Question

what evidence do you have that you have a high ethanol content in your second distillation?(distillation of fermentation mixture)

Answer 1

Distillation in simple terms, is basically the process of separating a liquid or vapor mixture into it's component parts, through vaporization and condensation. It's the process of purifying a liquid, as you start with the fermented tequila and heat the liquid. Since alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water, it will turn to steam before the water does, and rise up in the still. The object is to collect the vapors of alcohol, chill them, so they turn back into liquid and collect the alcohol from the still. Tequila is doubled distilled at minimum, by regulations. The first distillation is called 'Ordinario', and after the second distillation the liquid is called 'Tequila'.