born) alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, who also invented numerous other now-basic chemical apparatus and processes which are still in use today.
Since alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water, the result is a strong alcoholic drink. Usually a still is made of copper, as it does not give taste to the drink, resists acid, and conducts heat.
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