On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:21:35 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:46:50 +1000, atec77 wrote:
>>
>>> Good vodka is double distilled....
>>
>> Good vodka is distilled 3, 4 or even 6 times (an Austin original,
>> of course)
>>
>> http://titosvodka.com/titos.html
>
> But most vodka isn't distilled that way. It's too labor intensive
> (expensive). There are two basic kinds of still, pot (batch) stills and
> column (continuous) stills. With a batch still, you put a batch of
> stuff in and distill it. After you've processed a bunch of batches, you
> take the results and run them through a second time. Tito runs them
> through six times. With a column still, the stuff is fed in
> continuously, along with steam. Barriers are in the column, and the
> alcohol rises as the water falls. The still can produce, on a
> continuous basis, alcohol at the highest possible concentration (190
> proof), in one pass:

Well, they seem to have made a fortune doiung it. I'm sure I've tasted it,
but it was unmemorable. I think Om/Omelete is a big fan of Titos. She was
always chugging that stuff like there was no tomorrow.

OK, I'm lying (as far as I know). But I have seen her with a bottle of it.

-sw