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Old 10-07-2008, 12:35 PM posted to sci.chem,alt.food.wine,rec.crafts.winemaking,soc.history.ancient
Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
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Default origin of booze?

Cormac wrote:
Anybody have any ideas when/where/how distillation
was invented/discovered? What are the earliest records?

--
Rich


Alcoholic distillation was first carried out in China. It travelled to
the West during the Middle Ages via Islam. Hence the name: Al-Cohol.

Cormac.


Just about everything was done first by China at some point.
Iron and suspension bridges in 600AD etc...

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Dirk

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