The Intoxicating Origins of Alcohol Distillation
Synthetic organic chemist Chem Thug talks about the intoxicating history behind ethyl alcohol. He examines distilling methods, their evolution over the centuries, the isolation of the chemical formula for ethanol, the deadly combinations created during Prohibition, and the various avenues explored in modern times to produce alcohol.
Join me on a deep dive into the intoxicating history of alcohol, what makes things an “alcohol” in a chemical sense, and how critical advancements in organic chemistry allowed us to go from brewing humble meads to modern monstrosities
