CLIX Vodka - distilled 159 times

[SmoothAmbler]

Chuck, the reduction to about 10% ABV and subsequent distillation is the extractive distillation step. It is done to remove certain congeners not otherwise removable because too close in vaporization temperature to ethanol. The mixing of the distillate with hot water enables this. The low levels of congeners remaining in the first run (from the stripper) become insoluble (relatively) by the addition of with water. They collect at the top of the mix and are drawn off. The remaining solution is piped out and purified to high proof in the third column (rectifier).

Gary

A very good explanation.

[ebo]

What is the leather bag for?

[CaptainQ]

What is the leather bag for?

To keep the small change you receive back from your $500 bill after purchase.

[ebo]

To keep the small change you receive back from your $500 bill after purchase.

No doubt.
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[Jake Fantom]

A friend of mine actually bought be a bottle of this stuff for my birthday. The "distilled 159 times" stuff is pure copywriter baloney. If you read the booklet that accompanies the product, they make the stuff in a bunch of small batches, for reasons that are never really explained, then distill each batch 4 times. So if you multiply the number of batches by 4 distillations, you get 159. Bottom line, it's distilled 4 times like a lot of other premium vodka. But the proof is in the pudding, and IMHO, this stuff is really vile, possibly the worst vodka I have ever tasted. It has an oily, bitter aftertaste that reminded me of really cheap Mezcal. Neither my friend nor I were able to finish even one small glass of the stuff. Honestly, I wouldn't even use it to mix a cocktail, that's how nasty it tasted. It comes in a really gorgeous decanter, inside an even more gorgeous wooden box. I will keep both of those to remind me that price is not always a good indicator of quality. But I'm dumping the vodka. It's really a crock.

[p_elliott]

A friend of mine actually bought be a bottle of this stuff for my birthday. The "distilled 159 times" stuff is pure copywriter baloney. If you read the booklet that accompanies the product, they make the stuff in a bunch of small batches, for reasons that are never really explained, then distill each batch 4 times. So if you multiply the number of batches by 4 distillations, you get 159. Bottom line, it's distilled 4 times like a lot of other premium vodka. But the proof is in the pudding, and IMHO, this stuff is really vile, possibly the worst vodka I have ever tasted. It has an oily, bitter aftertaste that reminded me of really cheap Mezcal. Neither my friend nor I were able to finish even one small glass of the stuff. Honestly, I wouldn't even use it to mix a cocktail, that's how nasty it tasted. It comes in a really gorgeous decanter, inside an even more gorgeous wooden box. I will keep both of those to remind me that price is not always a good indicator of quality. But I'm dumping the vodka. It's really a crock.

I hate to tell you this but it really is hand distilled 159 times in the experimental still(Col E H Taylor Jr still) . I have a picture of it if you don't believe me. It may be shity but the story is true.

[CorvallisCracker]

So if you multiply the number of batches by 4 distillations, you get 159.

So there are 39.75 batches?

[ratcheer]

So there are 39.75 batches?

I was wondering the same thing, Scott.

Tim

[callmeox]

So there are 39.75 batches?

Some of batch LXIX spilled during processing.

[CorvallisCracker]

Some of batch LXIX spilled during processing.

LXIX can get messy...