Distillation for Alcoholic Spirits
Application of advanced distillation to produce concentrated alcoholic beverages like aqua vitae, brandy, and whiskey.
Core metadata
- ID: distillation_for_alcoholic_spirits
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1100 (century)
- Region: Afro-Eurasia and other medieval societies
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Advanced Distillation (distillation_advanced)
- Basic Fermentation (fermentation_basic)
- Glassmaking (glassmaking)
- Pottery (pottery)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Glass of the Ancient Mediterranean (McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 2013, museum) • Supports: edge, node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Distillation (distillation_advanced) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Advanced Distillation provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Basic Fermentation (fermentation_basic) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Fermentation is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
| Glassmaking (glassmaking) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Glassmaking provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Pottery (pottery) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Pottery provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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