How Distillation Became the Water of Life
Jeff Burkhart
Posted on June 9th, 2011
At Charbay one immediately gets a sense of place. And a sense of purpose. Perhaps itâs the giant antique copper stills that stand guard in front of the building, or perhaps itâs the long winding road to get there, or the quiet isolation, or perhaps itâs because that trickling sound was actually brandy, not yet aged, coming from the still. A clear brandy which the French call âeau de vieâ or in English âwater of lifeâ. Photo Jodi Cobb âDistilling is the very essence of life on this planet,â says the elder Karakasevic as we all raise a glass of his deep golden brandy. Originally it was clear, like its trickling cousin behind me, but now it has turned color by nearly three decades…
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